Arawai Limited — Arts & Culture Charity in Kaitaia

Arawai Limited is a Trust charity in the Arts & Culture sector, based in Kaitaia, Kaitaia. CharityData rates this charity B- (70.8/100). Annual revenue: $0.6M NZD. Financial data as at March 2025.

Mission: (a) to maintain, promote and enhance the continued development in respect of Kaupapa; (b) to encourage the promotion of kaupapa waka as a focus for restoring mana to young people; (c) to foster the concept of kaupapa waka as an integral component of Aotearoa/Rekohu; (d) to strengthen and enhance bi-culturalism in Aotearoa/New Zealand; (e)to provide funding for the advancement of these objectives; (f) to respond to and assist wherever possible in planning of New Zealand based waka expeditions

Registration Number
CC34114
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2020-03-10
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
B- (70.8/100)
Sector
Arts & Culture
Location
Kaitaia, Kaitaia
Website
http://www.arawai.co.nz
Email
info@arawai.co.nz
Data as at
March 2025

Beneficiaries: Other charities

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.6M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.1M NZD
Total Assets
$4.1M NZD
Net Assets
$3.9M NZD
Reserve Months
9.3 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
2
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.6M$0.1M$3.9M
2024$1.2M$0.2M$3.5M
2023$1.5M$0.1M$2.5M
2022$0.7M$0.1M$1.1M
2021$0.5M$0.0M$0.4M
2020$0.0M-$0.0M
2014-$0.0M$0.0M
2013$0.0M$0.1M$0.0M
2012$0.1M$0.1M$0.0M
2011$0.0M$0.0M$0.0M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
B-
Overall Score
70.8/100
Financial Score
77.5
Governance Score
55
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (0)

NameRoleAppointed

Former Officers (9)

  • Sarah Petersen — Director (departed 2025-07-02)
  • Dr David Ashley Wilson — Director (departed 2025-07-29)
  • Charles Wilson — Director
  • John Panoho — Director
  • Stanley Conrad — Director
  • Julian Joy — Director (departed 2015-05-01)
  • Hekenukumai Puhipi — Director (departed 2019-05-11)
  • Peter Phillips — Director
  • Johnny Edmonds — Director (departed 2010-10-01)

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Arawai Limited

CC34114Kaitaia, KaitaiaRegistered 10 Mar 2020
Data updated: 5 days ago
Financials31 Mar 2025Rating3d ago

Financial data as at March 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.

B-
71/100
Financial
78
Governance
55
Transparency
65

Reasons to look carefully (1)

These structural observations are drawn from public data and are worth considering before a donation. They are not allegations of wrongdoing, and they don’t affect the charity’s letter grade.

  • No chair recorded on the register
    No chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 4. The Charities Register does not require one to be identified, so this is a gap in the public record rather than a finding about the board.

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Revenue

$557.7K

Expenses

$122.1K

Assets

$4.1M

Staff

2

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

Endowment Foundation

Special Entity Type

This is an endowment foundation that holds investments and provides grants. High reserves are expected and appropriate - this is not an operating charity.

Rating Note: Endowment foundations are rated using specialized criteria that recognize high reserves as appropriate. Metrics like grant distribution rate and investment returns are prioritized over program spending ratios.

About

Mission

(a) to maintain, promote and enhance the continued development in respect of Kaupapa; (b) to encourage the promotion of kaupapa waka as a focus for restoring mana to young people; (c) to foster the concept of kaupapa waka as an integral component of Aotearoa/Rekohu; (d) to strengthen and enhance bi-culturalism in Aotearoa/New Zealand; (e)to provide funding for the advancement of these objectives; (f) to respond to and assist wherever possible in planning of New Zealand based waka expeditions

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Other charities

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$557.7K
Total Expenses
$122.1K
Net Assets
$3.9M
Staff
2
employees
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (12 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Expense Breakdown

API Data

Based on annual return data. Detailed program/admin breakdown not available.

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
100c
For every $1 spent, 100c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
9.3mo
Could operate 9.3 months with zero revenue
Healthy
Fundraising Cost
-
No fundraising data
No data

Based on latest annual return data. Metrics are calculated from reported financial data and may not reflect the full picture. View methodology

Revenue Diversification

1
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 9,940
High Concentration: 100% of revenue from Other
Other99.7%
Donations0.3%

HHI (Herfindahl–Hirschman Index) measures concentration across 6 income categories. Lower HHI = more diversified. Score above 60 indicates healthy diversification.

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 117 peers · Arts & Culture · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
71
#19/118
Revenue
$558K
#19/118
Reserve Months
9.3
#1/118
Surplus
$436K
#2/118
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/118

Peers are charities in the same sector and revenue size band. Rankings are based on the latest available data.

Rating

B-
Score: 70.8/100
Financial
77.5
Governance
55
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 78 × 40% + Governance 55 × 60% = 64 → B-.
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Contact Details

Address
Kaitaia, Kaitaia

Registration

Registration NumberCC34114
Entity TypeTrust
Registered10 Mar 2020
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeNZ Limited Company
Company #1113573

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Arts & Culture
Activities
Acts as an umbrella / resource body

Data sourced from Charities Services register and publicly available annual returns. Our datasets may not be complete. Automated analysis can produce errors. Scores are calculated using disclosed methodology and are analytical tools, not investment ratings or recommendations. If you believe any data on this page is incorrect, please contact us at hello@charitydata.co.nz. For informational purposes only. Not investment advice. Last updated: 29 September 2026.