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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

The Tawaki Trust

Other Name (inc Trading Name):

The Tawaki Project

Registration number:

CC59739

NZBN number:

N/A

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

1/12/2021

Balance Date:

March 31

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

PO Box 6319

Dunedin North

North Dunedin

Dunedin

9059

Charity's Street Address:

31 Waireka Street

Ravensbourne

Dunedin

9022

Charity's other details

Website:

https://www.tawaki-trust.org/

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/TawakiTrust

Other Social Network:

https://www.instagram.com/tawakitrust/

Areas of Operation:

Nationwide

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC59739

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

- Implement and support conservation, research, advocacy and education projects related to Crested Penguins; - Encourage, guide and assist restoration and conservation projects in relation to the Crested Penguins; - Improve the national and international threat ranking of the Crested Penguins; and - Educate, raise public awareness, and encourage community and stakeholder involvement in relation to the conservation values, protection and preservation of Crested Penguins.

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

Activities:

Sponsors / undertakes research

Provides services (e.g. care / counselling), Provides advice / information / advocacy

Sectors:

Environment / conservation

Care / protection of animals

Beneficiaries:

Animals

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
31/03/2025	30/09/2025	-	-	-	To be filed	To be filed
31/03/2024	30/09/2024	29/09/2024	$13,432	$2,262	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2023	30/09/2023	18/09/2023	$831	$0	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2022	30/09/2022	12/09/2022	$0	$4,200	Included in Annual Return

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Blake Hornblow	Trustee	24/08/2024
Richard Seed	Trustee	18/04/2023
David Malcolm Houston	Trustee	11/08/2022
Andrea Faris	Treasurer	1/12/2021
Thomas Mattern	Trustee	1/12/2021
Ursula Ellenberg	Trustee	1/12/2021

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Pablo Garcia-Borboroglu	Trustee	18/04/2023
Karry-Jayne Wilson	Trustee	28/03/2022

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)
3/09/2025	NOC008
11/07/2023	NOC005
18/04/2023	NOC004
11/08/2022	NOC002
21/04/2022	NOC001

Charity Documents

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