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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Ocean Regeneration Aotearoa

Registration number:

CC61398

NZBN number:

N/A

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

7/03/2023

Balance Date:

March 31

This charity is a member of the group called:

Ocean Regeneration Aotearoa Group

Name change history

Name	Effective Date
Regenerative Ocean Farming Trust	7/03/2023
Regenerative Ocean Trust	7/02/2024
Ocean Regeneration Aotearoa	4/03/2025

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

PO Box 10538

Pipitea

Wellington

6140

Charity's Street Address:

Level 1, 40 Lady Elizabeth Lane

Wellington Central

Wellington

6011

Charity's other details

Areas of Operation:

Nationwide

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC61398

Group Members

Below are all the members of Ocean Regeneration Aotearoa Group. Click into the individual members below to view their charity summary.

Member Charities
Greenwave NZ Research Limited
Ocean Regeneration Aotearoa

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

The Trust aims to benefit the community by supporting sustainable regenerative ocean farming to improve climate outcomes, marine biodiversity, water quality and create economic and social impact for coastal communities. The Trust will also benefit the community and advance education by working with Māori and local community groups to encourage and implement sustainable ocean farming practices.

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

Activities:

Sponsors / undertakes research

Sectors:

Environment / conservation

Beneficiaries:

General public

Legal Structure

Charitable Trusts incorporated under the Charitable Trusts Act

Entities your charity controls

Name	CC Registration Number
Greenwave NZ Research Limited	CC61397
Kinanomics NZ Research Limited	CC61396

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 ended 31 March 2023 under section 43 of the Charities Act 2005.

Please note: This charity is a member of a Group which submits Consolidated Annual Returns. To view these Annual Returns on the Group Summary click here. Any Annual Returns listed below were submitted when this charity was a single entity.

For Year Ended	Due Date	Date Submitted	Total Income	Total Expenditure	Financial Statements	Annual Return Summary
31/03/2026	30/09/2026	Member of '' group - click here to view Annual Return
31/03/2025	30/09/2025	29/09/2025	$5,729,792	$3,788,170	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2024	30/09/2024	13/09/2024	$6,000	$6,000	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2023	30/09/2023	-	-	-	-	Exempt

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
David Plummer	Trustee	13/02/2023
Nigel Bradly	Trustee	13/02/2023
Scott Moran	Trustee	13/02/2023

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)
4/03/2025	NOC006
16/09/2024	NOC005
21/05/2024	NOC003
7/02/2024	NOC002

Charity Documents

Date Uploaded	Document Type	Reference Name