These fun filled programmes run for the first week in each of the school holidays. They are MSD approved, and OSCAR subsidies are available for working and studying parents.
Latest Updates
21 Dec 2024
Our office is closed for a summer break now, after 3 sweet days of holiday programmes last week. See Photos HERE. Emails will be checked on occasions for anything urgent.
Summer Holiday Programmes run from 13th – 24th January 2025 and spaces are currently still available every day in every age range.
- Kea (School Years 1-3) – including a trip to Inflatable World, Dudley Pool and lots of games!!
- Pukeko (School Years 4-6) – including a trip to Aqualand, 10 Pin Bowling and Ninja Valley!!
- Piwakawaka (School Years 6-9) – including a trip to an Escape Room, Ninja Valley and Jelly Park!!
Those in transitioning years can chose either programme for the January programme. However, we don’t allow people to pick and chose their programme according to the activity – please stick to the same programme for the whole two weeks to help develop friendships and connections, and allow others the opportunities for the special days too. We do offer WINZ subsidies and encourage you to apply. Most are eligible and you can see if you are at: www.workandincome.govt.nz/products/a-z-benefits/oscar-subsidy.html
The easiest place to make a booking is the Aimyplus App called ‘AimyMe’. Download the app by visiting the app store on your mobile device and search for AimyMe. Once installed, log in with your existing aimyPlus Parent Portal logins, and you’ll have instant access to the app. Or just use the normal website login: https://yat.aimyplus.com/
2025 OSCAR
If your child needs after-school care, have you considered using the YAT Senior OSCAR programme?? CLICK HERE to read the 2025 Oscar Flyer. Enrolment automatically gets you into the clubs that are running that day as well as a school pick up. We are moving Kitchen Klub and Basketball Clubs to Tuesdays in 2025! There is also WINZ subsidies, the same as Holiday Programmes, and most are eligible if you’re wiling to jump through a few hoops. We can help: oscar@yat.org.nz
Finally, you are invited the Grace Vineyard Community Christmas Carols on Christmas Eve at 5pm at New Brighton Pier! It’s a great way to bring in the special day for all the family!
Wishing you and your whanau a special Christmas and refreshing summer break.
Nga Mahi
The YAT Team
13 Nov 2024
Our Summer Holiday Programme bookings are now LIVE!!! We are running over 3 weeks:
Week 1: Pre-Christmas: 18th – 20th December
Week 2: 13th – 17th January
Week 3: 20th – 24th January
We realise these dates don’t cover the whole summer break, and understand if you need to enrol your child in other holiday programmes too. We do this in order to give our staff and volunteers a well deserved break over the summer too, then we have our own staff retreat and training after our holiday programmes, before re-starting Oscar and our other services as schools return. We want to bring the best holiday programme experiences for the young people, and have put together some amazing plans. All 3 weeks are on the same brochure according to the age group:
- Kea (School Years 1-3) – including a trip to Inflatable World, Dudley Pool and lots of games!!
- Pukeko (School Years 4-6) – including a trip to Aqualand, 10 Pin Bowling and Ninja Valley!!
- Piwakawaka (School Years 6-9) – including a trip to an Escape Room, Ninja Valley and Jelly Park!!
Website link:
www.yat.org.nz/holiday-programmes/holiday-programme-years-1-9/
UPDATE: Children in School Year 6, can book for either Piwakawaka or Pukeko. This is to encourage those feeling too old for Pukeko and to help with the transition for those going into that age group next year anyway. Please chose one of the other, not both programmes though.
Note: Activities are subject to change, due to weather, staffing or other circumstances.
Priority Bookings
Youth Alive Trust are only accepting bookings from previous families who have registered for our programmes in the past 12 months up until 12noon Wednesday 20th Nov. This is to provide time for our regulars to make a booking, so they don’t miss out. After 12noon Wednesday, we will accept bookings from anyone else.
Price Update
We try our best to keep costs of our programmes as low as possible, which is why our holiday programmes are one of, if not, the cheapest in Christchurch. However, because of the increasing costs of staff and activities, and not wanting to dilute the quality of the programmes, we have to increase the costs of our programme, as we have made a financial loss on holiday programmes in the past year. Therefore the new prices are:
In Days (8:30am – 3:30): $40
Outing Days (8:30am – 3:30pm): $45
Extension (3:30pm – 6:00pm) +$12
Oscar Subsidy
Check out if you’re eligible for government subsidies. If you have 3 or more children, you now need to be earning more than $2,902 per week to not be eligible for any support. If you have 2 children, you need to be earning more than $2,579 per week and if just 1 child, $2,257 per week (gross). This is a dramatic increase and many probably don’t realise they will qualify, if they just jump through a few bits of paperwork. The subsidy is only for those in work or study who need childcare. Click on the link below for full information about applying for the subsidy:
Out of School Care and Recreation (OSCAR) Subsidy – Work and Income
Booking Confirmation Policy
If you click that you’re applying for a government subsidy, then YAT’s policy is to only ‘confirm’ your booking once we’ve received your completed WINZ forms. We need to sign your form, so this can be dropped off at reception anytime in office hours, and we can send the paperwork to WINZ for you. OR, once we’ve signed it, we can take a copy, in case WINZ loose it (which does happen) and you can take it all into WINZ yourself.
Your booking will sit in the ‘Pending’ category for a week, until we’ve seen the paperwork. If we’ve not seen the paperwork, there is a chance your booking will be cancelled unless you get in touch to explain circumstances: rego@yat.org.nz
A reminder that you and we often don’t find out about how much WINZ will contribute to your holiday programme fees until after the programme, so you are responsible for any shortfall to be paid as soon as possible.
Bookings
All Bookings are done online at: https://yat.aimyplus.com
Here’s a reminder of how to make a booking after logging in:
– Click on ‘Make a booking’
– Select childs name
– Choose Programme Venue: ‘Youth Alive Oscar’
– Select ‘Holiday Programme’ & click ‘Next’
– Select either ‘Term 4 Holidays’ OR ‘January Holidays 2025’. NOTE: if you need to book both, you’ll just need to do two separate bookings.
– Select the programme appropriate to your child’s age & select all the days you want to book
– Click ‘Next’, ’Next’ and ’Finish’
There are 3 options for payment at the time of booking:
- Bank Transfer (no fee for you). Please reference ‘HP’ and ‘Your Name’
- Visa or Mastercard – Credit or Visa Debit (2.5%)
- WINZ Client. You will need to input your client number into your profile before choosing this option. As above, it will stay ‘PENDING’ for a week until we have signed the paperwork.
