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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Aronui Arts Festival Charitable Trust

Other Name (inc Trading Name):

Aronui Arts Festival

Registration number:

CC58187

NZBN number:

9429048137225

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

20/07/2020

Balance Date:

June 30

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

24 Elizabeth Street

Victoria

Rotorua

3010

Charity's Street Address:

1072 Haupapa Street

Rotorua 3010

Victoria

Rotorua

3010

Charity's other details

Website:

https://aronuiartsfestival.com

Facebook:

facebook.com/aronuiartsfestival

Areas of Operation:

Bay of Plenty

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/CC58187

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

A. The ARONUI Arts Festival Charitable Trust is a charitable trust established to govern the management and all activities in relation to the ARONUI indigenous arts festival that takes place annually in Rotorua. As a part of these indigenous arts, the inaugural ARONUI Arts Festival was established in 2019 to be an independent legacy festival for Te Arawa- Rotorua. B. Having now successfully delivered the 2019 festival, the festival Director Cian Elyse White in accordance with key performing art

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

Activities:

Acts as an umbrella / resource body

Provides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers)

Sectors:

Arts / culture / heritage

Beneficiaries:

General public

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
30/06/2025	31/12/2025	-	-	-	To be filed	To be filed
30/06/2024	31/12/2024	26/11/2025	$1,365,315	$1,243,088	Included in Annual Return
30/06/2023	31/03/2024	8/05/2024	$142,336	$132,429	Included in Annual Return
30/06/2022	31/05/2023	20/06/2023	$224,888	$164,166	Included in Annual Return
30/06/2021	15/04/2022	9/05/2022	$50,005	$54,378	Included in Annual Return

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
June Airini Grant	Trustee	31/01/2023
Philip Tomson Curtis	Trustee	31/01/2023
Mercia Dawn Yates	Chair	1/04/2020

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Jeanette Marie Makoha Gardiner	Trustee	27/01/2026
Emma Danelle Hayde	Trustee	27/02/2024
Cian Elyse White	Treasurer	1/05/2023
Anaru Peter Pewhairangi	Trustee	1/02/2023
Sophie Chantelle Aroha Williams	Secretary	4/04/2022

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)
28/11/2025	NOC006
19/06/2023	NOC002

Charity Documents

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