# Search New Zealand charities

Find registered New Zealand charities and review their registration, published officers, activities and latest annual-return figures, including income, expenditure, grants, staff and volunteers where published.

Canonical: https://aroai.com/tools/nz_charity_search/

## Tool reference

MCP tool ID: `nz_charity_search`. Availability: Live. Country: New Zealand.

Credit use: 1 credit.

## Input schema

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 2,
      "maxLength": 200
    },
    "limit": {
      "default": 5,
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 1,
      "maximum": 10
    },
    "fields": {
      "maxItems": 30,
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string",
        "pattern": "^[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9_.-]*$"
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "query",
    "limit"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false
}
```

## Usage notes

- Annual-return figures describe the stated year. They are not current cash or solvency measures.
- Register email addresses are excluded.
- Use it for supplier, funder and partner checks. It is not donor marketing or full charity due diligence.