2025 Holiday Programmes
14th – 17th April 2025
30th June – 4th July 2025
22nd – 26th September 2025
Pre-Christmas 2025 (tbc)
Any issues or questions about programmes, registrations or cancelations, please email us at: rego@yat.org.nz
Any finance questions, please email us at: accounts@yat.org.nz
YAT Raffle – $3,500 of Prizes
Youth Alive Trust is running its first ever Raffle and local businesses have donated $3,500 worth of prizes!!! There are 16 prizes up for grabs, including a Music Recording Experience, A Earring Making Workshop, A BBQ, Bunnings, Mitre 10 & Fresh Choice Vouchers, Entertainment Packs + more!! Tickets are on sale for the next 10 days (ending 24th Nov), so you can buy them from our offices, on club nights, at New Brighton Market this Saturday (weather permitting)
Or emailing: office@yat.org.nz and make a bank transfer and we’ll scan your tickets to you. Tickets are $5 each or 5 for $20.
29 Aug 2024
Kia Ora,
Our Sept/Oct Holiday Programme bookings are now LIVE!!! The first week of the school holidays, 30th Sept – 4th Oct 2024. Click on the hyperlinks below to view the brochures:
Kea (School Years 1-3) – including a trip to the Antartic Centre, Willowbank and lots of games!!!
Pukeko (School Years 4-6) – including a trip to Woodend Camp, Minute to Win it and Inflatable World!!
Piwakawaka (School Years 6-9) – including a trip to CoCA, Willowbank and He Puna Taimoana!!
UPDATE: Children in School Year 6, can book for either Piwakawaka or Pukeko. This is to encourage those feeling too old for Pukeko and to help with the transition for those going into that age group next year anyway. Please chose one of the other, not both programmes though.
Note: Activities are subject to change, due to weather, staffing or other circumstances.
Priority Bookings
Youth Alive Trust are only accepting bookings from previous families who have registered for our programmes in the past 12 months up until 12noon Wednesday 4th Sept. This is to provide time for our regulars to make a booking, so they don’t miss out. After 12noon Wednesday, we will accept bookings from anyone else.
Oscar Subsidy
Check out if you’re eligible for government subsidies. If you have 3 or more children, you now need to be earning more than $2,902 per week to not be eligible for any support. If you have 2 children, you need to be earning more than $2,579 per week and if just 1 child, $2,257 per week (gross). This is a dramatic increase and many probably don’t realise they will qualify, if they just jump through a few bits of paperwork. The subsidy is only for those in work or study who need childcare. Click on the link below for full information about applying for the subsidy:
Out of School Care and Recreation (OSCAR) Subsidy – Work and Income
Booking Confirmation Policy
If you click that you’re applying for a government subsidy, then YAT’s policy is to only ‘confirm’ your booking once we’ve received your completed WINZ forms. We need to sign your form, so this can be dropped off at reception anytime in office hours, and we can send the paperwork to WINZ for you. OR, once we’ve signed it, we can take a copy, in case WINZ loose it (which does happen) and you can take it all into WINZ yourself.
Your booking will sit in the ‘Pending’ category for a week, until we’ve seen the paperwork. If we’ve not seen the paperwork, there is a chance your booking will be cancelled unless you get in touch to explain circumstances: rego@yat.org.nz
A reminder that you and we often don’t find out about how much WINZ will contribute to your holiday programme fees until after the programme, so you are responsible for any shortfall to be paid as soon as possible.
Staffing Changes
We’re sad that Hannah has left the YAT team this week – but stoked that she’s going on maternity leave and we will soon have another YAT baby! Amazingly, Shelly has returned from her maternity leave also this week, and will resume her role as Oscar coordinator and Holiday Programme administrator too. Contact her direct at: rego@yat.org.nz
Bookings
All Bookings are done online at: https://yat.aimyplus.com
Here’s a reminder of how to make a booking after logging in:
– Click on ‘Make a booking’
– Select childs name
– Choose Programme Venue: ‘Youth Alive Oscar’
– Select ‘Holiday Programme’ & click ‘Next’
– Select the programme appropriate to your child’s age & select all the days you want to book
– Click ‘Next’, ’Next’ and ’Finish’
There are 3 options for payment at the time of booking:
- Bank Transfer (no fee for you). Please reference ‘HP’ and ‘Your Name’
- Visa or Mastercard – Credit or Visa Debit (2.5%)
- WINZ Client. You will need to input your client number into your profile before choosing this option. As above, it will stay ‘PENDING’ for a week until we have signed the paperwork.
Any issues or questions about programmes, registrations or cancelations, please email us at: rego@yat.org.nz
Any finance questions, please email us at: accounts@yat.org.nz
20 Aug 2024
Online bookings for 30th Sept – 4th Oct should be LIVE on Aimyplus for people who have made bookings with us in 2024 on Thursday 29th August. New Bookings will be available from Wednesday 4th Sept.
7 Jun 2024
Kia Ora,
Our July Holiday Programme bookings are now LIVE!!! The first week of the school holidays, 8th – 12th July 2024. Click on the hyperlinks below to view the brochures:
Kea (School Years 1-3) including Gymnastics, Art Day and a Scavenger Hunt.
Pukeko (School Years 4-6) including the Antarctic Centre, Clip & Climb and Nailed It or Failed It.
Piwakawaka (School Years 7-9) including Get Arty!, Print Making and Inflatable World.
Note: Activities are subject to change, due to weather, staffing or other circumstances.
Priority Bookings
Youth Alive Trust are only accepting bookings from previous families who have registered for our programmes in the past 12 months up until 12noon Wednesday 12th June. This is to provide time for our regulars to make a booking, so they don’t miss out. After 12noon Wednesday, we will accept bookings from anyone else.
