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Charity Summary


Charity Details

CARITAS Aotearoa New Zealand - Catholic Agency for Justice, Peace and Development
CC36055
N/A
Registered

Registration details

30/06/2008
December 31

Address for service

PO Box 12193
Thorndon
Wellington
6144
204 Thorndon Quay
Pipitea
Wellington
6011

Charity's other details

0800 22 10 22
caritas@caritas.org.nz
http://www.caritas.org.nz
https://www.facebook.com/caritasaotearoa
https://twitter.com/caritasnz
https://www.youtube.com/user/caritasaotearoanz

Oceania

Fiji, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu

Africa

Ethiopia, South Sudan, Sudan, Uganda

Asia

Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, East Timor, Philippines

Europe

Ukraine


Organisation with a focus on the following communities:


https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC36055

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

To deliver the Church's mission for justice, peace and integral human development in accordance with Catholic social teachings. To raise and distribute funds for programmes of justice, peace and integral human development. To be a voice for the Catholic Church on matters of justice, peace and development.

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

Other (please state)

(humanitarian and development)

International activities

Education / training / research, Community development, Emergency / disaster relief, Religious activities, Fund-raising

Other (please state)

(impoverished communities), Children / young people, Other charities, Voluntary bodies other than charities, General public, Migrants / refugees, Religious groups

Legal Structure

Agency of NZ Catholic Bishops Conference
New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference

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.

Note: Charities that use the Tier 4 Combined Form to file their annual returns do not need to file their financial statements separately. The financial statements are included in their annual return summary.

For Year Ended Due Date Date Submitted Total Income Total Expenditure Financial Statements Annual Return Summary
31/12/2025 30/06/2026 26/05/2026 $6,976,047 $5,338,035 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2024 30/06/2025 7/05/2025 $7,091,563 $6,816,664 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2023 30/06/2024 11/06/2024 $5,716,611 $5,498,628 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2022 30/06/2023 29/06/2023 $4,742,188 $4,424,462 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2021 30/06/2022 29/06/2022 $6,103,960 $4,614,032 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2020 30/06/2021 25/05/2021 $4,596,681 $4,495,863 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2019 30/06/2020 18/06/2020 $4,425,085 $4,887,893 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2018 30/06/2019 28/06/2019 $7,156,002 $7,328,298 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2017 30/06/2018 26/06/2018 $4,501,832 $5,142,498 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2016 30/06/2017 2/06/2017 $6,196,524 $7,516,639 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name Position Effective Date
Chelsea Rose Houghton Board Member 6/06/2025
Cecilia Li Pin Tse Board Member 26/08/2022
Monica Johnson Board Member 25/03/2022
Rapunzel De Leon Board Member 26/11/2021
Richard Laurenson Board Member 28/05/2021
Mena Antonio Chief Executive (as of 1/4/22), former Board Member 9/05/2019
Keith Wedlock Board member 17/03/2017

Past Officers

Officer Name Position Past Since
Rawiri Morunga Board Member 26/09/2025
Grant Segar Board member 28/03/2025
Michael Gielen Board member 28/02/2023
Kevin Lampen-Smith Board member 27/05/2022
Matalena Leaupepe Board member 25/03/2022
Michael Delany Board Member 25/03/2022
Julianne Hickey Chief Executive Officer 31/01/2022
Jo-anne Carley Board Member 27/08/2021
Brendan Peter Ward Board member 1/03/2021
Beverly Turnbull Board Member 22/11/2019

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)
13/02/2026 NOC032
12/12/2024 NOC030
13/12/2022 NOC026
13/12/2022 NOC025
6/10/2022 NOC024
25/04/2022 NOC022
24/01/2020 NOC019
4/09/2018 NOC017
14/03/2018 NOC015
2/06/2016 NOC013

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