Te Poāri A Pukekura — Environment Charity in Dunedin

Te Poāri A Pukekura is a Charitable Trust charity in the Environment sector, based in Dunedin, Dunedin. CharityData rates this charity C (64.4/100). Annual revenue: $0.1M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at June 2025.

Mission: The charitable purpose of the Trust shall be to benefit the community by providing for the integrated management of the Pukekura Reserves consistent with the Pukekura Values and the Guiding Principles contained within the Management Plan. The Purpose will be achieved by overseeing and co-ordinating implementation of the Management Plan, promoting the Pukekura Values, and initiating and overseeing projects undertaken by the Trust.

Registration Number
CC54033
Charity Type
Charitable Trust
Registration Date
2017-01-09
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
C (64.4/100)
Sector
Environment
Location
Dunedin, Dunedin
Email
tppkaiaawhina@gmail.com
Data as at
June 2025

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.1M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.1M NZD
Total Assets
$0.2M NZD
Net Assets
$0.2M NZD
Reserve Months
20.5 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
1
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-06-30

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.1M$0.1M$0.2M
2024$0.1M$0.1M$0.2M
2023$0.1M$0.1M$0.1M
2022$0.0M$0.1M$0.1M
2021$0.1M$0.0M$0.1M
2020$0.1M$0.1M$0.1M
2019$0.1M$0.1M$0.1M
2018$0.1M$0.0M$0.1M
2017$0.0M$0.0M$0.0M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
C
Overall Score
64.4/100
Financial Score
78.5
Governance Score
65
Transparency Score
65
Program Spending Ratio
0.9%

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)

NameRoleAppointed
Jim WattsTrustee2025-10-07
Gabriel DaviesTrustee2023-08-01
Cherry HendersonTrustee2022-12-06
William KaraitianaTrustee2022-02-28
Jay CooteTrustee2021-12-07
Scott MacLeanTrustee2021-08-03
Anne RobertsonTrustee2016-11-24

Former Officers (12)

  • Rachel Wesley — Trustee (departed 2025-11-19)
  • Emma Burns — Trustee (departed 2025-10-07)
  • Nadia Smith — Trustee (departed 2025-05-02)
  • John Barkla — Trustee (departed 2024-08-06)
  • Robert West — Trustee (departed 2021-08-03)
  • Annie Wallace — Trustee (departed 2016-07-20)
  • Elizabeth Wallace — Trustee (departed 2023-06-08)
  • Richard Saunders — Trustee (departed 2019-06-07)
  • Gail Thompson — Trustee (departed 2021-12-07)
  • Kitty Brown — Trustee (departed 2022-01-26)
  • Michael Morrison — Trustee (departed 2019-06-07)
  • Neville Peat — Trustee (departed 2022-07-16)

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EnvironmentCharitable Trust

Te Poāri A Pukekura

CC54033Dunedin, DunedinRegistered 9 Jan 2017
Data updated: 3 days ago
Financials30 Jun 2025Rating3d ago

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

C
64/100
Financial
79
Governance
65
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 8. 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

$112.0K

Expenses

$97.3K

Assets

$181.1K

Staff

1

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

The charitable purpose of the Trust shall be to benefit the community by providing for the integrated management of the Pukekura Reserves consistent with the Pukekura Values and the Guiding Principles contained within the Management Plan. The Purpose will be achieved by overseeing and co-ordinating implementation of the Management Plan, promoting the Pukekura Values, and initiating and overseeing projects undertaken by the Trust.

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$112.0K
Total Expenses
$97.3K
Net Assets
$173.6K
Staff
1
employees
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (9 Years)

Expense Breakdown

Verified

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
89c
For every $1 spent, 89c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
20.5mo
Could operate 20.5 months with zero revenue
Healthy
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

0
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 10,000
High Concentration: 100% of revenue from Other
Other100.0%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 143 peers · Environment · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
64
#22/144
Revenue
$112K
#136/144
Reserve Months
20.5
#1/144
Surplus
$15K
#86/144
Staff Cost %
26%
#144/144

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

Rating

C
Score: 64.4/100
Financial
78.5
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 79 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 70 → 64 after red-flag penalties → C.
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Contact Details

Address
Dunedin, Dunedin

Registration

Registration NumberCC54033
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Registered9 Jan 2017
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated15 Dec 2015
Registered office
Ground Floor, Civic Centre, 50 The Octagon, Dunedin Central, Dunedin

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Environment
Activities
Acts as an umbrella / resource bodyProvides services (e.g. care / counselling)

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