Puniu River Care Incorporated — Health Charity in Te Awamutu

Puniu River Care Incorporated is a Trust charity in the Health sector, based in Te Awamutu, Te Awamutu. CharityData rates this charity A (91.9/100). Annual revenue: $3.1M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.

Mission: The society builds the capacity of people who are either currently experiencing, or at risk of experiencing poverty, to participate in gainful employment through riparian planting and growing native trees. The Society has set up a small business model which generates revenue to support the nursery and planting service. We believe this model can provide jobs within the community and help to relieve poverty.

Registration Number
CC52976
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2016-03-03
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
A (91.9/100)
Sector
Health
Location
Te Awamutu, Te Awamutu
Website
https://puniuinc.org/
Email
admin@puniuinc.org
Data as at
June 2025

Beneficiaries: Animals, Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Older people, Other charities, People of a certain ethnic / racial origin, Voluntary bodies other than charities

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$3.1M NZD
Total Expenses
$3.4M NZD
Total Assets
$1.6M NZD
Net Assets
$1.1M NZD
Reserve Months
3.8 months of operating expenses
Financial Year End
2025-06-30

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$3.1M$3.4M$1.1M
2024$3.2M$3.4M$1.4M
2023$4.4M$4.2M$1.0M
2022$4.0M$3.8M$0.8M
2021$3.3M$3.3M$0.6M
2020$2.4M$2.4M$0.6M
2019$2.4M$1.9M$0.6M
2018$0.6M$0.5M$0.2M
2017$0.4M$0.3M$0.2M
2016$0.1M$0.1M$0.0M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
A
Overall Score
91.9/100
Financial Score
99.1
Governance Score
75
Transparency Score
85

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (5)

NameRoleAppointed
Kelly JohnsonTrustee2021-12-07
Glenda TaituhaTrustee2021-10-22
Thomas ManiapotoTrustee2018-10-01
Craig BarrettChair2018-10-01
Daniel HikuroaTrustee2017-09-01

Former Officers (11)

  • Duncan Stirling — Trustee (departed 2023-03-17)
  • Robert Moore — Trustee (departed 2020-07-31)
  • Derek Roberts — Trustee (departed 2021-10-29)
  • Mike Paviour — Trustee (departed 2018-03-01)
  • Richelle Kahui-McConnell — Trustee (departed 2019-08-16)
  • Mihiwaatara Hohepa — Executive Officer (departed 2017-08-09)
  • Samuel Judd — Chair (departed 2018-07-06)
  • Sherriann Emery — Secretary (departed 2017-08-09)
  • James Bailey — Treasurer (departed 2017-09-01)
  • Quinton Tunoho — Executive Officer (departed 2017-09-01)
  • Shannon Te Huia — Executive Officer (departed 2017-09-01)

Executive Compensation

NameRoleCompensationYear
Key Management Personnel (aggregate)Senior Management$1,944,069-
Key Management Personnel (aggregate)Senior Management$1,944,0692025
Board/Trustees (unpaid)Trustee/Board Member$0-
Board/Trustees (unpaid)Trustee/Board Member$02025

Service Providers

  • Crowe

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Puniu River Care Incorporated

CC52976Te Awamutu, Te AwamutuRegistered 3 Mar 2016
Data updated: 5 days ago
Financials30 Jun 2025Rating4d ago

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

A
92/100
Financial
99
Governance
75
Transparency
85
Revenue

$3.1M

Expenses

$3.4M

Assets

$1.6M

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

About

Mission

The society builds the capacity of people who are either currently experiencing, or at risk of experiencing poverty, to participate in gainful employment through riparian planting and growing native trees. The Society has set up a small business model which generates revenue to support the nursery and planting service. We believe this model can provide jobs within the community and help to relieve poverty.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
AnimalsChildren / young peopleFamily / whanauGeneral publicOlder peopleOther charitiesPeople of a certain ethnic / racial originVoluntary bodies other than charities

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$3.1M
Total Expenses
$3.4M
Net Assets
$1.1M

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (10 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
0mo
Could operate 0 months with zero revenue
Critical
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

48
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 5,184
Government Grants59.6%
Other40.4%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 67 peers · Health · $1M – $10M

Rating Score
92
#5/68
Revenue
$3.1M
#22/68
Reserve Months
3.8
#1/68
Surplus
$-312K
#67/68
Staff Cost %
57%
#68/68

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

Rating

A
Score: 91.9/100
Financial
99.1
Governance
75
Transparency
85
Why this grade: Financial 99 × 40% + Governance 75 × 60% = 85 → A.
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Latest Audit

FY2025
Clean
9 years of audit history

Contact Details

Address
Te Awamutu, Te Awamutu

Registration

Registration NumberCC52976
Entity TypeTrust
Registered3 Mar 2016
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeIncorporated Society
Incorporated19 Aug 2015

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Health
Activities
Acts as an umbrella / resource bodyProvides advice / information / advocacyProvides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers)Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)Sponsors / undertakes research

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: 30 September 2026.