Whanau Awhina Women's Refuge Incorporated — Social Services Charity in Whakatane
Whanau Awhina Women's Refuge Incorporated is a Trust charity in the Social Services sector, based in Whakatane, Whakatane. CharityData rates this charity A- (89.5/100). Annual revenue: $0.9M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.
Mission: To assist and respond to the needs of all women (in the first instance) and their families, who are the victims of physical, emotional, mental and sexual abuse.
- Registration Number
- CC25487
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-08
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- A- (89.5/100)
- Sector
- Social Services
- Location
- Whakatane, Whakatane
- support@wawr.org.nz
- Data as at
- June 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Migrants / refugees, Older people, People with disabilities
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.9M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.6M NZD
- Total Assets
- $2.4M NZD
- Net Assets
- $2.2M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 8.4 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 7
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2025-06-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.9M | $0.6M | $2.2M |
| 2024 | $1.4M | $0.5M | $1.9M |
| 2023 | $0.9M | $0.5M | $1.0M |
| 2022 | $0.7M | $0.5M | $0.6M |
| 2021 | $0.6M | $0.4M | $0.4M |
| 2020 | $0.4M | $0.4M | $0.2M |
| 2019 | $0.4M | $0.3M | $0.1M |
| 2018 | $0.3M | $0.3M | $0.1M |
| 2017 | $0.3M | $0.3M | $0.0M |
| 2016 | $0.3M | $0.4M | $0.1M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- A-
- Overall Score
- 89.5/100
- Financial Score
- 100
- Governance Score
- 65
- Transparency Score
- 65
- Program Spending Ratio
- 0.9%
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (0)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|
Former Officers (11)
- Deborah Multrus — Trustee
- Ruahine Albert — Trustee
- Aubrey Kohunui — Trustee (departed 2022-11-21)
- Roma Balzer — Trustee
- Sandra Turei — Trustee (departed 2021-02-25)
- Fay Pryor-Rawson — Chair/trustee (departed 2021-02-25)
- Wini Te Are — Trustee
- Natalie Te Are — Secretary (departed 2021-05-11)
- Tracy Hillier — Chair (departed 2016-05-09)
- Stella Marr — Trustee
- Wendy Bryan — Chair (departed 2008-05-25)
Funding Sources
- Pub Charity Limited — $2,634.78
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Whanau Awhina Women's Refuge Incorporated
Financial data as at June 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
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- No chair recorded on the registerNo chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 5. 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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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
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To assist and respond to the needs of all women (in the first instance) and their families, who are the victims of physical, emotional, mental and sexual abuse.
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