New Zealand Chinese Association Incorporated — Arts & Culture Charity in Lower Hutt
New Zealand Chinese Association Incorporated is a Incorporated Society charity in the Arts & Culture sector, based in Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. Annual revenue: $0.3M NZD. Financial data as at February 2026.
Mission: "The objects of the Association are as follows: Through itself or through its Branches: (a) To support Chinese in Aotearoa New Zealand and to promote our mental, social, cultural and physical wellbeing by working together. (b) The ways we can work together include: (i) Voice: (ii) Community: (iii) Heritage: (iv) Sustainability: (c) To be and to remain non-political and non-religious. (d) Activities may include: • Chinese language schools and classes; • Establishing and maintaining History websites: • Research into our history; • Preserving our history; • Teaching our history to the wider community; • Educating Members about their cultural identity through leadership development; • Learning and preserving our culture including food, cultural performances, arts and crafts. (e) Our Association recognises Cantonese as our heritage language.
- Registration Number
- CC39575
- Charity Type
- Incorporated Society
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-30
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Arts & Culture
- Location
- Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt
- mark.ngankee@titan.nz
- Funder Status
- Grant-making charity (society)
- Data as at
- February 2026
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, General public, Migrants / refugees, Older people, Other charities, People of a certain ethnic / racial origin
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.3M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.3M NZD
- Total Assets
- $2.5M NZD
- Net Assets
- $2.4M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Financial Year End
- 2026-02-28
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.3M | $0.3M | $2.4M |
| 2025 | $0.3M | $0.3M | $2.4M |
| 2024 | $0.4M | $0.5M | $2.4M |
| 2023 | $0.3M | $0.3M | $2.5M |
| 2022 | $0.3M | $0.3M | $2.5M |
| 2021 | $0.3M | $0.3M | $2.4M |
| 2020 | $0.3M | $0.2M | $2.4M |
| 2019 | $0.3M | $0.3M | $2.3M |
| 2018 | $0.3M | $0.2M | $2.3M |
| 2017 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $2.2M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (0)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|
Former Officers (18)
- Lois Yee — National Vice President
- Aoxuan Li — National Chinese Language Secretary
- Anthony Chin — National President
- Jennifer Too — National President (departed 2024-06-23)
- Linus Chin — National Vice President (departed 2020-06-20)
- Richard Leung — National President (departed 2021-06-19)
- David Wong — National Vice President (departed 2018-06-23)
- Meng Foon — National President (departed 2018-06-23)
- Monica Mu — National Chinese Language Secretary (departed 2023-07-02)
- Gerald Wong — National Vice President (departed 2017-02-28)
- James To — National Secretary
- Wei Zhang — Chinese Secretary (departed 2012-06-16)
- Virginia Chong — Vice President (departed 2017-02-28)
- Mark Ngan Kee — National Treasurer
- Harvey Wu — National Secretary (departed 2009-06-15)
- Steven Young — National Vice President (departed 2017-02-28)
- Kai Luey — National President (departed 2011-06-19)
- Anita King — National Chinese Secretary (departed 2008-06-15)
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New Zealand Chinese Association Incorporated
Financial data as at February 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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- Reserves high for operating sizeReserves cover ~99 months of expenses on $310K revenue — very high for an operating charity this size
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$2.5M
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2026). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
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GrantmakerThis organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.
About
"The objects of the Association are as follows: Through itself or through its Branches: (a) To support Chinese in Aotearoa New Zealand and to promote our mental, social, cultural and physical wellbeing by working together. (b) The ways we can work together include: (i) Voice: (ii) Community: (iii) Heritage: (iv) Sustainability: (c) To be and to remain non-political and non-religious. (d) Activities may include: • Chinese language schools and classes; • Establishing and maintaining History websites: • Research into our history; • Preserving our history; • Teaching our history to the wider community; • Educating Members about their cultural identity through leadership development; • Learning and preserving our culture including food, cultural performances, arts and crafts. (e) Our Association recognises Cantonese as our heritage language.
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Ranked against 102 peers · Arts & Culture · $100K – $1M
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