Whanganui Kai Trust — Environment Charity in Whanganui
Whanganui Kai Trust is a Charitable Trust charity in the Environment sector, based in Whanganui, Whanganui. Annual revenue: $0.1M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.
Mission: (i) the education of the community about the food cycle, waste issues, and food sovereignty; (ii) to reduce organic waste to landfill and increase local food security in Whanganui; (iii) to advocate for and increase local food security in the Whanganui region; (iv) to strengthen healthy relationships within the community, with a focus on tangata whenua and local iwi; (v) to operate within an in an inclusive and equitable manner; (vi) all such other things as are incidental or conducive to the attainment of the above charitable purposes but only insofar as the same are Charitable Purposes according to the laws of New Zealand.
- Registration Number
- CC60208
- Charity Type
- Charitable Trust
- Registration Date
- 2022-04-28
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Environment
- Location
- Whanganui, Whanganui
- kiaora@whanganuikaihub.org
- Data as at
- June 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.1M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.2M NZD
- Total Assets
- $0.1M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.1M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 3
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2025-06-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.1M | $0.2M | $0.1M |
| 2024 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.1M |
| 2023 | $0.3M | $0.2M | $0.0M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (5)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Vanessa Radich | Trustee | 2026-03-23 |
| James Sicely | Board Member & Treasurer | 2025-08-21 |
| Anique Jayasinghe | Secretary | 2025-06-19 |
| John Wilson | Chair | 2025-06-01 |
| Peter Zolno | Trustee | 2024-04-18 |
Former Officers (14)
- Stacy White — Trustee (departed 2025-12-07)
- Stephen Lee — General Manager (departed 2025-05-01)
- Kay Benseman — Trustee (departed 2024-02-15)
- Tamia Hurtado-Stuart — Board Chairperson (departed 2026-02-28)
- Sadie Gale — Trustee (departed 2023-08-21)
- Amber Eyre — Secretary (departed 2023-07-26)
- Christina Shepher — Trustee (departed 2023-11-09)
- Rose Soame — Board Chairperson (departed 2025-08-22)
- Kate Soulsby — Treasurer (departed 2023-12-14)
- Beth Savage — Trustee (departed 2022-09-01)
- Renee Zyp-Vanderlaan — Trustee (departed 2022-05-31)
- Joseph Thompson — Secretary (departed 2024-09-19)
- Kristine Dickson — Whanganui Kai Trust Board Secretary (departed 2022-09-01)
- Henryka Oskam — Whanganui Kai Trust Board Chairman (departed 2022-07-10)
Funding Sources
- Grassroots Trust Central Limited — $10,000
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Whanganui Kai Trust
Financial data as at June 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
XRB Tier 3 lets smaller charities (total expenses of $5M or less; $2M for periods ending before 28 March 2024) file a simple-format performance report instead of full PBE standards. The return reports totals but not the program/administration split or the line-item detail our template needs. No red flags were detected in what was filed, and revenue is below our $2M rating threshold. (Whether the accounts must be audited is a separate Charities Act test: audit from $1.1M of operating expenditure, review from $550K.) A letter grade is withheld rather than assigning one that would be driven by the template-fit, not the charity's operations. The charity's filed figures are shown above, and any structural concerns a donor would want to look at are surfaced separately. (v3.3 — set at the pre-2024 Tier 3 ceiling; matches Charity Navigator and CharityWatch US practice.)
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
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(i) the education of the community about the food cycle, waste issues, and food sovereignty; (ii) to reduce organic waste to landfill and increase local food security in Whanganui; (iii) to advocate for and increase local food security in the Whanganui region; (iv) to strengthen healthy relationships within the community, with a focus on tangata whenua and local iwi; (v) to operate within an in an inclusive and equitable manner; (vi) all such other things as are incidental or conducive to the attainment of the above charitable purposes but only insofar as the same are Charitable Purposes according to the laws of New Zealand.
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