Te Ao Marama Incorporated — Environment Charity in Invercargill

Te Ao Marama Incorporated is a Trust charity in the Environment sector, based in Invercargill, Invercargill. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity A- (89.5/100). Annual revenue: $2.1M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.

Mission: Te Ao Marama Incorporated (hereafter referred to as TAMI) is established for the following charitable objects and purposes within New Zealand: (a) to assist ngā Rūnanga to manage and respond to Environmental Management issues under the Resource Management Act 1991 as they relate to them; and (b) to assist ngā Rūnanga to ensure their rights and obligations (as relevant to the Ngāi Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1988) under the Resource Management Act 1991 and the Local Government Act 2002 are met in an effective and comprehensive manner, subject to the extent of the mandate from ngā Rūnanga and always having regard to the concerns and interests of ngā Rūnanga.

Registration Number
CC41156
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-06-30
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
A- (89.5/100)
Sector
Environment
Location
Invercargill, Invercargill
Website
https://www.tami.co.nz
Email
office@tami.maori.nz
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (iwi_trust)
Data as at
June 2025

Beneficiaries: Animals, Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Older people, People of a certain ethnic / racial origin

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$2.1M NZD
Total Expenses
$1.9M NZD
Total Assets
$3.0M NZD
Net Assets
$2.3M NZD
Reserve Months
17.9 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
12
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-06-30

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$2.1M$1.9M$2.3M
2024$2.4M$1.5M$2.1M
2023$1.5M$1.3M$1.2M
2022$0.9M$0.8M$1.0M
2021$0.7M$0.5M$0.8M
2020$0.5M$0.4M$0.7M
2019$0.6M$0.5M$0.6M
2018$0.8M$0.7M$0.5M
2017$0.6M$0.5M$0.4M
2016$0.6M$0.6M$0.3M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
A-
Overall Score
89.5/100
Financial Score
100
Governance Score
65
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (0)

NameRoleAppointed

Former Officers (8)

  • Terry Nicholas — Trustee
  • Evelyn Cook — Chair
  • Penelope Nicholas — Trustee (departed 2019-12-09)
  • Gail Thompson — Chair Person (departed 2025-11-19)
  • Rewi Anglem — Trustee (departed 2018-08-23)
  • Donald Mowat — Trustee (departed 2021-11-15)
  • Edward Ryan — Management Committee Member (departed 2008-11-03)
  • Stewart Bull — Trustee

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Te Ao Marama Incorporated

CC41156Invercargill, InvercargillRegistered 30 Jun 2008
Data updated: 4 days ago
Financials30 Jun 2025Rating4d ago

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

A-
90/100
Financial
100
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Revenue

$2.1M

Expenses

$1.9M

Assets

$3.0M

Staff

12

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

Funder Profile

Grantmaker

This organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.

Funding Sectors
Environment
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Nationwide

About

Mission

Te Ao Marama Incorporated (hereafter referred to as TAMI) is established for the following charitable objects and purposes within New Zealand: (a) to assist ngā Rūnanga to manage and respond to Environmental Management issues under the Resource Management Act 1991 as they relate to them; and (b) to assist ngā Rūnanga to ensure their rights and obligations (as relevant to the Ngāi Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1988) under the Resource Management Act 1991 and the Local Government Act 2002 are met in an effective and comprehensive manner, subject to the extent of the mandate from ngā Rūnanga and always having regard to the concerns and interests of ngā Rūnanga.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
AnimalsChildren / young peopleFamily / whanauGeneral publicOlder peoplePeople of a certain ethnic / racial origin

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$2.1M
Total Expenses
$1.9M
Net Assets
$2.3M
Staff
12
employees
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (17 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
17.9mo
Could operate 17.9 months with zero revenue
Healthy
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

49
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 5,068
Government Grants62.7%
Other33.5%
Investment Income3.8%
Donations0.0%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 48 peers · Environment · $1M – $10M

Rating Score
90
#7/49
Revenue
$2.1M
#25/49
Reserve Months
17.9
#1/49
Surplus
$230K
#21/49
Staff Cost %
86%
#49/49

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

Rating

A-
Score: 89.5/100
Financial
100
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 100 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 79 → A-.
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Latest Audit

FY2025
Clean
9 years of audit history

Contact Details

Address
Invercargill, Invercargill

Registration

Registration NumberCC41156
Entity TypeTrust
Registered30 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeIncorporated Society
Incorporated1 Aug 1996
Registered office
190 Forth Street, Invercargill, 9810

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Environment
Activities
Provides advice / information / advocacyProvides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers)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.