Tairawhiti Voyaging Trust — Education Charity in Gisborne

Tairawhiti Voyaging Trust is a Charitable Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Gisborne, Gisborne. CharityData rates this charity C+ (68.5/100). Annual revenue: $0.3M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at March 2026.

Mission: Building future leaders and guardians of our moana.

Registration Number
CC50539
Charity Type
Charitable Trust
Registration Date
2014-02-24
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
C+ (68.5/100)
Sector
Education
Location
Gisborne, Gisborne
Email
info@tairawhitiwaka.org
Data as at
March 2026

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Migrants / refugees, Older people, Other charities, People with disabilities, Voluntary bodies other than charities

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.3M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.4M NZD
Total Assets
$1.1M NZD
Net Assets
$0.9M NZD
Reserve Months
6.6 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
3
Financial Year End
2026-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2026$0.3M$0.4M$0.9M
2025$0.5M$0.4M$1.0M
2024$0.5M$0.3M$1.1M
2023$0.3M$0.3M$0.9M
2022$0.2M$0.2M$0.9M
2021$0.2M$0.3M$0.9M
2020$0.3M$0.4M$1.1M
2019$0.4M$0.3M$1.2M
2018$1.0M$0.2M$1.1M
2017$0.3M$0.0M-

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
C+
Overall Score
68.5/100
Financial Score
80
Governance Score
75
Transparency Score
65
Program Spending Ratio
0.6%

Red Flags

  • 2 trustees of this charity also sit on multiple other charity boards — concentrated trustee bandwidth may warrant board-skill-mix review.

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (0)

NameRoleAppointed

Former Officers (26)

  • Te Amohaere Hauiti-Parapara — Trustee
  • Jason Love — Chair
  • Te Aomihia Walker — Trustee
  • Mere Takoko — Trustee (departed 2022-09-21)
  • Maxwell Matenga — Trustee
  • Morgan Ngata — Trustee (departed 2021-07-21)
  • Emma van Berkel — Trust Manager
  • Hayden Green — Treasurer
  • Te Kapunga Dewes — Trustee (departed 2025-09-17)
  • Te Kuru o te Marama Dewes — Trustee (departed 2025-09-17)
  • Herewini Te Koha — Trustee (departed 2024-03-29)
  • Peter Brown — Trustee (departed 2020-08-26)
  • Karen Johansen — Trustee (departed 2025-09-17)
  • Lisa Maniapoto — Trustee
  • Caren Fox — Trustee (departed 2020-09-16)
  • Daniel Proctor — Trustee (departed 2019-05-23)
  • David Langford — Trustee
  • Ian Hunter — Secretary (departed 2026-10-14)
  • Anthony Armstrong — Trustee (departed 2015-05-10)
  • Owen Lloyd — Trustee (departed 2020-08-26)

Funding Sources

  • New Zealand Community Trust — $27,000

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Tairawhiti Voyaging Trust

CC50539Gisborne, GisborneRegistered 24 Feb 2014
Data updated: 1 Nov 2026
Financials7mo agoRating1mo ago

Financial data as at March 2026. Sourced from Charities Services register.

C+
69/100
Financial
80
Governance
75
Transparency
65
Revenue

$318.4K

Expenses

$398.5K

Assets

$1.1M

Staff

3

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2026). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

1 red flag identified- Review the Rating tab for details

About

Mission

Building future leaders and guardians of our moana.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleFamily / whanauGeneral publicMigrants / refugeesOlder peopleOther charitiesPeople with disabilitiesVoluntary bodies other than charities

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$318.4K
Total Expenses
$398.5K
Net Assets
$948.1K
Staff
3
employees

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (13 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
5.2mo
Could operate 5.2 months with zero revenue
Low reserves
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

53
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 4,658
Other62.4%
Government Grants26.5%
Investment Income6.1%
Donations5.0%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 152 peers · Education · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
69
#42/153
Revenue
$318K
#80/153
Reserve Months
6.6
#1/153
Surplus
$-80K
#142/153
Staff Cost %
42%
#153/153

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

Rating

C+
Score: 68.5/100
Financial
80
Governance
75
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 80 × 40% + Governance 75 × 60% = 77 → 69 after red-flag penalties → C+.
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Latest Audit

FY2023
Clean
8 years of audit history

Contact Details

Address
Gisborne, Gisborne

Registration

Registration NumberCC50539
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Registered24 Feb 2014
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated4 Jul 1997
Registered office
Nga Wai E Rua Building Cnr Reads Quay & Lowe Street Gisborne, Gisborne

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Education
Activities
Other - Acts an Umbrella body

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.