Oscar Subsidy
Check out if you’re eligible for government subsidies. If you have 3 or more children, you now need to be earning more than $2,697 per week to not be eligible for any support. If you have 2 children, you need to be earning more than $2,397 per week and if just 1 child, $2,98 per week (gross). This is a dramatic increase and many probably don’t realise they will qualify, if they just jump through a few bits of paperwork. The subsidy is only for those in work or study who need childcare. Click on the link below for full information about applying for the subsidy:
Out of School Care and Recreation (OSCAR) Subsidy – Work and Income
Booking Confirmation Policy
If you click that you’re applying for a government subsidy, then YAT’s policy is to only ‘confirm’ your booking once we’ve received your completed WINZ forms. We need to sign your form, so this can be dropped off at reception anytime in office hours, and we can send the paperwork to WINZ for you. OR, once we’ve signed it, we can take a copy, in case WINZ loose it (which does happen) and you can take it all into WINZ yourself.
Your booking will sit in the ‘Pending’ category for a week, until we’ve seen the paperwork. If we’ve not seen the paperwork, there is a chance your booking will be cancelled unless you get in touch to explain circumstances: rego@yat.org.nz
A reminder that you and we often don’t find out about how much WINZ will contribute to your holiday programme fees until after the programme, so you are responsible for any shortfall to be paid as soon as possible.
Bookings
All Bookings are done online at: https://yat.aimyplus.com
Here’s a reminder of how to make a booking after logging in:
– Click on ‘Make a booking’
– Select childs name
– Choose Programme Venue: ‘Youth Alive Oscar’
– Select ‘Holiday Programme’ & click ‘Next’
– Select the programme appropriate to your child’s age & select all the days you want to book
– Click ‘Next’, ’Next’ and ’Finish’
There are 3 options for payment at the time of booking:
- Bank Transfer (no fee for you). Please reference ‘HP’ and ‘Your Name’
- Visa or Mastercard – Credit or Visa Debit (2.5%)
- WINZ Client. You will need to input your client number into your profile before choosing this option. As above, it will stay ‘PENDING’ for a week until we have signed the paperwork.
Any issues or questions about programmes, registrations or cancelations, please email us at: rego@yat.org.nz
Any finance questions, please email us at: accounts@yat.org.nz
6 Mar 2024
Kia Ora,
Our April Holiday Programme bookings are now LIVE!!! The first week of the school holidays, 15th – 19th April 2024. Click on the hyperlinks below to view the brochures:
Kea (School Years 1-3) including a Gondola Trip, 10 Pin Bowling, and a Circus Show.
Pukeko (School Years 4-6) including Laser Strike, Mini Golf, and Cinema
Piwakawaka (School Years 7-9) including Quail Island, Biking at McLeans Island and Cinema.
Note: Activities are subject to change, due to weather, staffing or other circumstances.
Priority Bookings
Youth Alive Trust are only accepting bookings from previous families who have registered for our programmes up until 12noon Tuesday 12th March. This is to provide time for our regulars to make a booking, so they don’t miss out. After 12noon Tuesday, we will accept bookings from anyone else.
Oscar Subsidy
Check out if you’re eligible for government subsidies. If you have 3 or more children, you now need to be earning more than $2,697 per week to not be eligible for any support. If you have 2 children, you need to be earning more than $2,397 per week and if just 1 child, $2,98 per week (gross). This is a dramatic increase and many probably don’t realise they will qualify, if they just jump through a few bits of paperwork. The subsidy is only for those in work or study who need childcare. Click on the link below for full information about applying for the subsidy:
Out of School Care and Recreation (OSCAR) Subsidy – Work and Income
Booking Confirmation Policy
If you click that you’re applying for a government subsidy, then YAT’s policy is to only ‘confirm’ your booking once we’ve received your completed WINZ forms. We need to sign your form, so this can be dropped off at reception anytime in office hours, and we can send the paperwork to WINZ for you. OR, once we’ve signed it, we can take a copy, in case WINZ loose it (which does happen) and you can take it all into WINZ yourself.
Your booking will sit in the ‘Pending’ category for a week, until we’ve seen the paperwork. If we’ve not seen the paperwork, there is a chance your booking will be cancelled unless you get in touch to explain circumstances: rego@yat.org.nz
A reminder that you and we often don’t find out about how much WINZ will contribute to your holiday programme fees until after the programme, so you are responsible for any shortfall to be paid as soon as possible.
Bookings
All Bookings are done online at: https://yat.aimyplus.com
Here’s a reminder of how to make a booking after logging in:
– Click on ‘Make a booking’
– Select childs name
– Choose Programme Venue: ‘Youth Alive Oscar’
– Select ‘Holiday Programme’ & click ‘Next’
– Select the programme appropriate to your child’s age & select all the days you want to book
– Click ‘Next’, ’Next’ and ’Finish’
There are 3 options for payment at the time of booking:
- Bank Transfer (no fee for you). Please reference ‘HP’ and ‘Your Name’
- Visa or Mastercard – Credit or Visa Debit (2.5%)
- WINZ Client. You will need to input your client number into your profile before choosing this option. As above, it will stay ‘PENDING’ for a week until we have signed the paperwork.
8 Jan 2024
Welcome to 2024
Our offices are closed this week, but some staff will be doing some admin to keep on top of holiday programmes which start next week. Spaces are still available in all our programmes so if you need child care, a break or some fun activities for the kids, check out the brochures on the hyperlinks below and make an online booking.
9 Nov 2023
Summer Holiday Programmes are now LIVE!!
9 programmes, over 3 weeks for 3 age groups. We’ll be running a smaller programme on the 1 Week before Christmas (18th – 22nd Dec) and then the full normal programme on the final 2 full weeks of January (15th – 26th Jan). We’ve not finalised all the daily plans yet, but parents are starting to panic, so bookings can now be made via our normal database which we hope provides a bit of peace of mind – but don’t leave it too late !!
Check out the current programme plans on our brochures:
Note: Activities are subject to change, due to weather, staffing or other circumstances.
Transitioning School Years
There is some flexibility in the December and January programmes as school children move up a year. We ask that children choose one programme though, and do not jump between programmes according to activities, as this upsets culture and is unfair on other parents. We are encouraging those currently in School Year 6, to move up to the Piwakawaka from the December programme, as Pukeko is our busiest programme and there is normally space in the Piwakawaka. A large group of Year 6s will be moving to this programme together. We continue to provide programmes for young people up until the age of 14 only, which is normally in Year 9.
