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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Kotahitaka Trust Board

Other Name (inc Trading Name):

Kotahitaka

Registration number:

CC57746

NZBN number:

9429047909359

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

4/02/2020

Balance Date:

March 31

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

PO Box 1345

Dunedin Central

Dunedin

9054

Charity's Street Address:

265 Princes Street

Dunedin Central

Dunedin

9016

Charity's other details

Phone:

0212428666

Fax:

034774021

Email:

gerard@downiestewart.co.nz

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/kotahitakanztogether/

Areas of Operation:

Otago

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC57746

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

The higher-level purpose is to promote greater understanding and tolerance between the different cultural and ethnic groups living within New Zealand. This was an idea conceived before the Christchurch incident but spurred on by that incident. Specifically this will be achieved by an event where the culture (specifically music costume and kai) of different cultural and ethnic groups will be shared. Refer paragraph 3 of the trust deed

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

Activities:

Acts as an umbrella / resource body

Sectors:

Community development

Arts / culture / heritage

Beneficiaries:

General public

Migrants / refugees

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.

Exemptions

This charity has been granted an exemption from filing an annual return for the year ending 31 March 2020 under Section 43 of the Charities Act 2005.

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	8/09/2025	$1,750	$1,750	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2024	30/09/2024	4/09/2024	$0	$0	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2023	30/09/2023	20/08/2023	$0	$43	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2022	30/09/2022	21/09/2022	$1,975	$2,324	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2021	30/09/2021	9/09/2021	$3,600	$3,000	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2020	30/09/2020	-	-	-	-	Exempt

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Latika Samalia	Trustee	30/01/2020
Lux Selvanesan	Trustee	30/01/2020
Noelyn Anne Hung	Trustee	30/01/2020
Paul MacDonald Gourlie	Trustee	30/01/2020
Gerard John DeCourcy	Trustee	22/11/2019

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Malcolm Wong	Trustee	5/09/2025
Jessie Lenagh-Glue	Trustee	1/02/2022
Mirani Keillor	Trustee	30/06/2020
Nina Molteno	Trsutee	30/06/2020

Charity Updates

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Date Created	Reference	View Summary (.pdf <1MB)
29/07/2020	NOC001

Charity Documents

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