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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Te Wahi Whakaora Rotorua and District Women's Refuge

Other Name (inc Trading Name):

TWWR

Registration number:

CC60146

NZBN number:

9429050338214

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

30/05/2022

Balance Date:

June 30

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

17a Marguerita Street

Fenton Park

Rotorua

3010

Charity's other details

Website:

http://twwr.org.nz

Facebook:

Te Wahi Whakaora-Rotorua and District Women's Refuge

Areas of Operation:

Bay of Plenty

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC60146

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

The Society is established and maintained exclusively for charitable purposes (including any purposes ancillary to those charitable purposes), namely: Benefit the community by providing services for women and children who witness and experience family violence.

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

Activities:

Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

Provides buildings / facilities / open space

Sectors:

Social services

Beneficiaries:

General public

Children / young people, Family / whanau

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.

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 30 June 2022 under Section 43 of the Charities Act 2005.

For Year Ended	Due Date	Date Submitted	Total Income	Total Expenditure	Financial Statements	Annual Return Summary
30/06/2025	11/03/2026	11/03/2026	$1,015,841	$1,013,872	Included in Annual Return
30/06/2024	31/12/2024	8/01/2025	$923,425	$875,649	Included in Annual Return
30/06/2023	31/12/2023	21/12/2023	$1,310,201	$724,984	Included in Annual Return
30/06/2022	31/12/2022	-	-	-	-	Exempt

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Laura Halliday	Board Member	30/01/2025
Lucy Mary Vala-Blackmore	Board Member	28/01/2025
David Russell Jones	Secretary	12/04/2022
Sandra Elizabeth Hohepa	Chairperson	12/04/2022

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Stephanie Jean Hall	Treasurer	30/09/2025
Edward Vincent KIRK	Board member	31/10/2024
Pene Rollo	Member	27/03/2023
Vi Pirini	Member	26/10/2022
Rochelle Lisa Gardiner	Deputy Chairperson	27/05/2022

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)
7/10/2025	NOC009
17/07/2025	NOC008
17/12/2024	NOC006
4/03/2024	NOC005
18/12/2023	NOC003
31/05/2023	NOC002
31/05/2022	NOC001

Charity Documents

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