Oscar Subsidy
Many families apply for the government OSCAR subsidy, and some don’t even realise they are eligble. If you have 3 or more children, you now need to be earning more than $2,697 per week to not be eligible for any support. If you have 2 children, you need to be earning more than $2,397 per week and if just 1 child, $2,98 per week (gross). The subsidy is only for those in work or study who need childcare. Click on the link below for full information about applying for the subsidy:
Out of School Care and Recreation (OSCAR) Subsidy – Work and Income
YAT Subsidy Policy
Due to thousands of dollars of unpaid debts over the years, and hundreds of hours chasing parents to complete WINZ paperwork, YAT has a policy to only ‘confirm’ your booking once we’ve received your completed WINZ forms. We need to sign your form, so this can be dropped off at reception anytime in office hours (Monday to Thursday 9am to 5:30pm), and we can send the paperwork to WINZ for you. OR, once we’ve signed it, we can take a copy, in case WINZ loose it (which does happen) and you can take it all into WINZ yourself.
Your booking will sit in the ‘Pending’ category for a week, until we’ve seen the paperwork. If we’ve not seen the paperwork, there is a chance your booking will be cancelled unless you get in touch to explain circumstances: rego@yat.org.nz
A reminder that you and we often don’t find out about how much WINZ will contribute to your holiday programme fees until after the programme, so you are responsible for any shortfall to be paid as soon as possible.
Bookings
All Bookings are only done online at: https://yat.aimyplus.com
Here’s a reminder of how to make a booking after logging in:
– If you’ve not made a booking with us before, click, New Parent, then create your profile and your childs profile.
– Click on ‘Make a booking’
– Select childs name
– Choose Programme Venue: ‘Youth Alive Oscar’
– Select ‘Holiday Programme’ & click ‘Next’
– Use the drop down bow in the top left corner to chose either the December or January Holiday period
– Select the programme appropriate to your child’s age & select all the days you want to book
– Click ‘Next’, ’Next’ and ’Finish’
There are 3 options for payment at the time of booking:
1. Bank Transfer (no fee for you).
NAME: Youth Alive Trust
ANZ: 11-7892-0066444-00
REF: HP & Child’s name
2. Visa or Mastercard – Credit or Visa Debit (2.5%)
3. WINZ Client. You will need to input your client number into your profile before choosing this option. As above, it will stay ‘PENDING’ for a week until we have signed the paperwork.
Any issues or questions about programmes, registrations or cancelations, please email us at: rego@yat.org.nz
Any finance questions, please email us at: accounts@yat.org.nz
23 Aug 2023
Kia Ora,
Our September Holiday Programme bookings are now LIVE!!! The first week of the school holidays, 25th – 29th September. Click on the hyperlinks below to view the brochures:
Kea (School Years 1-3) including Weaving, Swimming @ Dudley Pool and going to Willow Bank.
Pukeko (School Years 4-6) including Orana Park, My Kitchen Rules and Ice Skating.
Piwakawaka (School Years 7-9) including Mini Golf, a walk @ the Adventure Park & Hamner Springs.
Note: Activities are subject to change, due to weather, staffing or other circumstances.
Oscar Subsidy – Big Increase!
Many more families will be eligible for government subsidies from 1st April 2023!! Click HERE to read the update.
If you have 3 or more children, you now need to be earning more than $2,697 per week to not be eligible for any support. If you have 2 children, you need to be earning more than $2,397 per week and if just 1 child, $2,98 per week (gross). This is a dramatic increase and many probably don’t realise they will qualify, if they just jump through a few bits of paperwork. The subsidy is only for those in work or study who need childcare. Click on the link below for full information about applying for the subsidy:
Out of School Care and Recreation (OSCAR) Subsidy – Work and Income
Change in YAT Subsidy Policy
Due to thousands of dollars of unpaid debts over the years, and hundreds of hours chasing parents to complete WINZ paperwork, YAT has changed its policy to only ‘confirm’ your booking once we’ve received your completed WINZ forms. We need to sign your form, so this can be dropped off at reception anytime in office hours, and we can send the paperwork to WINZ for you. OR, once we’ve signed it, we can take a copy, in case WINZ loose it (which does happen) and you can take it all into WINZ yourself.
Your booking will sit in the ‘Pending’ category for a week, until we’ve seen the paperwork. If we’ve not seen the paperwork, there is a chance your booking will be cancelled unless you get in touch to explain circumstances: rego@yat.org.nz
A reminder that you and we often don’t find out about how much WINZ will contribute to your holiday programme fees until after the programme, so you are responsible for any shortfall to be paid as soon as possible.
Bookings
All Bookings are done online at: https://yat.aimyplus.com
Here’s a reminder of how to make a booking after logging in:
– Click on ‘Make a booking’
– Select childs name
– Choose Programme Venue: ‘Youth Alive Oscar’
– Select ‘Holiday Programme’ & click ‘Next’
– Select the programme appropriate to your child’s age & select all the days you want to book
– Click ‘Next’, ’Next’ and ’Finish’
There are 3 options for payment at the time of booking:
- Bank Transfer (no fee for you). Please reference ‘HP’ and ‘Your Name’
- Visa or Mastercard – Credit or Visa Debit (2.5%)
- WINZ Client. You will need to input your client number into your profile before choosing this option. As above, it will stay ‘PENDING’ for a week until we have signed the paperwork.
Future Holiday Programmes:
- 18th – 22nd December 2023
- 15th – 19th January 2024
- 22nd – 26th January 2024
Breakaway Holiday Programmes Update:
Very Sadly, after 10 years of providing free activities for Intermediates and Teens in the school holidays, Oranga Tamariki has dropped its contract with Youth Alive Trust, and we no longer have the funding to run these programmes.
It is something we made a good case to OT for, and we were only needing around $18,000 per year, but they have dropped contracts with many providers nationwide. Thank you to all the parents who wrote emails of endorsement. We will continue to use these as we seek out new funding sources, and hope to be able to begin Breakaway programmes again. If you have a rich friend of family member who’s keen to fund them – get in touch!
Here is our latest report with those parent endorsements: Breakaway Report 2022
Our social media post was picked up by two other media sources, and we’re still hoping another funding source becomes available to re-start them….
Chris Lynch Facebook Post with over 120 comments and over 20 shares
Radio New Zealand Article & Interview with Trust Co-Manager, James Ridpath
Any issues or questions about programmes, registrations or cancelations, please email us at: rego@yat.org.nz
Any finance questions, please email us at: accounts@yat.org.nz
Ngā Mihi
The Youth Alive Trust Team
31 May 2023
Kia Ora,
Our July Holiday Programme bookings are now LIVE!!! The first week of the school holidays, 3rd – 7th July. Click on the hyperlinks below to view the brochures:
Kea (School Years 1-3) including Antarctic Centre, Inflatable World and a Disco.
