Health Research Council Of New Zealand — Health Charity in Auckland
Health Research Council Of New Zealand is a Other charity in the Health sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity A- (88.3/100). Annual revenue: $130.5M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.
Mission: The purpose of the Health Research Council of New Zealand is defined within S6 of the Health Research Council Act 1990.
- Registration Number
- CC40763
- Charity Type
- Other
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-30
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- A- (88.3/100)
- Sector
- Health
- Location
- Auckland, Auckland
- Website
- http://www.hrc.govt.nz
- info@hrc.govt.nz
- Funder Status
- Grant-making charity (other)
- Data as at
- June 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Older people, Other charities, People of a certain ethnic / racial origin, People with disabilities, Other - All
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $130.5M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $130.5M NZD
- Total Assets
- $23.3M NZD
- Net Assets
- $16.4M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 2.1 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 38
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2025-06-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $130.5M | $130.5M | $16.4M |
| 2024 | $135.9M | $134.1M | $16.4M |
| 2023 | $123.1M | $122.5M | $14.6M |
| 2022 | $116.3M | $128.4M | $14.0M |
| 2021 | $127.1M | $121.5M | $27.6M |
| 2020 | $127.6M | $121.8M | $22.0M |
| 2019 | $110.5M | $112.4M | $9.1M |
| 2018 | $102.5M | $106.1M | $11.0M |
| 2017 | $94.5M | $95.8M | $14.6M |
| 2016 | $84.8M | $83.3M | $15.8M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- A-
- Overall Score
- 88.3/100
- Financial Score
- 94
- Governance Score
- 75
- Transparency Score
- 85
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (3)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Foster-Bell | Council Member | 2026-05-05 |
| Margaret Wilsher | Council Member | 2026-05-05 |
| Ridvan Firestone | Council Member | 2024-10-07 |
Former Officers (37)
- Frances Hughes — Council Member
- Cameron Grant — Council Member
- Brett Cowan — Council Member
- James MacLaurin — Council Member
- Emma Wyeth — Council Member
- Lifeng Zhou — Council Member (departed 2026-05-04)
- Baden Vertongen — Council Member (departed 2026-05-04)
- Paora Tapsell — Council Member (departed 2024-10-07)
- Elaine Rush — Council Member (departed 2024-10-07)
- Kathleen Fox — Council Member (departed 2021-08-31)
- Vicky Cameron — Council Member (departed 2022-12-31)
- Alison Dewes — Council Member (departed 2023-07-10)
- Monique Faleafa — Council Member (departed 2020-10-31)
- Anthony Norman — Council Member (departed 2020-09-30)
- Will Barker — Council Member (departed 2024-01-31)
- Parry Gilford — Council Member (departed 2024-10-07)
- Lester Levy — Chair
- Jeroen Douwes — Deputy Chair
- Suzanne Pitama — Council Member (departed 2023-07-10)
- Andrew Mercer — Trustee (departed 2019-08-30)
Disclosed Pay and Fees
| Name | Role | Role type | Compensation | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr L Levy | Councillor | Board or trustee role | $24,000 | 2017 |
| Dr L Levy | Councillor | Board or trustee role | $24,000 | 2020 |
| Dr L Levy | Chair | Board or trustee role | $24,000 | 2023 |
| Dr L Levy, CNZM | Council Member/Chair | Board or trustee role | $24,000 | 2022 |
| Dr L Levy | Chair | Board or trustee role | $24,000 | 2021 |
| Dr L Levy | Councillor/Board Member | Board or trustee role | $24,000 | 2018 |
| Dr L Levy | Council Member | Board or trustee role | $24,000 | 2019 |
| Dr L Levy | Council Member / Chair (inferred) | Board or trustee role | $24,000 | 2022 |
| Dr L Levy, CNZM | Chair | Board or trustee role | $24,000 | 2023 |
| Professor J Douwes | Council Member | Board or trustee role | $15,000 | 2023 |
| Associate Professor S Pitama | Councillor/Board Member | Board or trustee role | $15,000 | 2018 |
| Professor A Mercer | Council Member | Board or trustee role | $15,000 | 2019 |
| Associate Professor S Pitama | Councillor | Board or trustee role | $15,000 | 2017 |
| Professor A Mercer | Councillor/Board Member | Board or trustee role | $15,000 | 2018 |
| Professor J Douwe | Councillor | Board or trustee role | $15,000 | 2020 |
