The Taranaki Arts Festival Trust — Arts & Culture Charity in New Plymouth
The Taranaki Arts Festival Trust is a Trust charity in the Arts & Culture sector, based in New Plymouth, New Plymouth. Annual revenue: $2.4M NZD. Financial data as at December 2015.
Mission: The TAFT Group Purpose to to provide access to arts, cultural and other events for the benefit of the people of New Zealand.
- Registration Number
- CC20031
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2007-11-08
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Arts & Culture
- Location
- New Plymouth, New Plymouth
- tracey@taft.co.nz
- Data as at
- December 2015
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, General public, Older people
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $2.4M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $2.4M NZD
- Total Assets
- $1.3M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.8M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 11
- Volunteers
- 4
- Financial Year End
- 2015-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $2.4M | $2.4M | $0.8M |
| 2014 | $2.3M | $2.4M | $0.8M |
| 2013 | $1.9M | $2.0M | $0.9M |
| 2012 | $2.3M | $2.2M | $1.2M |
| 2011 | $2.1M | $2.0M | $1.1M |
| 2010 | $1.6M | $1.4M | - |
| 2009 | $1.5M | $1.6M | $0.9M |
| 2008 | $1.6M | $1.4M | $1.0M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (5)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Kerry Vosseler | Trustee | 2026-09-14 |
| Daimon Stewart | Trustee | 2024-10-02 |
| Eleanor Connole | Trustee | 2023-06-07 |
| Katie Wolfe | Trustee | 2017-05-03 |
| Glenn Brebner | Chair | 2007-11-02 |
Former Officers (11)
- Max Brough — Trustee (departed 2026-06-03)
- Hayden Wano — Trustee (departed 2025-12-03)
- Hemi Sundgren — Trustee (departed 2019-12-04)
- Chris Lynch — Trustee (departed 2024-09-04)
- Marie Pearce — Trustee (departed 2025-10-11)
- Dion Tuuta — Trustee (departed 2016-09-08)
- Charles Beswick Wilkinson — Chair (departed 2022-07-06)
- Bruce Carlaw Richards — Trustee (departed 2015-08-30)
- Lynn Ross Bublitz — Trustee (departed 2019-06-24)
- Elaine Gill — Chair (departed 2016-06-08)
- Alison Rumball — Trustee (departed 2010-10-13)
Reporting Group Members
The Taranaki Arts Festival Trust files a consolidated Annual Return jointly with 3 sibling charities:
- Arts Festival Taranaki Charitable Trust Board
- The Taranaki Gardens Festival Charitable Trust Board
- Tropfest New Zealand Charitable Trust Board
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The Taranaki Arts Festival Trust
Financial data as at December 2015. Sourced from Charities Services register.
This charity is a member of a Charities Services reporting group — its parent charity files one consolidated annual return covering the whole group. Because the member's individual return is empty by design (the financial data lives at the parent level), there's nothing on the member's own books for the standard scorecard to measure. The relevant rating, financial figures, and red flags are on the parent charity's profile — follow the link above to see them. The member is part of an ACTIVE filing group; this is not the same as "stale" or "dormant".
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2015). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
Part of a reporting group. The Taranaki Arts Festival Trust files its annual return under the consolidated return filed by Tropfest New Zealand Charitable Trust Board. The financial figures and rating shown for this charity reflect the parent's consolidated filing — see the parent's profile for the underlying disclosure.
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The TAFT Group Purpose to to provide access to arts, cultural and other events for the benefit of the people of New Zealand.
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The Taranaki Arts Festival Trust is one of 4 charities in a Charities Services reporting group. Members file a single consolidated Annual Return together, so the financial figures on each member’s page reflect the combined group — not standalone operations.
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