Nursing Council of New Zealand — Health Charity in Wellington
Nursing Council of New Zealand is a Trust charity in the Health sector, based in Wellington, Wellington. Annual revenue: $19.9M NZD. Financial data as at March 2025.
Mission: Protect the Health and Safety of members of the public by providing mechanisms to ensure that Nurses are competent and fit to practice their profession.
- Registration Number
- CC37186
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-30
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Health
- Location
- Wellington, Wellington
- reception@nursingcouncil.org.nz
- Data as at
- March 2025
Beneficiaries: General public, Other - All
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $19.9M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $16.3M NZD
- Total Assets
- $17.8M NZD
- Net Assets
- $13.8M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 78
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2025-03-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $19.9M | $16.3M | $13.8M |
| 2024 | $18.0M | $16.5M | $10.3M |
| 2023 | $13.8M | $11.4M | $8.7M |
| 2022 | $9.4M | $9.2M | $6.4M |
| 2021 | $8.6M | $8.8M | $6.7M |
| 2020 | $8.7M | $9.1M | $6.9M |
| 2019 | $8.9M | $9.6M | $7.3M |
| 2018 | $8.3M | $8.3M | $7.9M |
| 2017 | $8.3M | $6.9M | $7.9M |
| 2016 | $7.5M | $6.5M | $6.5M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (9)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Chelydra Percy | Interim Chief Executive | 2026-08-25 |
| Robert McHawk | Acting Registrar | 2026-08-25 |
| Rebecca Grant | Trustee | 2026-07-13 |
| Marion Guy | Trustee | 2026-07-13 |
| Julia Hennessy | Trustee | 2026-02-19 |
| Amanda Singleton | Trustee | 2026-02-19 |
| Alexander Gordon | Trustee | 2026-02-19 |
| Helen Nielsen | Trustee | 2026-02-19 |
| Rev. Iosefa Paituli | Council Member | 2018-10-30 |
Former Officers (57)
- Anthony Hill — Trustee
- Sharon Brownie — Trustee
- Frances Hughes — Trustee
- Tony Ward — Trustee
- Jijo John — Council Member
- Miriam Manga — Council Member
- Lauren Prosser — Director of Policy, Research and Performance
- Carla Kamo — Kaiwhakahaere
- Ripeka Tamanui — Council Member (departed 2026-07-09)
- Angela Joseph — Director Professional Standards
- Heather Gunter — Council Member (departed 2024-03-31)
- Candy Cox — Council Member (departed 2025-12-11)
- Pauline Sanders — Council Member (departed 2025-12-11)
- Mathilda Broodkoorn — Council Member (departed 2025-12-11)
- Martyn Newman Hall — Director of Core Business
- Annette Huntington — Principal Advisor Education (departed 2026-08-31)
- Brittany Jenkins — Director of Professional Standards (departed 2023-01-13)
- Hariata Vercoe — Council Member (departed 2025-09-18)
- Cheryl Goodyer — Kaitohutohu Matua Māori /principal Advisor Māori
- Nicholas Huntington — Director Policy Research Programmes (departed 2023-06-02)
Service Providers
- Baker Tilly Staples Rodway
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Nursing Council of New Zealand
Financial data as at March 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
This entity is registered as a charity for tax purposes but functions as a statutory regulator of a profession (e.g. Pharmacy Council, Nursing Council, Medical Council, Teaching Council). Its purpose is licensure, inspection, and discipline — not the delivery of programs to public beneficiaries. The standard charity rating template (program-vs-administration split, fundraising efficiency, donor reserves) doesn't apply, so a letter grade is withheld rather than misrepresenting the entity's function.
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- No chair recorded on the registerNo chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 19. 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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$19.9M
$16.3M
$17.8M
78
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
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Protect the Health and Safety of members of the public by providing mechanisms to ensure that Nurses are competent and fit to practice their profession.
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