Trees That Count Te Rahi o Tāne Trust — Arts & Culture Charity in Wellington
Trees That Count Te Rahi o Tāne Trust is a Trust charity in the Arts & Culture sector, based in Wellington, Wellington. CharityData rates this charity A- (89.5/100). Annual revenue: $4.9M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.
Mission: To encourage and support New Zealanders to plant and protect native trees in order to enhance our indigenous biodiversity, build connection with nature, and mitigate climate change. This encompasses our historical mission to restore and protect pohutukawa and rata and to support the planting and protection of all other species of native trees.
- Registration Number
- CC43133
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2009-12-09
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- A- (89.5/100)
- Sector
- Arts & Culture
- Location
- Wellington, Wellington
- robyn.haugh@treesthatcount.co.nz
- Data as at
- December 2025
Beneficiaries: Other - All
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $4.9M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $5.5M NZD
- Total Assets
- $2.3M NZD
- Net Assets
- $1.5M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 3.5 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 16
- Financial Year End
- 2025-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4.9M | $5.5M | $1.5M |
| 2024 | $5.8M | $5.9M | $2.1M |
| 2023 | $6.3M | $6.1M | $2.1M |
| 2022 | $5.2M | $5.3M | $1.9M |
| 2021 | $4.2M | $3.8M | $2.0M |
| 2020 | $4.5M | $4.2M | $1.6M |
| 2019 | $3.9M | $3.7M | $1.2M |
| 2018 | $2.6M | $2.1M | $1.1M |
| 2017 | $1.0M | $1.0M | $0.6M |
| 2016 | $0.9M | $0.8M | $0.5M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- A-
- Overall Score
- 89.5/100
- Financial Score
- 100
- Governance Score
- 65
- Transparency Score
- 85
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (6)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Rebekah Cain | Trustee | 2024-10-22 |
| Taylor Davies-Colley | Trustee | 2023-02-01 |
| Robyn Haugh | Chief Executive | 2021-11-09 |
| Nikki Bloomfield | Trustee | 2019-06-11 |
| Gill Cox | Trustee | 2019-06-11 |
| Joris De Bres | Trustee | 1995-12-12 |
Former Officers (17)
- Katherine Sandford — Trustee (departed 2026-02-05)
- Andrea Byrom — Trustee (departed 2026-02-05)
- Melanie Shadbolt — Trustee (departed 2026-02-18)
- Susan Reynolds — Trustee (departed 2023-11-08)
- John McCarthy — Trustee (departed 2024-10-22)
- Grace Kim Cribbens — Trustee (departed 2018-11-19)
- Adele Fitzpatrick — Trustee (departed 2019-03-12)
- David Bergin — Trustee (departed 2019-12-10)
- Bridget Abernethy — Trustee (departed 2017-12-05)
- Sean Goddard — Trustee (departed 2013-12-31)
- Debra Fleischhacker — Treasurer (departed 2015-03-31)
- Ruud Kleinpaste — Trustee (departed 2021-05-04)
- Bruce Waters — Trustee (departed 2014-08-27)
- Devon McLean — Trustee (departed 2015-12-10)
- Mike Lee — Trustee (departed 2015-02-10)
- Gordon Hosking — Trustee (departed 2018-06-12)
- Philip Simpson — Trustee (departed 2012-03-13)
Executive Compensation
| Name | Role | Compensation | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Key Management Personnel (aggregate) | Chief Executive, Chief Financial and Operating Officer, Head of Partnerships | $525,331 | 2024 |
| Key Management Personnel (aggregate) | Chief Executive, Chief Financial and Operating Officer, Head of Partnerships | $525,331 | 2023 |
| Key Management Personnel (aggregate) | Chief Executive, Chief Financial and Operating Officer, Head of Partnerships | $525,331 | - |
Funding Sources
- Simplicity Foundation — $506,000
- Simplicity Foundation — $178,346
- Simplicity Foundation — $154,469
- Simplicity Foundation — $140,000
Service Providers
- Baker Tilly Staples Rodway
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Trees That Count Te Rahi o Tāne Trust
Financial data as at December 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
Reasons to look carefully (2)
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 registerNo chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 6. 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.
- Government-funding concentration92% of latest-year revenue came from government grants — single-stream dependency
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.
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About
To encourage and support New Zealanders to plant and protect native trees in order to enhance our indigenous biodiversity, build connection with nature, and mitigate climate change. This encompasses our historical mission to restore and protect pohutukawa and rata and to support the planting and protection of all other species of native trees.
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Ranked against 22 peers · Arts & Culture · $1M – $10M
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