Pukeko (School Years 4-6) including Mega Air, Cinema and Clip & Climb.
Piwakawaka (School Years 7-9) including Ice Skating, Laser Strike & Cinema.
Note: Activities are subject to change, due to weather, staffing or other circumstances.
Oscar Subsidy – Big Increase!
Many more families will be eligible for government subsidies from 1st April 2023!! Click HERE to read the update.
If you have 3 or more children, you now need to be earning more than $2,697 per week to not be eligible for any support. If you have 2 children, you need to be earning more than $2,397 per week and if just 1 child, $2,98 per week (gross). This is a dramatic increase and many probably don’t realise they will qualify, if they just jump through a few bits of paperwork. The subsidy is only for those in work or study who need childcare. Click on the link below for full information about applying for the subsidy:
Out of School Care and Recreation (OSCAR) Subsidy – Work and Income
Change in YAT Subsidy Policy
Due to thousands of dollars of unpaid debts over the years, and hundreds of hours chasing parents to complete WINZ paperwork, YAT has changed its policy to only ‘confirm’ your booking once we’ve received your completed WINZ forms. We need to sign your form, so this can be dropped off at reception anytime in office hours, and we can send the paperwork to WINZ for you. OR, once we’ve signed it, we can take a copy, in case WINZ loose it (which does happen) and you can take it all into WINZ yourself.
Your booking will sit in the ‘Pending’ category for a week, until we’ve seen the paperwork. If we’ve not seen the paperwork, there is a chance your booking will be cancelled unless you get in touch to explain circumstances: rego@yat.org.nz
A reminder that you and we often don’t find out about how much WINZ will contribute to your holiday programme fees until after the programme, so you are responsible for any shortfall to be paid as soon as possible.
Bookings
All Bookings are done online at: https://yat.aimyplus.com
Here’s a reminder of how to make a booking after logging in:
– Click on ‘Make a booking’
– Select childs name
– Choose Programme Venue: ‘Youth Alive Oscar’
– Select ‘Holiday Programme’ & click ‘Next’
– Select the programme appropriate to your child’s age & select all the days you want to book
– Click ‘Next’, ’Next’ and ’Finish’
There are 3 options for payment at the time of booking:
- Bank Transfer (no fee for you). Please reference ‘HP’ and ‘Your Name’
- Visa or Mastercard – Credit or Visa Debit (2.5%)
- WINZ Client. You will need to input your client number into your profile before choosing this option. As above, it will stay ‘PENDING’ for a week until we have signed the paperwork.
Future Holiday Programmes:
- 25th – 29th September 2023
- 18th – 22nd December 2023
Breakaway Holiday Programmes Update:
Very Sadly, after 10 years of providing free activities for Intermediates and Teens in the school holidays, Oranga Tamariki has dropped its contract with Youth Alive Trust, and we no longer have the funding to run these programmes.
It is something we made a good case to OT for, and we were only needing around $18,000 per year, but they have dropped contracts with many providers nationwide. Thank you to all the parents who wrote emails of endorsement. We will continue to use these as we seek out new funding sources, and hope to be able to begin Breakaway programmes again. If you have a rich friend of family member who’s keen to fund them – get in touch!
Here is our latest report with those parent endorsements: Breakaway Report 2022
Our social media post was picked up by two other media sources, and we’re still hoping another funding source becomes available to re-start them….
Chris Lynch Facebook Post with over 120 comments and over 20 shares
Radio New Zealand Article & Interview with Trust Co-Manager, James Ridpath
Any issues or questions about programmes, registrations or cancelations, please email us at: rego@yat.org.nz
Any finance questions, please email us at: accounts@yat.org.nz
Ngā Mihi
The Youth Alive Trust Team
8 Mar 2023
Easter Holiday Programme bookings are now LIVE!!! Just a 4 day programme in the week after Easter Monday, 11th – 14th April, but some sweet activities including a trip on the Weka Pass Railway for everyone! Click on the hyperlinks below to view the brochures:
Kea (School Years 1-3) including Super Mario Movie, Imagination Station & Weka Pass Railway Trip.
Pukeko (School Years 4-6) including Super Mario Movie, Cluedo Mystery & Weka Pass Railway Trip.
Piwakawaka (School Years 7-9) including Quake City, Orienteering & Weka Pass Railway Trip.
(under 14’s only)
Oscar Subsidy – Big Increase!
Many more families will be eligible for government subsidies from 1st April 2023!! Click HERE to read the update.
If you have 3 or more children, you now need to be earning more than $2,697 per week to not be eligible for any support. If you have 2 children, you need to be earning more than $2,397 per week and if just 1 child, $2,098 per week (gross). This is a dramatic increase and many probably don’t realise they will qualify, if they just jump through a few bits of paperwork. The subsidy is only for those in work or study who need childcare. Click on the link below for full information about applying for the subsidy:
Out of School Care and Recreation (OSCAR) Subsidy – Work and Income
Change in YAT Subsidy Policy
Due to thousands of dollars of unpaid debts over the years, and hundreds of hours chasing parents to complete WINZ paperwork, YAT has changed its policy to only ‘confirm’ your booking once we’ve received your completed WINZ forms. We need to sign your form, so this can be dropped off at reception anytime in office hours, and we can send the paperwork to WINZ for you. OR, once we’ve signed it, we can take a copy, in case WINZ loose it (which does happen) and you can take it all into WINZ yourself.
Your booking will sit in the ‘Pending’ category for a week, until we’ve seen the paperwork. If we’ve not seen the paperwork, there is a chance your booking will be cancelled unless you get in touch to explain circumstances: rego@yat.org.nz
A reminder that you and we often don’t find out about how much WINZ will contribute to your holiday programme fees until after the programme, so you are responsible for any shortfall to be paid as soon as possible.
