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This is the charity information for: Te Puawaitanga O Atareta Playcentre.

Charity Details

Deregistration details

Legal name of the Charity:

Te Puawaitanga O Atareta Playcentre

Registration number:

CC50854

NZBN number:

N/A

Current Status:

Deregistered

Deregistration Date Requested:

06/10/2025

Deregistration Reason:

The charity is consolidating and deregistering the local branches or similar entities. The national or parent body will continue to be a registered charity

Financial information at the time of Deregistration:

Accumulated Assets and Income:

Liabilities:

Below are details of Te Puawaitanga O Atareta Playcentre at the date of deregistration:

Legal name of the Charity:

Te Puawaitanga O Atareta Playcentre

Registration number:

CC50854

NZBN number:

N/A

Current Status:

Deregistered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

13/08/2014

Balance Date:

August 31

Registration history

Registration Action	Date effective	Reason
De-registered	6/10/2025	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	13/08/2014

This charity is a member of the group called:

Playcentre Aotearoa

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

6 Minto Road

Remuera

Auckland

1050

Charity's other details

Phone:

095220063

Email:

tpoa.remuera@playcentre.org.nz

Website:

https://tpoaplaycentre.org.nz

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/pg/TePuawaitangaOAtaretaPlaycentre/about/

Areas of Operation:

Auckland

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC50854

Group Members

Below are all the members of Playcentre Aotearoa. Click into the individual members below to view their charity summary.

Member Charities
Awanui Playcentre
Beachhaven Playcentre Incorporated
Coromandel Playcentre Incorporated
Leamington Playcentre
Mairangi Bay Play Centre
Matamata Playcentre
Mayfield Playcentre
Mornington Playcentre
Opoho Playcentre
Te Whānau Tupu Ngātahi o Aotearoa - Playcentre Aotearoa
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Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

Te Puawaitanga O Atareta Playcentre is a family/whanau led, licensed early childhood centre. We are a co-operative community based centre, where play and learning are valued for children and their whanau. Playcentre is a family organisation where: We empower adults and children to play, work, learn and grow together; We honour Te Tiriti of Waitangi and celebrate people's 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.

Activities:

Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

Sectors:

Education / training / research

Beneficiaries:

Children / young people

Family / whanau

Entity Structure

Te Puawaitanga O Atareta Playcentre is managed and governed by 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. Te Puawaitanga O Atareta Playcentre is a member of Playcentre Aotearoa. This national body provides support and guidance for our centre and the officeholders to ensure awareness of good practice.

Annual Returns

Annual Returns are due within 6 months of a charity’s balance date (financial year-end), or a longer period if an extension has been granted.

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.

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
31/08/2025	28/02/2026	Member of 'Playcentre Aotearoa' group - click here to view Annual Return
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 '' group - click here to view Annual Return
31/08/2019	29/02/2020	17/01/2020	$53,333	$37,643	Included in Annual Return
31/08/2018	28/02/2019	7/11/2018	$95,018	$40,816	Included in Annual Return
31/08/2017	28/02/2018	25/01/2018	$41,392	$35,783	Included in Annual Return
31/08/2016	28/02/2017	8/02/2017	$67,114	$62,917	Included in Annual Return
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Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Claire Alderson	Co-ordinator	30/10/2020
Nancy Yu	Coordinator	25/09/2018

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Helen Louise Robinson	Treasurer	30/10/2021
Bonita Lovatt	Coordinator	30/10/2020
Emma Balsom	Coordinator	21/10/2019
Olga Ksionda	Secretary	21/10/2019
Leanne Zhu	Treasurer	4/02/2019
Helen Robinson	Coordinator	24/09/2018
Ania Harman	Coordinator	21/09/2017
Jennifer Burridge	Co-coordinator	10/10/2016
Patricia Xu	Treasurer	10/10/2016
Sarah Evans	Co-coordinator	10/10/2016
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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)
15/11/2022	NOC009
28/02/2019	NOC007
20/01/2016	NOC003
26/02/2015	NOC002

Charity Documents

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