| Associate Professor S Pitama | Council Member | Board or trustee role | $15,000 | 2019 |
| Professor A Cameron | Council Member | Board or trustee role | $15,000 | 2021 |
| Professor J Douwes | Council Member | Board or trustee role | $15,000 | 2021 |
| Associate Professor S Pitama | Council Member | Board or trustee role | $15,000 | 2023 |
| Professor J Downes | Council Member | Board or trustee role | $15,000 | 2019 |
| Professor A Mercer | Councillor | Board or trustee role | $15,000 | 2017 |
| Professor S Pitama | Council Member | Board or trustee role | $15,000 | 2021 |
| Professor J Douwes | Councillor/Board Member | Board or trustee role | $15,000 | 2018 |
| Professor J Douwes | Councillor | Board or trustee role | $15,000 | 2017 |
| Associate Professor S Pitama | Councillor | Board or trustee role | $15,000 | 2020 |
| Dr M Faleafa | Councillor/Board Member | Board or trustee role | $13,000 | 2018 |
| Mr T Norman | Councillor/Board Member | Board or trustee role | $13,000 | 2018 |
| Dr W Barker | Councillor/Board Member | Board or trustee role | $13,000 | 2018 |
| Professor A Cameron | Councillor | Board or trustee role | $12,500 | 2020 |
| Dr W Barker | Council Member | Board or trustee role | $12,455 | 2019 |
| Ms E Ludemann | Councillor | Board or trustee role | $12,000 | 2017 |
| Professor P Guilford | Council Member | Board or trustee role | $12,000 | 2021 |
| Professor P Tapsell | Council Member | Board or trustee role | $12,000 | 2023 |
| Dr A Dewes | Council Member | Board or trustee role | $12,000 | 2021 |
| Dr W Barker | Council Member | Board or trustee role | $12,000 | 2021 |
| Dr A Dewes | Council Member | Board or trustee role | $12,000 | 2023 |
| Dr W Barker | Council Member | Board or trustee role | $12,000 | 2023 |
| Professor E Rush | Council Member | Board or trustee role | $12,000 | 2023 |
| Professor P Guilford | Council Member | Board or trustee role | $12,000 | 2023 |
| Professor L McCowan | Councillor | Board or trustee role | $12,000 | 2020 |
| Dr W Barker | Councillor | Board or trustee role | $12,000 | 2020 |
| Dr M Harwood | Councillor | Board or trustee role | $12,000 | 2017 |
| Dr M Faleafa | Council Member | Board or trustee role | $12,000 | 2019 |
| Mr T Norman | Council Member | Board or trustee role | $12,000 | 2019 |
| Professor L McCowan | Council Member | Board or trustee role | $12,000 | 2019 |
| Professor L McCowan | Councillor | Board or trustee role | $12,000 | 2017 |
| Professor P Gilford | Councillor | Board or trustee role | $12,000 | 2020 |
| Ms E Ludemann | Councillor/Board Member | Board or trustee role | $12,000 | 2018 |
| Ms S Snively | Councillor/Board Member | Board or trustee role | $12,000 | 2018 |
| Ms S Snively | Councillor | Board or trustee role | $12,000 | 2017 |
| Dr A Dewes | Councillor | Board or trustee role | $12,000 | 2020 |
| Dr M Faleafa | Councillor | Board or trustee role | $12,000 | 2020 |
| Professor P Guilford | Council Member | Board or trustee role | $12,000 | 2019 |
| Mr T Norman | Councillor | Board or trustee role | $12,000 | 2020 |
| Dr M Harwood | Councillor/Board Member | Board or trustee role | $12,000 | 2018 |
| Professor L McCowan | Councillor/Board Member | Board or trustee role | $12,000 | 2018 |
| Professor P Guilford | Councillor/Board Member | Board or trustee role | $12,000 | 2018 |
| Dr C Powell | Councillor/Board Member | Board or trustee role | $11,000 | 2018 |
| Dr C Powell | Councillor | Board or trustee role | $11,000 | 2017 |
| Ms S Snively | Councillor | Board or trustee role | $10,000 | 2020 |
| Ms S Snively | Council Member | Board or trustee role | $10,000 | 2019 |
| Professor P Guilford | Councillor | Board or trustee role | $9,000 | 2017 |
| Professor A Cameron, ONZM | Council Member | Board or trustee role | $7,500 | 2023 |
| Professor A Cameron | Councillor | Board or trustee role | $7,500 | 2023 |
| Professor L McCowan | Council Member | Board or trustee role | $7,000 | 2021 |
| Professor L McCowan | Council Member | Board or trustee role | $7,000 | 2022 |
| Professor L McCowan, ONZM | Council Member | Board or trustee role | $7,000 | 2022 |
| Professor E Rush | Council Member | Board or trustee role | $6,000 | 2021 |
| Professor P Tapsell | Council Member | Board or trustee role | $6,000 | 2021 |
| Ms K Fox | Council Member | Board or trustee role | $6,000 | 2021 |