Bookings
All Bookings are done online at: https://yat.aimyplus.com
Here’s a reminder of how to make a booking after logging in:
– Click on ‘Make a booking’
– Select childs name
– Choose Programme Venue: ‘Youth Alive Oscar’
– Select ‘Holiday Programme’ & click ‘Next’
– Select the programme appropriate to your child’s age & select all the days you want to book
– Click ‘Next’, ’Next’ and ’Finish’
There are 3 options for payment at the time of booking:
- Bank Transfer (no fee for you). Please reference ‘HP’ and ‘Your Name’
- Visa or Mastercard – Credit or Visa Debit (2.5%)
- WINZ Client. You will need to input your client number into your profile before choosing this option. As above, it will stay ‘PENDING’ for a week until we have signed the paperwork.
Future Holiday Programmes:
- 3rd – 7th July 2023
- 25th – 29th September 2023
- 18th – 22nd December 2023
Any issues or questions about programmes, registrations or cancelations, please email us at: rego@yat.org.nz
Any finance questions, please email us at: accounts@yat.org.nz
11 Nov 2022
Our Summer Holiday Programme bookings are now LIVE!!! Book now for the week before Christmas and the two weeks before school starts in January. Click on the hyperlinks below to view the brochures:
19th – 23rd December: Kea (School Years 1-3) including Sailing, Move X, and Christmas fun!
19th – 23rd December: Pukeko (School Years 4-6) including Sailing, Move X, and Pool Party!
19th – 21st December: Intermediates Breakaway (school Years 7-8) including Sailing, Team Challenges and Woodend Camp.
**Intermediates Breakaway bookings are on FULL** Email: rego@yat.org.nz to be on the waitlist.
16th – 27th January: Kea (School Years 1-3) including Orana Park, Mega Air, Ferrymead and Ice Cream.
16th – 27th January: Pukeko (School Years 4-6) including Gondola Trip, Halswell Pool, Aqualand, and Beach Day.
16th – 27th January: Piwakawaka (School Years 7-9) including Aqualand, Laser Strike, Orienteering and Sports.
All Bookings are done online at: https://yat.aimyplus.com
Here’s a reminder of how to make a booking after logging in:
– Click on ‘Make a booking’
– Select childs name
– Change Programme Venue: ‘Youth Alive Oscar’
– Select ‘Holiday Programme’ & click ‘Next’
**NOTE: Use the Drop Down box in the Top Left of screen to chose the Holiday Period
– Select the programme appropriate to your child’s age & select all the days you want to book
– Click ‘Next’, ’Next’ and ’Finish’
Future Holiday Programmes:
- 11th – 14th April 2023
- 3rd – 7th July 2023
- 25th – 29th September 2023
Oscar Subsidy
We encourage people to see if they would be eligible for the Work and Income Oscar Subsidy. Many don’t realise that they can get government support for holiday programme and after school care, if they just jump through a few bits of paperwork. If you have 3 or more children, you need to be earning more than $1,800 per week to not be eligible for support. If you have 2 children, you need to be earning more than $1,600 per week and if just 1 child, $1,400 per week (gross). CLICK HERE for the full list of rates. Click on the link below for full information about applying for the subsidy:
Out of School Care and Recreation (OSCAR) Subsidy – Work and Income
Any issues or questions about programmes, please email us at: rego@yat.org.nz
Any finance questions, please email us at: accounts@yat.org.nz
12 Sep 2022
UPDATE: 12th Sept 2022
Limited spaces available on all days on all programmes, except: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday of Kea’s.
Our October Holiday Programme bookings are now LIVE!!! 5 days of fun for all age groups! Click on the hyperlinks below to view the brochures:
3rd – 7th October: Kea (School Years 1-3) including Imagination Station, Airforce Museum, Circus Day & Chipmonks.
3rd – 7th October: Pukeko (School Years 4-6) including Inflatable World, Orana Park, Circus Day & Dudley Pool.
3rd – 7th October: Piwakawaka (School Years 7-9) including Mini Golf, Mega Air, Circus Day & a trip to Hanmer Springs.
No Programme in Week 2.
Future Holiday Programmes:
- 19th – 23rd Dec 2022
- 16th – 20th Jan 2023
- 23rd – 27th Jan 2023
- 11th – 14th April 2023
Prices
In Days: $35
Outing Days: $40
In Days + extension: $47
Out Days + extension: $52
Normal days are 8:30 – 3:30pm
Extension Days are 8:30am – 6:00pm
Oscar Subsidy
We encourage people to see if they would be eligible for the Work and Income Oscar Subsidy. Many don’t realise that they can get government support for holiday programme and after school care, if they just jump through a few bits of paperwork. If you have 3 or more children, you need to be earning more than $1,800 per week to not be eligible for support. If you have 2 children, you need to be earning more than $1,600 per week and if just 1 child, $1,400 per week (gross). CLICK HERE for the full list of rates. Click on the link below for full information about applying for the subsidy:
Out of School Care and Recreation (OSCAR) Subsidy – Work and Income
Register Now
The Aimyplus data system now allows us to take payment at the same time as bookings, and then you are guaranteed your spot, without waiting for us for to process the confirmation once we’re back in the office. There are 3 options for payment at the time of booking:
- Bank Transfer (no fee for you)
- Visa or Mastercard – Credit or Visa Debit (2.5%)
- WINZ Client. You will need to input your client number into your profile before choosing this option.
All Bookings are done online at: https://yat.aimyplus.com
Here’s a reminder of how to make a booking after logging in:
– Click on ‘Make a booking’
– Select childs name
– Change Programme Venue: ‘Youth Alive Oscar’
– Select ‘Holiday Programme’ & click ‘Next’
– Select the programme appropriate to your child’s age & select all the days you want to book
– Click ‘Next’, ’Next’ and ’Finish’
Any issues or questions, please email us at: rego@yat.org.nz
Any finance questions, please email us at: accounts@yat.org.nz
8 Jun 2022
Our July Holiday Programme bookings are now LIVE!!! 5 Programmes over the two weeks for all age groups! With the govt Covid Traffic Light system dropping to Orange, we have reverted to our 3 age groups in our Week 1 programmes, meaning we can have larger groups, and face masks are not required, but optional. Click on the hyperlinks below to view the brochures:
11th – 15th July: Kea (School Years 1-3) including Antarctic Centre & Clip n Climb
11th – 15th July: Pukeko (School Years 4-6) including Laser Strike & Antarctic Centre
11th – 15th July: Piwakawaka (School Years 7-9) including Ice Skating & Cinema
We are also running Breakaway Programmes for Intermediates and Teens in Week 2 of the holidays.
