New Zealand Suzuki Institute Incorporated — Arts & Culture Charity in Upper Hutt
New Zealand Suzuki Institute Incorporated is a Charitable Trust charity in the Arts & Culture sector, based in Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt. Annual revenue: $0.4M NZD. Financial data as at March 2026.
Mission: Developing Character, ability and community through music. NZSI’s aim is to nurture the character and ability of children through Dr Suzuki’s vision of communities enriched by music. NZSI also aims to nurture the character and ability of its teachers through internationally benchmarked teacher training opportunities and registration. Suzuki music education combines instrumental teaching with a philosophy embracing the total development of the child. The triangle of parent, teacher, and child creates a community of learning and sharing, nurturing happy and successful future world citizens through music. Dr Suzuki believed that musical ability is not an inborn talent but a capacity which can be nurtured and developed. Any child who experiences the right environment can acquire musical ability and grow into a sensitive, disciplined, and confident person. “Teaching music is not my main purpose. I want to make good citizens, noble human beings” (Dr Suzuki).
- Registration Number
- CC37377
- Charity Type
- Charitable Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-30
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Arts & Culture
- Location
- Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt
- admin@suzuki.org.nz
- Data as at
- March 2026
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.4M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.4M NZD
- Total Assets
- $0.4M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.3M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 2
- Financial Year End
- 2026-03-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.4M | $0.4M | $0.3M |
| 2025 | $0.4M | $0.4M | $0.3M |
| 2024 | $0.4M | $0.4M | $0.3M |
| 2023 | $0.4M | $0.4M | $0.3M |
| 2022 | $0.3M | $0.2M | $0.4M |
| 2021 | $0.3M | $0.3M | $0.3M |
| 2020 | $0.4M | $0.4M | $0.3M |
| 2019 | $0.1M | $0.1M | - |
| 2018 | $0.4M | $0.4M | $0.2M |
| 2017 | $0.4M | $0.4M | $0.2M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (1)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Emma Dann | Vice President | 2026-09-13 |
Former Officers (18)
- Emma Goodbehere — Director of Teacher Training
- Ahna Jensen — Adminstration Officer
- Vicky Williams — Vice President (departed 2026-09-13)
- Lynette Carson — Vice President
- Margaret Cooke — President
- May Lee — Office Administrator (departed 2023-08-13)
- Simon Griffiths — President (departed 2021-09-30)
- Jennifer Chesterman — President (departed 2017-09-30)
- Angela Chen — Office Administrator (departed 2017-01-06)
- Sally-Anne Brown — President (departed 2015-09-06)
- Trudi Miles — Director of Teacher Traning (departed 2025-01-31)
- Elizabeth Rayner — Vice President (departed 2013-10-03)
- Sally Tibbles — Vice President (departed 2017-09-30)
- Stacey Shuck — Director of Teacher Training (departed 2013-08-30)
- Felicity Wooding — Admin Officer (departed 2014-01-31)
- Suzanne Paice — Administrative Officer (departed 2009-09-29)
- Lois McCallum — Vice President (departed 2011-10-11)
- Graham McPhail — President (departed 2013-12-31)
Funding Sources
- Pelorus Trust — $5,000
- Pub Charity Limited — $1,530
- Four Winds Foundation Limited — $1,000
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New Zealand Suzuki Institute Incorporated
Financial data as at March 2026. Sourced from Charities Services register.
XRB Tier 3 lets smaller charities (total expenses of $5M or less; $2M for periods ending before 28 March 2024) file a simple-format performance report instead of full PBE standards. The return reports totals but not the program/administration split or the line-item detail our template needs. No red flags were detected in what was filed, and revenue is below our $2M rating threshold. (Whether the accounts must be audited is a separate Charities Act test: audit from $1.1M of operating expenditure, review from $550K.) A letter grade is withheld rather than assigning one that would be driven by the template-fit, not the charity's operations. The charity's filed figures are shown above, and any structural concerns a donor would want to look at are surfaced separately. (v3.3 — set at the pre-2024 Tier 3 ceiling; matches Charity Navigator and CharityWatch US practice.)
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Developing Character, ability and community through music. NZSI’s aim is to nurture the character and ability of children through Dr Suzuki’s vision of communities enriched by music. NZSI also aims to nurture the character and ability of its teachers through internationally benchmarked teacher training opportunities and registration. Suzuki music education combines instrumental teaching with a philosophy embracing the total development of the child. The triangle of parent, teacher, and child creates a community of learning and sharing, nurturing happy and successful future world citizens through music. Dr Suzuki believed that musical ability is not an inborn talent but a capacity which can be nurtured and developed. Any child who experiences the right environment can acquire musical ability and grow into a sensitive, disciplined, and confident person. “Teaching music is not my main purpose. I want to make good citizens, noble human beings” (Dr Suzuki).
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