The New Zealand Portrait Gallery Trust — Education Charity in Wellington
The New Zealand Portrait Gallery Trust is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Wellington, Wellington. Annual revenue: $0.7M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.
Mission: To maintain a multi-media portrait gallery and provide an educational and research facility for NZ.
- Registration Number
- CC21606
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-03-05
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Education
- Location
- Wellington, Wellington
- admin@nzportraitgallery.org.nz
- Data as at
- December 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, General public
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.7M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.9M NZD
- Total Assets
- $1.5M NZD
- Net Assets
- $1.4M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 9
- Financial Year End
- 2025-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.7M | $0.9M | $1.4M |
| 2024 | $0.6M | $0.8M | $1.6M |
| 2023 | $1.1M | $0.8M | $1.7M |
| 2022 | $0.7M | $0.7M | $1.4M |
| 2021 | $0.9M | $0.7M | $1.5M |
| 2020 | $0.6M | $0.6M | $1.3M |
| 2019 | $0.4M | $0.5M | $1.4M |
| 2018 | $0.4M | $0.5M | $1.4M |
| 2017 | $0.4M | $0.4M | $1.5M |
| 2016 | $0.4M | $0.4M | $1.5M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (11)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Melinda Melrose | Trustee | 2025-06-16 |
| James Kember | Trustee | 2023-12-04 |
| Elizabeth Cunningham | Trustee | 2022-06-07 |
| Marianne Hargreaves | Trustee | 2021-12-06 |
| Monique Cairns | Trustee | 2021-09-06 |
| William Nicholas | Trustee | 2020-03-02 |
| Richard Thomson | Trustee | 2019-12-02 |
| Phillip Green | Trustee | 2019-06-10 |
| Helen Kedgley | Trustee | 2016-12-05 |
| Michael Curtis | Trustee | 2014-03-03 |
| Diane Morcom | Trustee | 2008-09-16 |
Former Officers (12)
- Alan Esmond Bollard — Chair, Board of Trustees (departed 2025-12-31)
- David Galler — Trustee (departed 2024-12-02)
- Donna Nicolof — Trustee (departed 2021-06-08)
- David Shand — Trustee (departed 2016-08-02)
- Hugh Fletcher — Trustee (departed 2019-03-11)
- Eve Wallace — Trustee (departed 2021-12-06)
- Elizabeth Stringer — Trustee (departed 2018-06-05)
- Patricia Parata — Trustee (departed 2010-06-14)
- John Oliver Phillips — Trustee (departed 2010-03-08)
- Keith Ovenden — Trustee (departed 2018-12-31)
- Michael Hardie Boys — Trustee (departed 2015-12-07)
- Paul Alfred Reeves — Trustee (departed 2009-06-08)
Funding Sources
- Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $10,287
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The New Zealand Portrait Gallery Trust
Financial data as at December 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
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To maintain a multi-media portrait gallery and provide an educational and research facility for NZ.
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