18th – 20th July: Intermediates Breakaway including Laser Tag, 10 Pin Bowling & Cinema
20th – 22nd July: Teens Breakaway including Laser Tag, 10 Pin Bowling & Hanmer Trip
Note: Clubs restart in Week 2 of Term 3, to give our staff and volunteers a break after both weeks of holiday programmes.
Prices
The management of Youth Alive Trust have looked at the finances of holiday programmes over the past few years and it has been making a financial loss. We are often asked how we manage to fun such awesome activities for that price, and it’s because we only aim to break even. We have done our research and believe we have been one of the cheapest holiday programmes in the city, but with the increasing cost of activities, increasing cost of wages and not wanting to decrease the quality of the activities, we now need to increase our daily prices. We have also been stung by unpaid accounts amounted to thousands of dollars over a number of years, which is another reason we’re asking people to pay up front if they can. Our last price increase for an In Day was in January 2016, when they increased from $28 per day to $30 per day. In January 2017 the Outing Days increased to $35 per day to help cover the extra activity costs. Therefore from April 2022, these will be our new prices.
In Days: $35
Outing Days: $40
In Days + extension: $47
Out Days + extension: $52
Normal days are 8:30 – 3:30pm
Extension Days are 8:30am – 6:00pm
Breakaway activity costs are Free because of Oranga Tamariki financial support – apart from a $5 per day booking fee. Contact us if this is a concern and we’ll sort you out.
Oscar Subsidy
We do however encourage people to see if they would be eligible for the Work and Income Oscar Subsidy. Many don’t realise that they can get government support for holiday programme and after school care, if they just jump through a few bits of paperwork. If you have 3 or more children, you need to be earning more than $1,800 per week to not be eligible for support. If you have 2 children, you need to be earning more than $1,600 per week and if just 1 child, $1,400 per week (gross). CLICK HERE for the full list of rates. Click on the link below for full information about applying for the subsidy:
Out of School Care and Recreation (OSCAR) Subsidy – Work and Income
Register Now
The Aimyplus data system now allows us to take payment at the same time as bookings, and then you are guaranteed your spot, without waiting for us for to process the confirmation once we’re back in the office. There are 3 options for payment at the time of booking:
- Bank Transfer (no fee for you)
- Visa or Mastercard – Credit or Visa Debit (2.5%)
- WINZ Client. You will need to input your client number into your profile before choosing this option.
All Bookings are done online at: https://yat.aimyplus.com
Here’s a reminder of how to make a booking after logging in:
– Click on ‘Make a booking’
– Select childs name
– Change Programme Venue: ‘Youth Alive Oscar’
– Select ‘Holiday Programme’ & click ‘Next’
– Select the programme appropriate to your child’s age & select all the days you want to book
– Click ‘Next’, ’Next’ and ’Finish’
Any issues or questions, please email us at: rego@yat.org.nz
Any finance questions, please email us at: accounts@yat.org.nz
18 Mar 2022
Our April Holiday Programme bookings are now LIVE!!! FOUR days of fun, games and friends from 19th – 22nd April. We also have two extra fun days planned for children who have teacher only days in the lead-up to Easter on 13th & 14th April. Due to new Oscar Covid rules, we have to work in smaller groups of just 20 children, so have split our programmes into 4 groups of 20. This is a smaller number than we normally cater for, but we’re limited by operating in separate spaces and staff. Click on the hyperlinks below to view the brochures:
13th – 14th April: Teacher Only Days. Archery, Aerojump, Mini Golf, VR Experience.
19th – 22nd April: Years 1-2. Imagination Station, 10 Pin Bowling, Tennis, Disco
19th – 22nd April: Years 3-4. Flips & Tumbles, Big Park Tour, Tennis, Games
19th – 22nd April: Years 5-6. Cinema, Flips & Tumbles, Ice Cream Challenge, Tennis
19th – 22nd April: Years 7-9. Gondola, Battle of the sexes, Flips & Tumbles, Sports
Note: There is no Breakaway Programme in April, but there will be in Week 2 of July. Clubs restart in Week 1 of Term 2.
New Prices
The management of Youth Alive Trust have looked at the finances of holiday programmes over the past few years and it has been making a financial loss. We are often asked how we manage to fun such awesome activities for that price, and it’s because we only aim to break even. We have done our research and believe we have been one of the cheapest holiday programmes in the city, but with the increasing cost of activities, increasing cost of wages and not wanting to decrease the quality of the activities, we now need to increase our daily prices. We have also been stung by unpaid accounts amounted to thousands of dollars over a number of years, which is another reason we’re asking people to pay up front if they can. Our last price increase for an In Day was in January 2016, when they increased from $28 per day to $30 per day. In January 2017 the Outing Days increased to $35 per day to help cover the extra activity costs. Therefore from April 2022, these will be our new prices.
In Days: $35
Outing Days: $40
In Days + extension: $47
Out Days + extension: $52
Normal days are 8:30 – 3:30pm
Extension Days are 8:30am – 6:00pm
Oscar Subsidy
We do however encourage people to see if they would be eligible for the Work and Income Oscar Subsidy. Many don’t realise that they can get government support for holiday programme and after school care, if they just jump through a few bits of paperwork. If you have 3 or more children, you need to be earning more than $1,800 per week to not be eligible for support. If you have 2 children, you need to be earning more than $1,600 per week and if just 1 child, $1,400 per week (gross). CLICK HERE for the full list of rates. Click on the link below for full information about applying for the subsidy:
Out of School Care and Recreation (OSCAR) Subsidy – Work and Income
Register Now
The Aimyplus data system now allows us to take payment at the same time as bookings, and then you are guaranteed your spot, without waiting for us for to process the confirmation once we’re back in the office. There are 3 options for payment at the time of booking:
- Bank Transfer (no fee for you)
- Visa or Mastercard – Credit or Visa Debit (2.5%)
- WINZ Client. You will need to input your client number into your profile before choosing this option.
