Rangitāne o Manawatu Investment Trust — Community Development Charity in Palmerston North
Rangitāne o Manawatu Investment Trust is a Trust charity in the Community Development sector, based in Palmerston North, Palmerston North. CharityData rates this charity C+ (68.5/100). Annual revenue: $2.3M NZD. Financial data as at June 2024.
Mission: The purpose of the Trust is to receive, use and administer the Trust's Funds exclusively for Charitable Purposes. The Trust was set up to manage and invest the assets of Rangitāne o Manawatu Trust arising from the Treaty of Waitangi settlement with the Rangitāne o Manawatu Iwi. The qualifying entities that distributions may be made include trusts and subsidiaries related to Rangitāne o Manawatu.
- Registration Number
- CC54499
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2017-05-15
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- C+ (68.5/100)
- Sector
- Community Development
- Location
- Palmerston North, Palmerston North
- debbie@rangitaane.iwi.nz
- Data as at
- June 2024
Beneficiaries: Other - All
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $2.3M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $2.2M NZD
- Total Assets
- $17.4M NZD
- Net Assets
- $1.4M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 13.2 months of operating expenses
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2024-06-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.3M | $2.2M | $1.4M |
| 2023 | $4.4M | $3.1M | $1.3M |
| 2022 | $0.6M | $0.7M | $0.0M |
| 2021 | $0.4M | $0.3M | $0.3M |
| 2020 | $0.6M | $0.4M | $0.2M |
| 2019 | $0.2M | $0.3M | $0.0M |
| 2018 | $0.3M | $0.2M | $0.1M |
| 2017 | - | - | - |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- C+
- Overall Score
- 68.5/100
- Financial Score
- 70
- Governance Score
- 65
- Transparency Score
- 65
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (4)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Karena | Trustee | 2026-01-01 |
| Te Ariki Te Puni | Trustee | 2022-12-14 |
| Alexia McEwen | Trustee | 2022-12-14 |
| Rowland Fitzgerald | Trustee | 2017-02-20 |
Former Officers (2)
- Ngaruma KARAITIANA — Board Chairperson (departed 2026-06-30)
- Christopher Whaiapu — Trustee (departed 2022-12-14)
Reporting Group Members
Rangitāne o Manawatu Investment Trust files a consolidated Annual Return jointly with 1 sibling charity:
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Rangitāne o Manawatu Investment Trust
Financial data as at June 2024. Sourced from Charities Services register.
Reasons to look carefully (2)
These structural observations are drawn from public data and are worth considering before a donation. They are not allegations of wrongdoing, and they don’t affect the charity’s letter grade.
- Current annual return overdueThe newest annual return we hold is 27 months old — a more recent return may already be on the Charities Services register
- Shared trustees with reporting-group siblings3 current trustees also serve on the board of another charity in the same Charities Services reporting group (group has 2 member charities filing one consolidated annual return). Group-internal cross-trusteeship can be operationally efficient but should be visible to donors.
Each signal is a data-driven observation, not a judgement. They fire automatically from the figures filed with Charities Services. A charity can address any of these by filing fuller disclosure or updating its officer register. Methodology: /about/methodology/concern-signals.
$2.3M
$2.2M
$17.4M
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2024). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
Endowment Foundation
Special Entity TypeThis is an endowment foundation that holds investments and provides grants. High reserves are expected and appropriate - this is not an operating charity.
Rating Note: Endowment foundations are rated using specialized criteria that recognize high reserves as appropriate. Metrics like grant distribution rate and investment returns are prioritized over program spending ratios.
About
The purpose of the Trust is to receive, use and administer the Trust's Funds exclusively for Charitable Purposes. The Trust was set up to manage and invest the assets of Rangitāne o Manawatu Trust arising from the Treaty of Waitangi settlement with the Rangitāne o Manawatu Iwi. The qualifying entities that distributions may be made include trusts and subsidiaries related to Rangitāne o Manawatu.
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Key Statistics
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Revenue Breakdown
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Revenue Diversification
HHI (Herfindahl–Hirschman Index) measures concentration across 6 income categories. Lower HHI = more diversified. Score above 60 indicates healthy diversification.
Peer Comparison
Ranked against 54 peers · Community Development · $1M – $10M
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Reporting Group — Consolidated Annual Return
Rangitāne o Manawatu Investment Trust is one of 2 charities in a Charities Services reporting group. Members file a single consolidated Annual Return together, so the financial figures on each member’s page reflect the combined group — not standalone operations.
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