WAI Wanaka — Health Charity in Wanaka
WAI Wanaka is a Trust charity in the Health sector, based in Wanaka, Wanaka. Annual revenue: $1.0M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.
Mission: Purpose: Accelerating community action for fresh water WAI Wānaka is a community organisation dedicated to our vision of healthy ecosystems and community wellbeing for future generations. Research, science, education, collaboration and community action underpin our work. Our team are on the ground, working with individuals, urban action groups, rural catchment groups, landowners, councils, businesses, visitors, community groups, schools and pre-schools to improve ecosystem health, reverse biodiversity loss and keep our water healthy. Ultimately our end game is behaviour and systems change – altering the current trajectory with respect to environmental outcomes for our fresh water. We achieve our vision by; • Engaging, enabling and empowering communities for action to best serve the environment, • Ensuring that core research and monitoring are in place to support long-term freshwater management decisions, and • Successfully partnering to accelerate enduring environmental solutions.
- Registration Number
- CC53728
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2016-09-12
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Health
- Location
- Wanaka, Wanaka
- getinvolved@waiwanaka.nz
- Data as at
- June 2025
Beneficiaries: General public
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $1.0M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $1.1M NZD
- Total Assets
- $0.8M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.4M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 12
- Volunteers
- 21
- Financial Year End
- 2025-06-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.0M | $1.1M | $0.4M |
| 2024 | $1.9M | $1.7M | $0.5M |
| 2023 | $2.3M | $2.1M | $0.4M |
| 2022 | $1.8M | $1.7M | $0.2M |
| 2021 | $1.3M | $1.2M | $0.1M |
| 2020 | $0.2M | $0.3M | $0.1M |
| 2019 | $0.4M | $0.2M | $0.1M |
| 2018 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| 2017 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (9)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Ross Thompson | Trustee | 2026-07-06 |
| Gregory Ryder | Trustee | 2026-07-06 |
| Andrew Gawith | Trustee | 2026-03-30 |
| Stephen Stuart | Trustee | 2025-07-07 |
| Richard Burdon | Trustee | 2025-03-25 |
| Emily Walker | Trustee | 2025-01-20 |
| Sarah Taylor | Secretary | 2024-07-24 |
| Julie Perry | Trustee | 2024-07-01 |
| John Rodwell | Chair | 2023-12-15 |
Former Officers (14)
- Svea Wolkenhauer — Trustee (departed 2026-03-30)
- Catherine Dillon — Secretary (departed 2024-07-24)
- Katie Hart — Trustee (departed 2024-05-28)
- Peter Treacy — Trustee (departed 2023-08-27)
- Kate Scott — Trustee (departed 2024-12-03)
- Joanne Appleyard — Trustee (departed 2022-10-13)
- Storm Mcvay — Trustee (departed 2021-01-20)
- Glenys Coughlan — Trustee (departed 2019-05-09)
- Amanda Bell — Chair (departed 2023-11-17)
- Jeffrey Donaldson — Trustee (departed 2024-01-31)
- Margaret Lawton — Trustee (departed 2017-03-12)
- Russell McGeorge — Trustee & Chairman (departed 2018-09-30)
- Donald Robertson — Trustee (departed 2026-03-30)
- Calum MacLeod — Trustee (departed 2023-10-20)
Funding Sources
- Lion Foundation — $9,666
- The Lion Foundation — $5,000
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WAI Wanaka
Financial data as at June 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
Charities Services Tier 3 reporting allows charities under $2M revenue to file a simple-format annual return rather than audited financial statements. The return reports totals but not the program/administration split or the line-item detail our template needs. No red flags were detected in what was filed, and revenue is below the $2M Tier 2 boundary where audited accounts become mandatory. A letter grade is withheld rather than assigning one that would be driven by the template-fit, not the charity's operations. The charity's filed figures are shown above, and any structural concerns a donor would want to look at are surfaced separately. (v3.3 — aligned with Charities Services tier boundary; matches Charity Navigator and CharityWatch US practice.)
How ratings work →$956.8K
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
About
Purpose: Accelerating community action for fresh water WAI Wānaka is a community organisation dedicated to our vision of healthy ecosystems and community wellbeing for future generations. Research, science, education, collaboration and community action underpin our work. Our team are on the ground, working with individuals, urban action groups, rural catchment groups, landowners, councils, businesses, visitors, community groups, schools and pre-schools to improve ecosystem health, reverse biodiversity loss and keep our water healthy. Ultimately our end game is behaviour and systems change – altering the current trajectory with respect to environmental outcomes for our fresh water. We achieve our vision by; • Engaging, enabling and empowering communities for action to best serve the environment, • Ensuring that core research and monitoring are in place to support long-term freshwater management decisions, and • Successfully partnering to accelerate enduring environmental solutions.
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