Port Ahuriri Children’s Centre

Over time, the crèche changed ownership, first transferring from Rothmans to the Trade Union, before evolving into a community-based, not-for-profit early childhood service in 1987. Renamed the Port Ahuriri Centre, it marked a shift from a traditional “crèche” to a fully established early childhood education centre, providing high-quality care and education for preschool children in the local community. The Centre was, and continues to be, governed by a voluntary Board of Trustees made up of parent and staff representatives under the Napier Community Childcare Centre Trust Incorporated.