Playcentre divided over vote

Published date29 September 2022
Publication titleClutha Leader
One parent, who asked not to be named, said the nationwide vote on Saturday morning was designed to change the parent-led child care education organisation’s constitution to a ‘‘trust deed’’ so — among other issues — more of the funding it received would go to local playcentres, rather than ‘‘98%’’ going to the administrative body, which operates a bulk-funding model

In the vote, parents and employees at 366 of 400 playcentres voted yes in favour of change.

However, before any change could come into effect, a separate vote from the organisation’s roopu needed to be considered.

The organisation’s six roopu are ‘‘governance bodies within Playcentre Aotearoa, consisting of whanau Maori, to give whanau Maori an equitable voice in Playcentre governance’’, which require at least five of the six roopu to agree in order to achieve a consensus.

Four roopu voted in favour and two against, but the two-thirds...

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