Totaranui 250 Trust — Arts & Culture Charity in Blenheim
Totaranui 250 Trust is a Charitable Trust charity in the Arts & Culture sector, based in Blenheim, Blenheim. Annual revenue: $0.0M NZD. Financial data as at March 2026.
Mission: The commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the first encounters between Maori and Europeans in Totaranui/Queen Charlotte Sound, with the arrival of Captain James Cook in January 1770 and his subsequent visits over seven years.
- Registration Number
- CC54936
- Charity Type
- Charitable Trust
- Registration Date
- 2017-07-06
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Arts & Culture
- Location
- Blenheim, Blenheim
- dean.heiford@marlborough.govt.nz
- Data as at
- March 2026
Beneficiaries: General public
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.0M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.0M NZD
- Total Assets
- $0.1M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.1M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Financial Year End
- 2026-03-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.1M |
| 2025 | $0.1M | $0.0M | $0.1M |
| 2024 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| 2023 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2022 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| 2021 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.1M |
| 2020 | $0.2M | $0.7M | $0.1M |
| 2019 | $0.6M | $0.1M | $0.6M |
| 2018 | $0.2M | $0.1M | $0.2M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (8)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Dean Heiford | Secretary | 2024-11-01 |
| Andrew Johns | Trustee | 2024-03-19 |
| Raymond Smith | Chair | 2016-10-13 |
| Ivan Sutherland | Trustee | 2016-10-01 |
| Cressida Bishop | Trustee | 2016-10-01 |
| Cheryl Wadworth | Trustee | 2016-10-01 |
| Peter Jerram | Trustee | 2016-10-01 |
| John Hellstrom | Trustee | 1946-03-16 |
Former Officers (7)
- Riki Palatchie — Trustee (departed 2021-06-30)
- Amai Thompson — Trustee (departed 2021-06-30)
- Ronald Riwaka — Trustee (departed 2019-02-20)
- Nicola Coburn — Trustee (departed 2020-07-31)
- Wendy Hynes — Trustee (departed 2019-01-21)
- Beverley Doole — Secretary (departed 2018-10-18)
- Ian Mitchell — Treasurer (departed 2024-06-30)
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Totaranui 250 Trust
Financial data as at March 2026. Sourced from Charities Services register.
Small volunteer-led organisations are not letter-graded: the standard financial template does not fit entities without paid staff, large revenue, or significant government funding. The charity's filed figures are shown above.
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- Reserves high for operating sizeReserves cover ~250 months of expenses on $1K revenue — very high for an operating charity this size
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The commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the first encounters between Maori and Europeans in Totaranui/Queen Charlotte Sound, with the arrival of Captain James Cook in January 1770 and his subsequent visits over seven years.
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