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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Pūhoro Charitable Trust

Registration number:

CC58703

NZBN number:

N/A

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

3/02/2021

Balance Date:

June 30

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

GHA Centre, Level 1, 1108 Fenton Street

PO Box 1712

Rotorua

3010

Charity's Street Address:

318 Broadway Avenue

Palmerston North 4414

Palmerston North

4414

Charity's other details

Website:

https://www.puhoro.org.nz

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/puhoro

Other Social Network:

https://www.instagram.com/puhorostem_academy/

Areas of Operation:

Nationwide

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC58703

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

The Pūhoro Charitable Trust is a by Māori, for Māori and with Māori capability building pipeline for rangatahi Māori into STEMM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Mātauranga) related fields. Pūhoro supports rangatahi Māori with transitions from secondary school to tertiary programmes, internships, scholarships, industry opportunities and employment in the STEMM sector.

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

Activities:

Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

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

Sectors:

Education / training / research

Beneficiaries:

Children / young people

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
30/06/2025	31/12/2025	22/12/2025	$9,961,792	$6,072,224	Included in Annual Return
30/06/2024	31/12/2024	11/02/2025	$6,806,815	$5,026,124	Included in Annual Return
30/06/2023	31/12/2023	20/12/2023	$5,568,584	$5,407,524	Included in Annual Return
30/06/2022	31/12/2022	1/12/2022	$4,317,122	$3,846,282	Included in Annual Return
30/06/2021	31/12/2021	10/12/2021	$6,577	$6,577	Included in Annual Return

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Awerangi Lorraine Tamihere	Trustee	3/02/2025
Farah Rangikoepa Palmer	Deputy Chair	1/10/2024
Jymal Morgan	Trustee	3/05/2024
William John Werahiko Edwards	Chair	1/10/2022
Mark Wiremu Solomon	Trustee	20/01/2021

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Robin Michael Hapi	Trustee	30/06/2025
Tahu Hera Kukutai	Trustee	24/03/2025
Meika Jane Foster	Trustee	3/05/2024
Huhana Te Uru Naomi Anne Manu	Trustee	14/03/2023
Jessica Violet Hutchings	Trustee	7/03/2023

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)
16/07/2025	NOC010
16/07/2025	NOC009
14/05/2024	NOC007
18/07/2023	NOC005
28/04/2021	NOC001

Charity Documents

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