Creative Waikato — Arts & Culture Charity in Hamilton
Creative Waikato is a Charitable Trust charity in the Arts & Culture sector, based in Hamilton, Hamilton. Annual revenue: $1.2M NZD. Financial data as at March 2026.
Mission: To advance education specifically in all forms of the field of art, for the regions public benefit, not for private profit. To promote, encourage, advance and develop the arts, awareness, understanding and appreciation thereof by all people in the region and in New Zealand To increase opportunities for people in the region to have access to the arts, so that the cultural heritage of the region and of NZ is enriched.
- Registration Number
- CC49075
- Charity Type
- Charitable Trust
- Registration Date
- 2012-12-14
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Arts & Culture
- Location
- Hamilton, Hamilton
- hello@creativewaikato.co.nz
- Data as at
- March 2026
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Migrants / refugees, Older people, Other charities, People of a certain ethnic / racial origin, People with disabilities, Voluntary bodies other than charities
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $1.2M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $1.2M NZD
- Total Assets
- $1.2M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.9M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 9
- Financial Year End
- 2026-03-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $0.9M |
| 2025 | $1.6M | $1.5M | $0.9M |
| 2024 | $2.1M | $1.9M | $0.8M |
| 2023 | $1.8M | $1.7M | $0.6M |
| 2022 | $1.3M | $1.3M | $0.5M |
| 2021 | $1.0M | $0.9M | $0.5M |
| 2020 | $0.8M | $0.7M | $0.4M |
| 2019 | $0.7M | $0.7M | $0.3M |
| 2018 | $0.7M | $0.7M | $0.3M |
| 2017 | $0.7M | $0.6M | $0.2M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (3)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Tonga Robertson | Trustee | 2026-09-24 |
| Jamieson Hudson | Trustee | 2026-09-24 |
| Areta Mackey | Trustee | 2026-08-28 |
Former Officers (27)
- Evie Hu — Treasurer
- Tanya Winter — Trustee
- Thomas Maniapoto — Trustee
- Sean Lim — Trustee
- Brad Jackson — Deputy Chair
- Caleb Osborne — Trustee (departed 2026-08-28)
- Bea Mossop — Trustee (departed 2023-08-21)
- Zara Gilbert — Trustee (departed 2021-12-31)
- Alex Wilkinson — Trustee (departed 2026-08-28)
- Samuel Cunnane — Chair
- Rachel Balme — Treasurer (departed 2024-09-13)
- Brian Squair — Deputy Chair (departed 2023-08-21)
- Lauren Hughes — Trustee (departed 2026-08-28)
- Scott Ratuki — Trustee (departed 2023-03-06)
- Muna Wharawhara — Trustee (departed 2019-05-31)
- Henriata Nicholas — Trustee (departed 2018-10-05)
- Meenal Duggal — Trustee (departed 2017-05-05)
- Amanda Hema — Chair (departed 2021-09-03)
- Nick Johnston — Trustee (departed 2020-12-18)
- Gail Campbell — Trustee (departed 2015-02-01)
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Creative Waikato
Financial data as at March 2026. Sourced from Charities Services register.
Charities Services Tier 3 reporting allows charities under $2M revenue to file a simple-format annual return rather than audited financial statements. 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 the $2M Tier 2 boundary where audited accounts become mandatory. 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 — aligned with Charities Services tier boundary; matches Charity Navigator and CharityWatch US practice.)
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2026). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
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To advance education specifically in all forms of the field of art, for the regions public benefit, not for private profit. To promote, encourage, advance and develop the arts, awareness, understanding and appreciation thereof by all people in the region and in New Zealand To increase opportunities for people in the region to have access to the arts, so that the cultural heritage of the region and of NZ is enriched.
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