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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Wairarapa Dark Sky Reserve Incorporated

Registration number:

CC58475

NZBN number:

9429046538826

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

29/11/2020

Balance Date:

March 31

Name change history

Name	Effective Date
Wairarapa Dark Sky Association Incorporated	30/11/2020
Wairarapa Dark Sky Reserve Incorporated	17/04/2024

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

49 White Rock Road

Martinborough

5781

Charity's other details

Website:

https://wairarapadarksky.nz/

Areas of Operation:

Wellington - Wairarapa

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

Ethnic Communities

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC58475

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

The fundamental purpose of the WDSA as at 1 April 2023 was to complete the work required to achieve international recognition of the Wairarapa for its world class dark skies (amongst the best in the world). This was achieved on 19 January 2023 when the International Dark Sky Association awarded WDSA Reserve status to the area of the Wairarapa covered by the Carterton District council and the South Wairarapa District Council. Now that Reserve stated is achieved, the Wairarapa Dark Sky Reserve Incorporated went through the process of a rule change to change its name to now be a Reserve and focused its resources on implementing its proposed structure that will assure the IDA Dark Sky Reserve status is made permanent. It also assisted its neighbour the Masterton District Council to achieving Dark Sky Reserve status to its area. When complete, the entire Wairarapa region will be an International Dark Sky Reserve.

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

Activities:

Provides advice / information / advocacy

Sectors:

Environment / conservation

Beneficiaries:

General public

Legal Structure

Incorporated Society

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
31/03/2024	30/09/2024	30/05/2024	$22,702	$10,186
31/03/2023	30/09/2023	7/07/2023	$215	$4,858
31/03/2022	30/09/2022	2/06/2022	$15,001	$9,044
31/03/2021	30/09/2021	30/04/2021	$10,414	$25,856

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Vivien Lewanna Napier	Chairperson	22/11/2019
Wyatt Beetham Creech	Treasurer	22/11/2019
Raymond Walter Lilley	Secretary	8/01/2018

Charity Updates

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Date Created	Reference	View Summary (.pdf <1MB)
17/04/2024	NOC004

Charity Documents

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