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Charity Summary

This is the charity information for: Pāmu He Ringa Āwhina .

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Pāmu He Ringa Āwhina

Registration number:

CC62705

NZBN number:

N/A

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

13/06/2024

Balance Date:

June 30

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

Level 2 15 Allen Street

PO Box 5349

Wellington

6140

Charity's other details

Other Social Network:

tbc

Areas of Operation:

Nationwide

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC62705

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

Pāmu has established the Pāmu He Ringa Āwhina (A helping hand) (PHRA) Trust. Eligible employees (and employees’ eligible family members) in times of hardship or adversity by providing financial assistance to get through situations beyond their control or financial capacity.

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

Activities:

Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

Sectors:

Other (please state)

(Provide financial assistance), Emergency / disaster relief, Social services

Beneficiaries:

Other (please state)

(People that are struggling due to unforeseen circumstances. )

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.

Exemptions

“This charity has been granted an exemption from filing an annual return for the year ending 31 July 2024 under Section 43 of the Charities Act 2005.

For Year Ended	Due Date	Date Submitted	Total Income	Total Expenditure	Financial Statements	Annual Return Summary
30/06/2026	31/12/2026	-	-	-	To be filed	To be filed
30/06/2025	31/12/2025	9/12/2025	$99,935	$7,300	Included in Annual Return
30/06/2024	31/12/2024	-	-	-	-	Exempt

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
William Gray Burrett	Committee Member	1/01/2026
Meredith Andrea Fenwick	Charity Secretary	28/11/2025
Rosalind Jane Urbahn	Committee Chair	1/11/2025
Alistair McMechan	Legal and Compliance Manager	13/06/2024
Leza Papps	Committee Deputy Chair member	13/06/2024
Mark Leslie Leslie	Committee Executive member	13/06/2024
Shayam Bhana	Treasurer Officer	13/06/2024

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Bernadette Kelly	Committee Chair	4/07/2025
Bernadette He Ringa Āwhina (PHRA) Charity Kelly	Committee Chair member	31/12/2024
Tanya Voller	Charity Secretary	31/12/2024

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)
29/06/2026	NOC010
28/11/2025	NOC008
5/11/2025	NOC007
5/11/2025	NOC006
16/06/2025	NOC005
27/01/2025	NOC004
27/01/2025	NOC003
11/10/2024	NOC001

Charity Documents

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