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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Maoriland Charitable Trust

Registration number:

CC53677

NZBN number:

9429043312504

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

20/07/2016

Balance Date:

May 31

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

68-70 Main Street

Māoriland Hub

Otaki

5560

Charity's other details

Phone:

021810484

Email:

libby@maorilandfilm.co.nz

Website:

https://www.maorilandfilm.co.nz

Facebook:

@maorilandfilm

Twitter:

@maorilandfilm

Areas of Operation:

Nationwide

Overseas

Oceania

Australia, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga

North America

United States

Europe

Germany, Iceland

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

Kaupapa Māori

Affiliation with iwi and/or hapū, Focuses on outcomes for Māori, Ownership

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC53677

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

The Māoriland Charitable Trust operates the Māoriland Film Festival that is both a commercial and critical success. Over the past seven years it has grown to an internationally and nationally renown film festival. In October 2017 Māoriland Charitable Trust established the Māoriland Hub which operates on tikanga Māori principals. It is the income generator for the Māoriland Charitable Trust. The strategic plan for both the Māoriland Hub and the Māoriland Film Festival includes growing the social, economic and cultural opportunities and benefits for the town of Ōtaki. In 2020, the MCT’s Rangatahi (youth) Strategy aims to do the following: To give voice to our rangatahi and support their aspirations to understand and participate in the community. To provide opportunities to grow the creative talents of rangatahi in the Kāpiti Coast region. To identify professional and training opportunities for rangatahi within the Kāpiti Coast. To create future leaders for the MCT.

Note: The main sectors, activities and beneficiaries are bolded.

Activities:

Acts as an umbrella / resource body

Runs and fundraises for Maoriland Film Festival and the Māoriland Hub, a Centre of Excellence in Film and Creative Arts in Ōtaki.

Sectors:

Arts / culture / heritage

Education / training / research

Beneficiaries:

General public

Children / young people

Legal Structure

Charitable Trusts incorporated under the Charitable Trusts Act

Annual Returns

Annual Returns are due within 6 months of a charity’s balance date (financial year-end), or a longer period if an extension has been granted.

For Year Ended	Due Date	Date Submitted	Total Income	Total Expenditure	Financial Statements	Annual Return Summary
31/05/2025	30/11/2025	-	-	-	To be filed	To be filed
31/05/2024	4/07/2025	5/07/2025	$3,458,218	$3,000,438
31/05/2023	31/03/2024	27/03/2024	$2,957,819	$2,505,963
31/05/2022	30/06/2023	18/07/2023	$2,281,745	$1,781,112
31/05/2021	30/11/2021	2/09/2022	$2,347,241	$1,394,793
31/05/2020	30/11/2020	6/11/2020	$1,013,805	$671,712
31/05/2019	30/11/2019	24/10/2019	$702,079	$647,581
31/05/2018	30/11/2018	17/09/2018	$531,653	$386,054
31/03/2017	30/09/2017	6/11/2017	$165,022	$11,359

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Francene Winiti	Trustee	5/07/2025
Horiana Irwin-Easthope	Trustees	26/02/2024
Tainui Stephens	Trustee	1/06/2023
Huhana Smith	Trustee	6/07/2020
Deidre Ann McDonald	Trustee	1/05/2018
John Barrett	Chair	18/07/2016
Tania Hakaraia	Trustee	18/07/2016

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Graham Wiremu	Trustee	17/05/2023
Tainui Stephens	Chair	1/05/2018

Charity Updates

Here is a list of all the details changed by the charity, for example adding or removing officers, amending rules, changing balance dates or updating address details.

Date Created	Reference	View Summary (.pdf <1MB)
23/05/2025	NOC015
18/07/2023	NOC012
17/08/2020	NOC008
27/05/2018	NOC005
4/05/2018	NOC004
14/11/2017	NOC003

Charity Documents

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