Te Kaahui O Rauru — Registered Charity in Whanganui

Te Kaahui O Rauru is a Statutory Organisation charity, based in Whanganui, Whanganui. CharityData rates this charity C (60.8/100). Annual revenue: $0.9M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at June 2025.

Mission: Kia rangatira te whakaaro, kia rangatira te tuu

Registration Number
CC34302
Charity Type
Statutory Organisation
Registration Date
2008-06-30
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
C (60.8/100)
Location
Whanganui, Whanganui
Email
admin@rauru.iwi.nz
Data as at
June 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, Older people, Other charities, People of a certain ethnic / racial origin, People with disabilities, Other - All

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.9M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.2M NZD
Total Assets
$51.6M NZD
Net Assets
$49.8M NZD
Reserve Months
294.1 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
8
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-06-30

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.9M$0.2M$49.8M
2024$0.7M$1.4M$48.4M
2023$1.8M$0.5M$48.0M
2022$3.5M$4.2M$53.6M
2021$0.8M$3.0M$45.6M
2020$0.5M$2.0M$43.7M
2019$0.2M$5.8M$42.8M
2018$1.0M$3.4M$51.3M
2017$0.7M$2.1M$48.5M
2016$1.8M$1.3M$40.6M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
C
Overall Score
60.8/100
Financial Score
77.5
Governance Score
55
Transparency Score
65

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 (17)

NameRoleAppointed
Charmaine MatiahaTrustee2026-06-12
Aarona McGregorTrustee2026-06-12
Patsy Perenara-O'ConnellTrustee2026-06-12
Anaru LukeTrustee2026-06-12
Rawiri WalshTrustee2024-10-28
Rena SilipaTrustee2024-10-28
Akasha RioTrustee2024-10-28
Lynnell HuriaTrustee2024-10-28
Marilyn DavisTrustee2024-10-28
Shannah-Leigh FisoTrustee2024-10-28
Leanne HamiltonTrustee2021-10-29
Tahinganui HinaTumu Whakarae2021-10-29
Garry DavisTrustee2021-10-29
Tania TekiTrustee2021-10-29
Taiaroa NehoTrustee2021-10-29
Hayden PotakaTrustee2021-10-29
Michael NehoTrustee2017-02-26

Former Officers (81)

  • Desmond Canterbury — Trustee (departed 2026-06-23)
  • Te Piwa Bullock — Trustee (departed 2026-09-15)
  • Maia Wihare — Trustee (departed 2025-12-13)
  • Te Ahu Teki — Trustee (departed 2024-10-27)
  • Mahanga Williams — Trustee (departed 2023-12-02)
  • Alexander McLeod — Trustee (departed 2024-10-27)
  • Tawhirangi Sullivan — Trustee (departed 2024-10-27)
  • Leaara-Jade Kauika-Stevens Sardinha — Trustee (departed 2024-10-27)
  • Scott Wirihana Tawake — Trustee (departed 2024-10-27)
  • Robert Brownlie — Trustee (departed 2024-10-27)
  • Ike Katene — Trustee (departed 2024-10-27)
  • Stephenie Davis — Trustee (departed 2023-11-26)
  • Matthew Lowrie — Paepae Representative (departed 2024-10-27)
  • Sharlene Tapa-Mosen — Paepae Representative (departed 2021-10-29)
  • Te Aroha Mackintosh — Paepae Representative (departed 2021-05-23)
  • Te Huia Hamilton — Paepae Representative (departed 2021-10-29)
  • Archie Hurunui — Paepae Representative (departed 2019-11-24)
  • Mark Pirikahu — Paepae Representative (departed 2022-10-26)
  • Paul Sullivan — Paepae Representative (departed 2024-10-27)
  • Marie Broughton — Paepae Representative (departed 2024-10-27)

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Te Kaahui O Rauru

CC34302Whanganui, WhanganuiRegistered 30 Jun 2008
Data updated: 3 days ago
Financials30 Jun 2025Rating3d ago

Financial data as at June 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.

C
61/100
Financial
78
Governance
55
Transparency
65

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 register
    No chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 17. 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.

Revenue

$908.3K

Expenses

$232.4K

Assets

$51.6M

Staff

8

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

1 red flag identified- Review the Rating tab for details

Endowment Foundation

Special Entity Type

This is an endowment foundation that holds investments and provides grants. High reserves are expected and appropriate - this is not an operating charity.

Rating Note: Endowment foundations are rated using specialized criteria that recognize high reserves as appropriate. Metrics like grant distribution rate and investment returns are prioritized over program spending ratios.

About

Mission

Kia rangatira te whakaaro, kia rangatira te tuu

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleFamily / whanauOlder peopleOther charitiesPeople of a certain ethnic / racial originPeople with disabilitiesOther - All

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$908.3K
Total Expenses
$232.4K
Net Assets
$49.8M
Staff
8
employees
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (17 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
100c
For every $1 spent, 100c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
294.1mo
Could operate 294.1 months with zero revenue
Over-capitalized
Fundraising Cost
-
No fundraising data
No data

Based on latest annual return data. Metrics are calculated from reported financial data and may not reflect the full picture. View methodology

Revenue Diversification

1
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 9,920
High Concentration: 100% of revenue from Other
Other99.6%
Donations0.4%

HHI (Herfindahl–Hirschman Index) measures concentration across 6 income categories. Lower HHI = more diversified. Score above 60 indicates healthy diversification.

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 46 peers · Other · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
61
#21/47
Revenue
$908K
#1/47
Reserve Months
294.1
#1/47
Surplus
$676K
#1/47
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/47

Peers are charities in the same sector and revenue size band. Rankings are based on the latest available data.

Rating

C
Score: 60.8/100
Financial
77.5
Governance
55
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 78 × 40% + Governance 55 × 60% = 64 → 61 after red-flag penalties → C.
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Latest Audit

FY2025
Clean
10 years of audit history

Contact Details

Address
Whanganui, Whanganui

Registration

Registration NumberCC34302
Entity TypeStatutory Organisation
Registered30 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Other
Activities
Makes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities)Provides advice / information / advocacyOther - Acts an Umbrella body

Data sourced from Charities Services register and publicly available annual returns. Our datasets may not be complete. Automated analysis can produce errors. Scores are calculated using disclosed methodology and are analytical tools, not investment ratings or recommendations. If you believe any data on this page is incorrect, please contact us at hello@charitydata.co.nz. For informational purposes only. Not investment advice. Last updated: 4 October 2026.