All Bookings are done online at: https://yat.aimyplus.com
Here’s a reminder of how to make a booking after logging in:
– Click on ‘Make a booking’
– Select childs name
– Change Programme Venue: ‘Youth Alive Oscar’
– Select ‘Holiday Programme’ & click ‘Next’
– Select the programme appropriate to your child’s age & select all three days
– Click ‘Next’, ’Next’ and ’Finish’
Any issues or questions, please email us at: rego@yat.org.nz
Any finance questions, please email us at: accounts@yat.org.nz
4 Feb 2022
2022 Holiday Programme Dates
Reminder that YAT runs Primary holiday programmes only in Week 1 of the holidays in April, July and October, plus other programmes pre-Christmas and the last two weeks in January. Here are this years dates:
- 17th – 21st January
- 24th – 28th January
- 19th – 22nd April (18th is ANZAC Day)
- 11th – 15th July
- 3rd – 7th October
- 19th – 23rd Dec
23 Jan 2022
Dear Parents/Caregivers,
- Kea’s (Years 1-3): Mega Air
- Pukeko’s (Years 4-6): Blo Karts (wear enclosed shoes)
- Piwakawaka (Years 7-9): Laser Strike
19 Nov 2021
Kia Ora Parents & Caregivers,
Our Summer Holiday Programmes bookings are now LIVE. We are giving priority to people on our database to get in first, before making any public and social media posts. We are splitting the December programmes into 2 different age groups for both weeks; Yrs 1-4 & 5-8, then Yrs 1-3 & 4-6. This is because we also have Intermediates Breakaway running from 20 – 22 December. All programmes will be running different programmes, and have different coordinators and leaders. Click on the links below see the activities for each programme (subject to change, such as weather conditions):
Activities include: Pedal Mania and Swimming/Mini Golf.
Activities include: Orana Park, Launch Pad and African Drumming.
We also have some sweet programmes planned for the final two weeks of January, for all three age groups. Activities such as Blokarting, Gymnastics, Launchpad Trampoline Park, Mini Golf, a Christchurch Park Tour and lots and lots of games!! However, please be patient with us if we need to swap and change activities, because of Covid uncertainty and/or weather. Please click on the Hyperlinks below to view the brochures.
- 17th – 21st Jan: School Years 1 – 3 (Kea)
- 17th – 21st Jan: School Years 4 – 6 (Pukeko)
- 17th – 21st Jan: School Years 7 – 9 (Piwakawaka)
- 24th – 28th Jan: School Years 1 – 3 (Kea)
- 24th – 28th Jan: School Years 4 – 6 (Pukeko) (Monday is FULL. Email: rego@yat.org.nz for waitlist)
- 24th – 28th Jan: School Years 7 – 9 (Piwakawaka)
Payment Method
The Aimyplus data system now allows us to take payment at the same time as bookings, and then you are guaranteed your spot, without waiting for us for confirmation. There are 3 options for payment at the time of booking:
- Bank Transfer (no fee for you)
- Visa or Mastercard – Credit or Visa Debit (2.5%)
- WINZ Client. You will need to input your client number into your profile before choosing this option.
All Bookings are done online at: https://yat.aimyplus.com
Here’s a reminder of how to make a booking after logging in:
– Click on ‘Make a booking’
– Select childs name
– Change Programme Venue: ‘Youth Alive Oscar’
– Select ‘Holiday Programme’ & click ‘Next’
– Select the programme appropriate to your child’s age & select all three days
– Click ‘Next’, ’Next’ and ’Finish’
Any issues or questions, please email David on: rego@yat.org.nz
Nga Mihi,
The YAT Team
3 Sep 2021
Kia Ora Parents & Caregivers,
In the anticipation that we will be back at Level two shortly, our Holiday Programmes bookings are now LIVE for 4 – 8 October (week 1 of the school holidays)! We are giving priority to people on our database to get in first, before making any public and social media posts. We are continuing with the three different age groups after positive feedback. All programmes will be running different programmes, and have different coordinators and leaders. Click on the links below see the activities for each programme (subject to change, such as weather conditions):
Activities these holidays include: Mini Golf, baking, gardening and an outing to be confirmed.
Activities these holidays include: Orana Wildlife Park, Mini Golf, cooking and swimming.
Activities these holidays include: Boating on the Avon, real life Cluedo, Skate/Scooter Day & He Puna Taimoana Hot Pools.
Reminder that this is YAT’s Lockdown Level Guide. If we are in Level 3 or 4 during the holiday period, everyone will receive a reimbursement, as we are legally not allowed to operate. Also there is NO BREAKAWAY programmes in the October holidays for Intermediates or Teenagers. The next set of Breakaway programmes will be pre-Christmas holidays.
Payment Method
The Aimyplus data system now allows us to take payment at the same time as bookings, and then you are guaranteed your spot, without waiting for us for confirmation. There are 3 options for payment at the time of booking:
- Bank Transfer (no fee for you)
- Visa or Mastercard – Credit or Visa Debit (2.5%)
- WINZ Client. You will need to input your client number into your profile before choosing this option.
All Bookings are done online at: https://yat.aimyplus.com
Here’s a reminder of how to make a booking after logging in:
– Click on ‘Make a booking’
– Select childs name
– Change Programme Venue: ‘Youth Alive Oscar’
– Select ‘Holiday Programme’ & click ‘Next’
– Select the programme appropriate to your child’s age & select all three days
– Click ‘Next’, ’Next’ and ’Finish’
Any issues or questions, please email David on: rego@yat.org.nz
Nga Mihi,
The YAT Team
18 Jun 2021
Kia Ora Parents & Caregivers,
Holiday Programmes bookings are now LIVE for 12th – 16th July! We are giving priority to people on our database to get in first, before making any public and social media posts. With good feedback from the April programme, splitting into closer age brackets, we will continue them these holidays. All programmes will be running different programmes, and have different coordinators and leaders. Click on the links below see the activities for each programme:
Payment Method
The Aimyplus data system now allows us to take payment at the same time as bookings, and then you are guaranteed your spot, without waiting for us for confirmation. There are 3 options for payment at the time of booking:
- Bank Transfer (no fee for you)
- Visa or Mastercard – Credit or Visa Debit (2.5%)
- WINZ Client. You will need to input your client number into your profile before choosing this option.
All Bookings are done online at: https://yat.aimyplus.com
Here’s a reminder of how to make a booking after logging in:
– Click on ‘Make a booking’
– Select childs name
– Change Programme Venue: ‘Youth Alive Oscar’
– Select ‘Holiday Programme’ & click ‘Next’
– Select the programme appropriate to your child’s age & select all three days
– Click ‘Next’, ’Next’ and ’Finish’
Any issues or questions, please email David on: rego@yat.org.nz
Nga Mihi,
The YAT Team