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Charity Summary

This is the charity information for: Tikanga Aroro Charitable Trust.

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Tikanga Aroro Charitable Trust

Registration number:

CC55832

NZBN number:

9429046827951

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

14/07/2018

Balance Date:

March 31

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

9 Fenruss Street

Fairy Springs

Rotorua

3015

Charity's other details

Email:

info@puwhakamua.org.nz

Website:

https://puwhakamua.org.nz/

Areas of Operation:

Nationwide

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

Kaupapa Māori

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

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC55832

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

Pūwhakamua is a tikanga Māori reintegration service specifically for people who require support to return and readapt into the community. The Tikanga Aroro Charitable Trust, endorsed by Te Arawa elders, sponsors the Pūwhakamua concept which has been providing a pathway for men released to the community by the New Zealand Parole Board. These men observe stringent parole conditions alongside our own rigorous set of site rules, with high levels of accountability for the duration of their stay. More information around our service provision can be found on our website at https://puwhakamua.org.nz/

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

Activities:

Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

Provides advice / information / advocacy

Sectors:

Other (please state)

(Not for profit organisation working in partnership with The Department of Corrections and Serco New Zealand as a reintegration service provider for men released from prison to the Bay of Plenty.)

Beneficiaries:

Other (please state)

(Men who have completed their identified rehabilitation are released to a safe and accountable environment where they have access to vocational education, personal development and employment.)

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.

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
31/03/2026	30/09/2026	-	-	-	To be filed	To be filed
31/03/2025	30/09/2025	11/09/2025	$1,381,116	$1,428,204	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2024	31/10/2024	22/10/2024	$1,751,214	$1,128,789	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2023	30/09/2023	3/10/2023	$664,014	$622,702	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2022	31/10/2022	31/10/2022	$430,032	$434,484	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2021	30/09/2021	30/11/2021	$441,530	$333,150	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2020	30/09/2020	28/10/2021	$81,566	$81,657	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2019	31/12/2019	22/01/2020	$24,475	$24,330	Included in Annual Return

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Celia Soloman-Te Kani	Trustee	18/10/2024
Annette Sykes	Trustee	3/05/2023
John Macredie	Chair	3/05/2023
Merepeka Raukawa-Tait	Deputy Chair	3/05/2023

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Raymond Tolley	Trustee	29/09/2025
Alistair Simon Burns	Trustee	18/10/2024
Eraia Kiel	Trustee	26/04/2023
Tangihaere Macfarlane	Trustee	26/04/2023
Tina Leach	Trustee	26/04/2023
Louis M Te Kani	Trustee	1/01/2021
Lisa Aroha Convey	Trustee	2/09/2020
Tangihaere Macfarlane	Trustee	12/08/2020
Louis Te Kani	Trustee	31/03/2020

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)
8/10/2025	NOC025
16/12/2024	NOC023
31/10/2024	NOC022
31/05/2023	NOC018
25/05/2023	NOC017
22/05/2023	NOC016
30/11/2021	NOC014
2/09/2020	NOC012
21/08/2020	NOC009
18/08/2020	NOC008
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Charity Documents

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