| Dr M Faleafa | Council Member | Board or trustee role | $4,000 | 2021 |
| Mr T Norman | Council Member | Board or trustee role | $3,000 | 2021 |
| Professor A Mercer | Councillor | Board or trustee role | $2,500 | 2020 |
| Professor A Mercer | Council Member | Board or trustee role | $2,500 | 2021 |
| Dr A Dewes | Council Member | Board or trustee role | $2,000 | 2019 |
| Ms K Fox | Council Member | Board or trustee role | $2,000 | 2023 |
| Professor R Beasley | Councillor/Board Member | Board or trustee role | $1,250 | 2018 |
| Professor R Beasley | Councillor | Board or trustee role | $1,250 | 2017 |
| Associate Professor S Pita | Council Member | Board or trustee role | - | 2022 |
| Unknown | Chair | Board or trustee role | - | 2025 |
| Professor Jeroen Douwes | Council Member | Board or trustee role | - | 2016 |
| Professor Laura Bennet | Biomedical Research Committee Member | Board or trustee role | - | 2016 |
| Associate Professor Suzanne Pitama | Council Member | Board or trustee role | - | 2016 |
| Dr Vernon Choy | Acting Chief Executive | Executive role | - | 2020 |
| Sir R Stewart | Councillor | Board or trustee role | - | 2017 |
| Ms Suzanne Snively | Council Member | Board or trustee role | - | 2016 |
| Dr Conway Powell | Council Member | Board or trustee role | - | 2016 |
| Professor Lesley McCowan | Council Member | Board or trustee role | - | 2016 |
| Dr Lester Levy | Chair | Board or trustee role | - | 2016 |
| Ms Elspeth Ludemann | Council Member | Board or trustee role | - | 2016 |
| Professor Sunny Collings | Chief Executive | Executive role | - | 2020 |
| Professor Andrew Mercer | Council Member | Board or trustee role | - | 2016 |
| Dr Matire Harwood | Council Member | Board or trustee role | - | 2016 |
| Unknown Chair | Chair | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Professor Richard Beasley | Deputy Chair | Board or trustee role | - | 2016 |
| G Fraser | Chair | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
Major Funders and Contracts (FY2025)
As disclosed in Health Research Council Of New Zealand's annual report.
- Malaghan Institute of Medical Research — Biomedical research - Harnessing the immune system to improve health outcomes
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Financial data as at June 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
Reasons to look carefully (2)
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.
- Government-funding concentration99% of latest-year revenue came from government grants — single-stream dependency
- Same audit firm for many yearsSame audit firm (Audit New Zealand) for 10 consecutive years — best practice rotates audit firms periodically to refresh independent oversight
Each signal is a data-driven observation, not a judgement. They fire automatically from the figures filed with Charities Services. A charity can address any of these by filing fuller disclosure or updating its officer register. Methodology: /about/methodology/concern-signals.
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
Grant-Making Trust
Special Entity TypeThis trust makes grants to other organizations. It does not deliver programs directly.
Going Concern Uncertainty
The auditor flagged material uncertainty about this charity's ability to continue as a going concern in the 2025 audit. Auditor: Audit New Zealand.
Funder Profile
GrantmakerThis organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.
Grants Distributed
10 recipients| Recipient | Amount | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The Malaghan Institute of Medical Research | $6,843,190 | 2024 |
| The Malaghan Institute of Medical Research | $4,550,000 | 2015 |
| The Malaghan Institute of Medical Research | $4,800,475 | 2014 |
| The Malaghan Institute of Medical Research | $3,862,281 | 2013 |
| The Malaghan Institute of Medical Research | $3,600,343 | 2012 |
| The Malaghan Institute of Medical Research | $3,095,435 | 2011 |
| The Malaghan Institute of Medical Research | $2,007,269 | 2010 |
| The Malaghan Institute of Medical Research | $1,245,863 | 2009 |
| The Malaghan Institute of Medical Research | $2,387,518 | 2008 |
| The Malaghan Institute of Medical Research | $2,076,200 | 2007 |
About
The purpose of the Health Research Council of New Zealand is defined within S6 of the Health Research Council Act 1990.
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