Maori Education Trust — Education Charity in Wellington
Maori Education Trust is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Wellington, Wellington. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity B (79.5/100). Annual revenue: $5.8M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at December 2025.
Mission: The primary purpose of the Trust is to provide financial assistance to Māori undertaking secondary or tertiary study. The secondary purposes of the Trust are to: • promote and advocate for quality education of Māori; • establish and maintain quality strategic relationships with individuals, iwi, key organisations and Government agencies in pursuit of promoting opportunities to provide better education to Māori; • undertake other activities directly associated with the encouragement and better education of Māori; • provide other support and assistance consistent with this charitable purpose.
- Registration Number
- CC34241
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-30
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- B (79.5/100)
- Sector
- Education
- Location
- Wellington, Wellington
- lauren@maorieducation.org.nz
- Funder Status
- Grant-making charity (iwi_trust)
- Data as at
- December 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, People of a certain ethnic / racial origin, Other - All
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $5.8M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $5.8M NZD
- Total Assets
- $8.5M NZD
- Net Assets
- $8.3M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.2 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 6
- Financial Year End
- 2025-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5.8M | $5.8M | $8.3M |
| 2024 | $5.2M | $5.1M | $8.4M |
| 2023 | $6.9M | $6.7M | $8.3M |
| 2022 | $2.1M | $3.1M | $8.1M |
| 2021 | $1.7M | $1.5M | $9.2M |
| 2020 | $1.0M | $1.1M | $8.9M |
| 2019 | $1.2M | $1.5M | $9.0M |
| 2018 | $1.6M | $1.8M | $9.2M |
| 2017 | $1.5M | $1.5M | $9.4M |
| 2016 | $1.3M | $1.3M | $7.5M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- B
- Overall Score
- 79.5/100
- Financial Score
- 100
- Governance Score
- 65
- Transparency Score
- 85
Red Flags
- 2 trustees of this charity also sit on multiple other charity boards — concentrated trustee bandwidth may warrant board-skill-mix review.
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (7)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Peggy Luke-Ngaheke | Board of Trustee Member | 2026-05-25 |
| Brylee Haapu | Trustee | 2024-10-01 |
| Te Wehi Wright | Trustee | 2023-10-13 |
| Chauncy Stark | Trustee | 2023-03-15 |
| Dr Mere Skerrett | Trustee | 2022-08-01 |
| Hineatauira Wilkinson | Trustee | 2019-10-29 |
| Bayden Barber | Trustee | 2015-06-23 |
Former Officers (14)
- Tupara Morrison — Trustee (departed 2021-12-31)
- Pania Gray — Trustee (departed 2022-12-31)
- Prudence Tamatekapua — Trustee (departed 2022-04-30)
- Kataraina O'Brien — Trustee (departed 2015-03-24)
- Monita Delamere — Trustee (departed 2019-12-09)
- Linda Grennell — Trustee (departed 2015-07-14)
- Laurice Joe — Trustee (departed 2011-08-31)
- Maurice Gray — Trustee (departed 2012-10-29)
- Pita Sharples — Trustee (departed 2008-12-24)
- Whakaotinga Poa — Trustee (departed 2012-10-29)
- Bronwyn Yates — Chair (departed 2022-12-31)
- Iritana Tawhiwhirangi — Trustee (departed 2025-02-01)
- Te Huia Hamilton — Chairman of the Board (departed 2015-06-23)
- John Hauraki — CEO (departed 2009-11-13)
Executive Compensation
| Name | Role | Compensation | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Key Management Personnel (aggregate) | Manager and Board of Trustees | $144,000 | - |
| Key Management Personnel (aggregate) | Manager and Board of Trustees | $144,000 | 2024 |
| B Barber | Chairperson | $9,350 | - |
| B Barber | Chairperson | $9,350 | 2024 |
| H Wilkinson | Trustee | $8,250 | - |
| H Wilkinson | Trustee | $8,250 | 2024 |
| Te Wehi Wright | Trustee | $7,150 | - |
| Mere Skerret | Trustee | $7,150 | 2024 |
| Chauncy Stark | Trustee | $7,150 | - |
| Chauncy Stark | Trustee | $7,150 | 2024 |
| Mere Skerret | Trustee | $7,150 | - |
| Te Wehi Wright | Trustee | $7,150 | 2024 |
| I Tawhiwhirangi | Trustee | $5,500 | - |
| I Tawhiwhirangi | Trustee | $5,500 | 2024 |
| Brylee Haapu | Trustee | $2,750 | 2024 |
| Brylee Haapu | Trustee | $2,750 | - |
Service Providers
- Silks Audit
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Maori Education Trust
Financial data as at December 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 7. 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.
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.
Funder Profile
GrantmakerThis organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.
About
The primary purpose of the Trust is to provide financial assistance to Māori undertaking secondary or tertiary study. The secondary purposes of the Trust are to: • promote and advocate for quality education of Māori; • establish and maintain quality strategic relationships with individuals, iwi, key organisations and Government agencies in pursuit of promoting opportunities to provide better education to Māori; • undertake other activities directly associated with the encouragement and better education of Māori; • provide other support and assistance consistent with this charitable purpose.
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Peer Comparison
Ranked against 37 peers · Education · $1M – $10M
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