New Zealand Walking Access Commission — Arts & Culture Charity in Wellington
New Zealand Walking Access Commission is a Trust charity in the Arts & Culture sector, based in Wellington, Wellington. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity B (75/100). Annual revenue: $4.0M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.
Mission: To enhance free, certain, enduring and practical walking access to the outdoors, and to strengthen our access culture and heritage.
- Registration Number
- CC41619
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2009-07-30
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- B (75/100)
- Sector
- Arts & Culture
- Location
- Wellington, Wellington
- Website
- http://www.herengaanuku.govt.nz
- contact@walkingaccess.govt.nz
- Funder Status
- Grant-making charity (other)
- Data as at
- June 2025
Beneficiaries: General public, Voluntary bodies other than charities
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $4.0M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $4.1M NZD
- Total Assets
- $1.5M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.9M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 1.1 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 20
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2025-06-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4.0M | $4.1M | $0.9M |
| 2024 | $3.8M | $3.9M | $1.1M |
| 2023 | $3.7M | $4.2M | $1.2M |
| 2022 | $3.6M | $3.6M | $1.7M |
| 2021 | $3.6M | $3.2M | $1.6M |
| 2020 | $1.8M | $2.7M | $1.3M |
| 2019 | $1.9M | $3.1M | $2.1M |
| 2018 | $1.9M | $2.2M | $3.4M |
| 2017 | $2.7M | $1.7M | $3.6M |
| 2016 | $1.9M | $2.4M | $2.6M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- B
- Overall Score
- 75/100
- Financial Score
- 75
- Governance Score
- 75
- Transparency Score
- 85
- Program Spending Ratio
- 0.9%
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (1)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Wildy | Chief Executive | 2025-11-24 |
Former Officers (25)
- Jonathan Young — Trustee
- Darren Rewi — Trustee
- Hugh Logan — Trustee
- Don Cameron — Board Chair
- Peter Coburn — Trustee (departed 2023-06-30)
- Celia Wade-Brown — Trustee (departed 2024-01-20)
- Phil Culling — Deputy Chief Executive
- Richard Cullinane — Chief Executive (departed 2025-08-08)
- Raewyn Tipene — Trustee (departed 2022-02-01)
- Pierre Henare — Trustee (departed 2024-08-20)
- Lisa Chase — Trustee (departed 2022-05-01)
- Helen Mexted — Trustee
- Hilary Allison — Trustee (departed 2022-05-01)
- Robin McNeill — Trustee (departed 2019-04-01)
- Eric Pyle — Chief Executive (departed 2018-07-27)
- Barbara Stuart — Trustee (departed 2018-04-01)
- Penny Mudford — Trustee (departed 2019-04-01)
- Maurice Barnett — 20/4/2011 (departed 2014-08-31)
- Peter Brown — Trustee (departed 2019-04-01)
- John Aspinall — Trustee (departed 2011-11-04)
Executive Compensation
| Name | Role | Compensation | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leadership Team (aggregate) | Key Management Personnel | $1,311,000 | 2025 |
| Board Members (aggregate) | Board Member | $66,188 | 2025 |
Service Providers
- Silks Audit
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New Zealand Walking Access Commission
Financial data as at June 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
Reasons to look carefully (1)
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- Government-funding concentration90% of latest-year revenue came from government grants — single-stream dependency
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
Funder Profile
GrantmakerThis organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.
About
To enhance free, certain, enduring and practical walking access to the outdoors, and to strengthen our access culture and heritage.
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