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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

The Preserving Local History and Educational Trust (Te Pupuri I Nga Hitori O Te Rohe Trust)

Registration number:

CC60157

NZBN number:

9429050309795

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

31/05/2022

Balance Date:

March 31

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

32B Jamaica Drive

Grenada North

Wellington

5028

Charity's other details

Website:

http://www.preservinglocalhistory.com

Areas of Operation:

Nationwide

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC60157

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

Through the mass digitisation of New Zealand’s historic newspapers the Trust aims to: • Preserve the stories that have helped to shape our communities and our nation, and to make these accessible to New Zealanders both at home and abroad. • Contribute to the advancement of education. • Preserve New Zealand’s cultural heritage and any other matter beneficial to the community.

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

Activities:

Acts as an umbrella / resource body

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
31/03/2024	30/09/2024	7/10/2024	$14,544	$205,886	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2023	30/09/2023	29/09/2023	$259,323	$49,393	Included in Annual Return

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Felicity Barnes	Trustee	15/05/2025
Lachlan Paterson	Trustee	2/10/2023
Elizabeth Anne Jackman	Trustee	26/05/2022
Andrew Anthony Fenton	Trustee	15/02/2022

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Barbara Jane Hill	Trustee	12/09/2025
Bruce Alexander Grenfell Murray	Trustee	10/01/2023

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)
17/09/2025	NOC006
24/02/2024	NOC003

Charity Documents

Date Uploaded	Document Type	Reference Name