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Charity Summary

This is the charity information for: Ohai Playcentre.

Charity Details

Deregistration details

Ohai Playcentre
CC35513
N/A
Deregistered
09/12/2025

Financial information at the time of Deregistration:

$0
$0

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

Ohai Playcentre
CC35513
N/A
Deregistered

Registration details

30/06/2008
August 31

Registration history

Registration Action Date effective Reason
De-registered 9/12/2025 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

P O Box 5222
Invercargill
9843
115 Birchwood Road
Ohai
9635

Charity's other details

03 214 2033
03 214 2030
ohai@Playcentre.org.nz


Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC35513

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

Ohai Playcentre is a family/whanau led, licensed early childhood centre. We are a co-operative community based centre, in a rural area, where play and learning are valued for children and their whanau. Ohai Playcentre is a family organisation where * we empower adults and children to play, work, learn and grown together * we honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi and celebrate peoples uniqueness. * we value and affirm parents as the first and best educators of their children so that whanau are strengthened and communities enriched.

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

Other (please state)

(Early childhood Education)

Education / training / research

Community development, Fund-raising, Promotion of volunteering

Family / whanau

Children / young people, General public

Entity Structure

Ohai Playcentre is managed and governed by the parents of the children who attend the centre. Every parent/whanau of enrolled children is a member of the committee and decisions are made via consensus. Officers are elected from amongst the committee. Ohai Playcentre is a member of the Southland Playcentre Association, which is a member of the New Zealand Playcentre Federation (NZPF). These bodies provide support and guidance for our centre and the office-holders.

Annual Returns

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Note: Charities that use the Tier 4 Combined Form to file their annual returns do not need to file their financial statements separately. The financial statements are included in their annual return summary.

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.

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name Position Effective Date
Amanda Charters President 1/09/2016
Polly Paul Treasurer 31/08/2011

Past Officers

Officer Name Position Past Since
Anita Jane Wilson Information 1/10/2016
Linda Nicol Treasurer 31/12/2015
Sarah Jasmine Hunt Health and Safety Officer 31/12/2015
Jamie Poihipi Secretary 31/08/2011
Katrina Riley Secretary 31/08/2011
Nicole Haora President 31/08/2011

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)
3/04/2014 NOC004
14/03/2012 AR004
29/03/2010 AR002

Charity Documents

Notices

This entity was removed from a single entity group (CC35503) on 26 March 2018.

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