Waikato River Authority — Health Charity in Hamilton
Waikato River Authority is a Trust charity in the Health sector, based in Hamilton, Hamilton. CharityData rates this charity D+ (52/100). Annual revenue: $12.4M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at June 2025.
Mission: The purpose of the Waikato River Authority is to: set the primary direction through the Vision and Strategy, to achieve the restoration and protection of the health and wellbeing of the Waikato River for future generations; to promote an integrated, holistic, and co-ordinated approach to the implementation of the Vision and Strategy and the management of the Waikato River; to fund rehabilitation initiatives for the Waikato River in its role as trustee for the Waikato River Clean-up Trust.
- Registration Number
- CC46847
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2011-08-08
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- D+ (52/100)
- Sector
- Health
- Location
- Hamilton, Hamilton
- Website
- https://www.waikatoriver.org.nz
- enquiries@waikatoriver.org.nz
- Data as at
- June 2025
Beneficiaries: General public
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $12.4M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $9.4M NZD
- Total Assets
- $200.3M NZD
- Net Assets
- $197.7M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 19.5 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 5
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2025-06-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $12.4M | $9.4M | $197.7M |
| 2024 | $9.6M | $8.1M | $191.8M |
| 2023 | $36.2M | $8.6M | $184.3M |
| 2022 | $0.9M | $2.4M | $0.7M |
| 2021 | $1.2M | $0.6M | $2.1M |
| 2020 | $0.9M | $0.5M | $1.6M |
| 2019 | $0.9M | $0.3M | $1.2M |
| 2018 | $0.9M | $0.4M | $0.6M |
| 2017 | $0.9M | $0.9M | $0.1M |
| 2016 | $1.2M | $1.4M | $0.0M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- D+
- Overall Score
- 52/100
- Financial Score
- 75
- Governance Score
- 65
- Transparency Score
- 85
Red Flags
- Average staff compensation of $297,039 per FTE, significantly above sector average of $75,000
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (1)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Evelyn Forrest | Trustee | 2026-04-01 |
Former Officers (30)
- Jackie Colliar — Trustee
- Gannin Ormsby — Trustee
- Susan O'Regan — Trustee
- Shadrach Rolleston — Trustee
- Stuart Muir — Trustee
- Nachelle Griffiths — Trustee
- Tipa Mahuta — Trustee (departed 2024-10-11)
- Wikitōria Tāne — Trustee (departed 2024-08-08)
- Jacqueline Colliar — Trustee (departed 2023-05-17)
- Erina Watene-Rawiri — Trustee
- Paula Southgate — Trustee (departed 2023-05-17)
- Dylan Tahau — Trustee (departed 2023-05-17)
- Stuart Kneebone — Trustee
- Rangitiaho Mahuta — Trustee (departed 2020-07-02)
- Danny Loughlin — Trustee
- Barry Harris — Trustee (departed 2020-05-17)
- Traci Houpapa — Trustee (departed 2020-05-17)
- Vanessa Eparaima — Trustee/board Member (departed 2018-08-10)
- Weo Maag — Trustee (departed 2020-07-02)
- Heemi Biddle — Trustee (departed 2018-11-30)
Executive Compensation
| Name | Role | Compensation | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Management Group (3.5 FTE) | Chief Executive and Senior Management | $1,398,448 | - |
| Senior Management Group (3.5 FTE) | Chief Executive and Senior Management | $1,398,448 | 2024 |
| Tipa Mahuta | Board Member (Iwi appointee) | $25,111 | - |
| Stuart Kneebone | Board Member (Crown appointee) | $24,976 | - |
| Stuart Kneebone | Crown Appointee | $24,512 | 2024 |
| Tipa Mahuta | Chair | $24,512 | 2024 |
| S Kneebone | Crown Appointee | $18,384 | 2025 |
| D Loughlin | Iwi Appointee | $15,043 | 2025 |
| Danny Loughlin | Board Member (Iwi appointee) | $10,244 | - |
| Danny Loughlin | Board Member (Iwi appointee) | $10,244 | 2024 |
| Stu Muir | Board Member (Crown appointee) | $10,136 | 2024 |
| Stu Muir | Board Member (Crown appointee) | $10,136 | - |
| Stuart Muir | Crown Appointee | $9,101 | 2024 |
| S Muir | Crown Appointee | $7,185 | 2025 |
| Nachelle Griffiths | Board Member (Iwi appointee) | $5,112 | - |
| G Ormsby | Iwi Appointee | $5,099 | 2025 |
| Shadrach Rolleston | Board Member (Crown appointee) | $4,262 | - |
| Wikitōria Tāne | Board Member (Iwi appointee) | $4,239 | - |
| Erina Watene | Board Member (Crown appointee) | $4,153 | - |
| Nachelle Griffiths | Iwi Appointee (Raukawa) | $3,832 | 2024 |
| Erina Watene | Crown Appointee | $3,832 | 2024 |
| T Mahuta | Iwi Appointee | $3,830 | 2025 |
| Wikitōria Tāne | Iwi Appointee | $3,353 | 2024 |
| Shadrach Rolleston | Crown Appointee | $2,874 | 2024 |
| E Watene-Rawiri | Crown Appointee | $2,395 | 2025 |
| Susan O'Regan | Board Member (Crown appointee) | $2,124 | - |
| Susan O'Regan | Crown Appointee | $1,916 | 2024 |
| S Rolleston | Crown Appointee | $1,916 | 2025 |
| N Griffiths | Iwi Appointee | $1,916 | 2025 |
| J Colliar | Crown Appointee | $1,916 | 2025 |
| Roger Pipia | Board Member (Iwi appointee) | $1,819 | - |
| Roger Pipia | Board Member (Iwi appointee) | $1,819 | 2024 |
| R Pigia | Iwi Appointee | $1,437 | 2025 |
| Roger Pikia | Iwi Appointee | $1,437 | 2024 |
| S O'Regan | Crown Appointee | $958 | 2025 |
| W Tane | Iwi Appointee | $479 | 2025 |
| Jackie Colliar | Crown Appointee | - | 2024 |
| P Southgate | Crown Appointee | - | 2024 |
| D Tahau | Crown Appointee | - | 2024 |
| Antoine Coffin | Chief Executive Officer | - | 2024 |
Major Funders and Contracts (FY2024)
As disclosed in Waikato River Authority's annual report.
- Department of Conservation — $143,918 — Grants and restoration funding
Service Providers
- Silks Audit Chartered Accountants
- Silks Audit
- ANZ
- ANZ
- KPMG
- KPMG
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Waikato River Authority
Financial data as at June 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
Reasons to look carefully (1)
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.
- No chair recorded on the registerNo chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 10. 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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$12.4M
$9.4M
$200.3M
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
This rating may reflect incomplete data
This charity's grade of D+ is based on limited data from the NZ Charities Register, which does not provide detailed expense breakdowns. Without verified program vs admin spending, efficiency scoring is unavailable and the financial score relies on health metrics only. This charity's actual performance may differ from what the available data suggests.
About
The purpose of the Waikato River Authority is to: set the primary direction through the Vision and Strategy, to achieve the restoration and protection of the health and wellbeing of the Waikato River for future generations; to promote an integrated, holistic, and co-ordinated approach to the implementation of the Vision and Strategy and the management of the Waikato River; to fund rehabilitation initiatives for the Waikato River in its role as trustee for the Waikato River Clean-up Trust.
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