Key facts: Canterbury Museum Trust Board is a registered New Zealand charity (CC28768), operating in the education / training / research sector, reporting latest gross income of NZ$55.0M and total expenditure of NZ$13.6M for the year ended 2025.
The objectives of the Museum shall be—
(a) To collect, preserve, act as a regional repository for, research, display and otherwise make available to the people of the present and the future, material and information relating to the natural and cultural heritage of New Zealanders:
(b) To promote interest and education in the natural and cultural heritage of New Zealanders:
(c) To place particular emphasis on those activities as they relate to the greater Canterbury region, the Antarctic and Subantarctic, and, where appropriate, their relationships in a wider global context.
Register-noted indicators
Modified audit opinion
Factual fields from the Charities Register — not findings of wrongdoing.
NZ$55.0M
Gross income
NZ$13.6M
Expenditure
NZ$215.0M
Total assets
NZ$208.7M
Total equity
Income vs expenditure
Each year from the charity's annual returns. The top bar is money coming in, the bar below is money spent.