Finances

Ki te puna, te manga, te awa, te pūaha ka eke ki te moana.  From the shallow of the spring, to the branches of creeks on to the fast and free flowing waters of the river to the ocean. 

We are well on our way, ki te pae tawhiti, to distant horizons.

It is time for our centres having decided to become a branch of Playcentre Aotearoa to move finances over to the national organisation. 

This will allow centre whānau to have the time and space to focus on being the first and best educators for their tamariki and to run great sessions that cater to the needs of their tamariki and their whānau.

This is an exciting time, as the financial transition takes centre whānau a step closer to having the time and freedom to connect, celebrate and build whanaungatanga as a community and shape your centre’s unique culture.

The team at Playcentre Aotearoa appreciate your support in driving this mahi, and ensuring we complete this transition by 31 August 2025.

Once this is done centre whānau will no longer have to deal with changing bank signatories, anti-money laundering requirements and liabilities that arise with having their name on the centre bank account.

Updated information on how finances will work in the new model, along with information about the financial transition can be found on our website.

If your centre has already signed the branch agreement, please review the transition process to ensure you understand what steps need to be taken to:

  • update existing vendors (suppliers) with new contact information,
  • pay outstanding invoices,
  • transfer funds to Playcentre Aotearoa,
  • close bank accounts,
  • deregister with Charities and the IRD (when advised by your Finance Transition Administrator).

Most centres are already working with the Finance Transition Administrators to support this process; for others they will be in touch soon.  

Although we know that it is challenging and scary, letting go and transferring funds as we move into the new way of working, we encourage your centre to consider the additional cost associated with delays.

We are here to ensure that we are working to support our tamariki and their whānau. Completing the financial transition of centres to the new model saves time and therefore cost, which means we can then focus on our core purpose – whānau tupu ngātahi, families growing together.

He waka eke noa. We are all in this together.

Ngā mihi nui to you all as kaitiaki of Playcentre across Aotearoa.