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Charity Summary

This is the charity information for: Korokoro Playcentre.

Charity Details

Deregistration details

Korokoro Playcentre
CC30782
N/A
Deregistered
11/08/2025

Financial information at the time of Deregistration:

$0
$0

Below are details of Korokoro Playcentre at the date of deregistration:

Korokoro Playcentre
CC30782
N/A
Deregistered

Registration details

30/06/2008
August 31

Registration history

Registration Action Date effective Reason
De-registered 11/08/2025 The charity is consolidating and deregistering the local branches or similar entities. The national or parent body will continue to be a registered charity
Registered 30/06/2008
Playcentre Aotearoa

Address for service

38 Singers Road
Korokoro
Lower Hutt
5012

Charity's other details

korokoro@playcentre.org.nz


Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC30782

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

Playcentre was instrumental in introducing the concept of education through play and through child-initiated activities to the early childhood setting in New Zealand. This philosophy has since been adopted throughout all New Zealand through the curriculum for early childhood education, Te Whāriki. The organisation believes that parents are the first and best educators of their children and children learn best when they initiate their learning through play (child-initiated play). Within the centres children and adults learn alongside each other, in agreement with the socio-cultural model of learning which posits that a child learns best when surrounded by trusted members of his or her community. Each Playcentre is a cooperative. Parents decide how their centre will run and are responsible for the education of their children. Parents also make decisions giving direction to how their association Te Whānau Tupu Ngātahi o Aotearoa - Playcentre Aotearoa (national body) will run

Note: The main sectors, activities and beneficiaries are bolded.

Other (please state)

(Provides education for preschool children and adults)

Education / training / research

Family / whanau

Children / young people

Legal Structure

Incorporated Society

Annual Returns

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Exemptions

This charity has been granted an exemption from filing an annual return by 28 February 2009 under Section 43 of the Charities Act 2005. The first annual return is due by 28 February 2010.

Please note: This charity is a member of a Group which submits Consolidated Annual Returns. To view these Annual Returns on the Group Summary click here. Any Annual Returns listed below were submitted when this charity was a single entity.

For Year Ended Due Date Date Submitted Total Income Total Expenditure Financial Statements Annual Return Summary
31/08/2024 28/02/2025 Member of 'Playcentre Aotearoa' group - click here to view Annual Return
31/08/2023 29/02/2024 Member of 'Playcentre Aotearoa' group - click here to view Annual Return
31/08/2022 28/02/2023 Member of 'Playcentre Aotearoa' group - click here to view Annual Return
31/08/2021 28/02/2022 Member of 'Playcentre Aotearoa' group - click here to view Annual Return
31/08/2020 28/02/2021 Member of 'Playcentre Aotearoa' group - click here to view Annual Return
31/08/2019 29/02/2020 Member of 'Playcentre Aotearoa' group - click here to view Annual Return
31/08/2018 28/02/2019 Member of 'Playcentre Aotearoa' group - click here to view Annual Return
31/08/2017 28/02/2018 Member of '' group - click here to view Annual Return
31/08/2016 28/02/2017 1/03/2017 $38,709 $41,186 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/08/2015 29/02/2016 6/03/2016 $49,201 $37,666 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name Position Effective Date
Petra Lauren Marguerite Fersterer Treasurer 10/10/2024
Brooke Sanders Enrolment Officer 10/10/2023
Fiona Thomson Health and Safety Officer 10/10/2023
Luke McCarthy President 17/10/2021
Tessa Anne Baty Child Education Officer 29/10/2020

Past Officers

Officer Name Position Past Since
Nan Yang Treasurer 10/10/2024
Lesley Smith Secretary 25/04/2024
Dale Robison Committee Member - Banking 12/01/2024
Dale Robinson Treasurer 17/10/2021
Rachel Wilson Education Officer 20/01/2021
Tracey Cassells Treasurer 28/10/2020
Kirstie Knowles Co-President 15/07/2020
Heidi Berkenbosch Co-President 17/06/2020
Heidi Berkenbosch Delegate 17/06/2020
Jenny Smith Information Officer 17/06/2020
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Charity Updates

Here is a list of all the details changed by the charity, for example adding or removing officers, amending rules, changing balance dates or updating address details.
Date Created Reference View Summary (.pdf <1MB)
22/10/2024 NOC029
11/10/2023 NOC028
16/03/2023 NOC027
22/08/2022 NOC026
18/11/2021 NOC025
27/10/2021 NOC024
16/12/2020 NOC023
16/12/2020 NOC022
20/11/2017 NOC020
24/07/2017 NOC019
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