Bushtown (Waimate) Incorporated — Arts & Culture Charity in Waimate
Bushtown (Waimate) Incorporated is a Incorporated Society charity in the Arts & Culture sector, based in Waimate, Waimate. Annual revenue: $0.0M NZD. Financial data as at June 2026.
Mission: - We strive to recount the early sawmilling history, native forest, and the Pioneers efforts to establish the farming community of the Waimate District. - To work with other individuals or groups with similar interests to our own to tell the stories of the Waimate District as a sawmilling town until the “Great Fire” of November 1878 and the development of the agricultural region thereafter. - To promote the facility for public display to encourage both international and domestic visitors to Waimate, and for its educational value. - To hold events on a regular basis portraying the gatherings hosted by the Early Settlers. - To establish a Totara forest as a major fundraiser for the Heritage Park and offer families and groups a living legacy. - To establish, develop and maintain a display of sawmilling and the timber industry. - To depict the ancillary amenities needed to support the industry alongside the farming community. - To cater for as wide a range of public interest as possible
- Registration Number
- CC29936
- Charity Type
- Incorporated Society
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-30
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Arts & Culture
- Location
- Waimate, Waimate
- batstonz@outlook.com
- Data as at
- June 2026
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Older people
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.0M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.0M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Financial Year End
- 2026-06-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2025 | $0.1M | $0.0M | - |
| 2024 | $0.1M | $0.0M | $0.2M |
| 2023 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.2M |
| 2022 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| 2021 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.2M |
| 2020 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.2M |
| 2019 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.2M |
| 2018 | $0.1M | $0.0M | $0.1M |
| 2017 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.5M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (9)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Lynette Stringer | Committee Member | 2026-03-24 |
| Tracy Tate | Committee Member | 2025-11-25 |
| Daniel Crossen | Committee Member | 2019-07-28 |
| Kevin Field | Committee Member | 2018-09-25 |
| Robert Wilkins | Committee Member | 2015-08-02 |
| Neroli Batstone | Treasurer | 2014-07-27 |
| Ann Dennison | Secretary | 2008-07-29 |
| Allan Laurie | Chair | 2008-06-30 |
| Joy McIvor | Committee Member | 2008-06-30 |
Former Officers (24)
- Vaughan Peterson — Committee Member (departed 2026-07-19)
- Rosalind Murray-Kendall — Committee Member (departed 2026-07-19)
- Peter Vendetti — Committee Member (departed 2024-07-21)
- Clare Saunders-Tack — Committee Member (departed 2024-07-21)
- Vernon Campbell — Committee Member (departed 2018-07-29)
- Saul Sheehy — Committee Member (departed 2018-07-29)
- Elliot Ball — Committee Member (departed 2016-06-30)
- Andrina Benson — Committee Member (departed 2020-07-26)
- Lindsay Hossack — Vice Chair (departed 2022-10-05)
- Allan Hedley — Committee Member (departed 2014-07-27)
- Graeme Lane — Te Runanga Representative (departed 2020-07-26)
- Martyn Jensen — Committee Member (departed 2016-06-30)
- Natalie Campbell — Committee Member (departed 2020-07-26)
- Raymond Francis — Committee Member (departed 2014-07-27)
- Edward Fletcher — Committee Member (departed 2015-08-02)
- Brian Abraham — Committee Member (departed 2011-08-02)
- John Campbell — Committee Member (departed 2014-07-27)
- Ronald Bailey — Committee Member (departed 2008-07-29)
- Gerald Mort — Committee Member (departed 2013-07-23)
- Douglas Bailey — Committee Member (departed 2013-05-04)
Funding Sources
- Lion Foundation — $10,000
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Bushtown (Waimate) Incorporated
Financial data as at June 2026. Sourced from Charities Services register.
Small volunteer-led organisations are not letter-graded: the standard financial template does not fit entities without paid staff, large revenue, or significant government funding. The charity's filed figures are shown above.
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- We strive to recount the early sawmilling history, native forest, and the Pioneers efforts to establish the farming community of the Waimate District. - To work with other individuals or groups with similar interests to our own to tell the stories of the Waimate District as a sawmilling town until the “Great Fire” of November 1878 and the development of the agricultural region thereafter. - To promote the facility for public display to encourage both international and domestic visitors to Waimate, and for its educational value. - To hold events on a regular basis portraying the gatherings hosted by the Early Settlers. - To establish a Totara forest as a major fundraiser for the Heritage Park and offer families and groups a living legacy. - To establish, develop and maintain a display of sawmilling and the timber industry. - To depict the ancillary amenities needed to support the industry alongside the farming community. - To cater for as wide a range of public interest as possible
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