Independent governance, compliance and admin support

Hand it off.
Consider it done.

Independent governance, compliance and admin support. Built for lean New Zealand businesses, boards and committees - not corporate bureaucracy.

An experienced part-time expert who brings answers and finished work, not twenty questions for every task. When your plate is full, there's a smarter option than another salary on the books.

Off your plate
Te Puke, Bay of Plenty
Mostly remote, onsite when it counts
Companies Act, Inc. Societies Act 2022, MOE & ERO, Privacy Act
Since 1998
Running my own businesses
Ahead of time
Reports & filings, every cycle
100%
Done by me - never handed off
Bay of Plenty
Boards, SMEs & committees

Sound Familiar?

The support that costs you more than it saves.

Most leaders have been burned before - by help that needed more managing than the job itself. Here's what you're likely up against.

The babysat contractor
Endless hand-holding, proofreading and step-by-step direction - which defeats the entire point of handing the work over.
The last-minute scramble
Papers, filings and financials pulled together at the eleventh hour, leaving you unprepared and always one step behind.
Download & hope compliance
Outdated online templates and missed statutory changes - leaving the business quietly exposed to costly personal grievances and audits.
The surprise-invoice meter
A clock running on every two-minute phone call, with no fixed scope - so the bill is always a nasty surprise at month's end.
Corporate overkill
A 200-page theoretical manual for an organisation that just needs simple, working systems it can actually operate.
Vague, actionless minutes
Meeting records that read like a verbatim transcript, with no track of who owns what, by when - so nothing actually moves after everyone leaves the room.

What I Do

Support, without the salary.

Governance work is, at heart, the discipline of the well-kept record.

This is bespoke governance and admin work - engage one line below, or all four.

01
The day-to-day, handled.
The load that eats your week - inbox and workflow, client and supplier admin, scheduling, follow-ups and the loose ends that never quite get done. Off your plate and handled reliably, on time.
Operations support
Client & supplier admin
Scheduling
Follow-through
02
Books kept clean and current.
Xero bookkeeping, accounts payable and receivable, monthly bank reconciliation and clear reporting. iPayroll and payday filing kept disciplined and on time - your numbers audit-ready, year-round.
Xero reconciliation
Accounts payable / receivable
Payroll & payday filing
Monthly reporting
03
Compliant and protected.
Statutory filings, registers and records kept current and aligned with NZ law - plus support for businesses, committees, trusts, societies and boards: agendas, independent minutes, action tracking and ongoing Incorporated Societies Act 2022 obligations.
Statutory filings
Independent minutes
Action tracking
Societies Act 2022
04
Right-sized, not corporate bloat.
Where things live in your head or in chaos, I document them - practical processes, templates and simple working systems. No 200-page manual no one reads. Just lean, repeatable systems that hold when someone's away.
Process mapping
SOPs & templates
Documentation
System Setup

VS THE STATUS QUO

Weigh it up honestly.

Before you post a job ad or default to the cheapest hourly rate, here's how
the real options actually compare.

Tap an option to compare it against this partnership

Do it yourself
Cost Hidden cost in lost strategy & burnout
NZ compliance Reactive, download-and-hope templates
Managing them All on you - fatigue, missed actions
Right-sized for you Fine early, risky as you grow
This partnership
Cost Predictable fixed retainer or project fee
NZ compliance Deep local & sector expertise
Managing them Turnkey - handed off and completed
Right-sized for you Pragmatic, built for regional NZ

How We Start

It begins with a conversation.

No pressure, no obligation. We talk it through, agree the right fit, and go from there.

01
Book a call
Grab a time that suits. It's a straightforward chat - no forms to fill in first, no sales pitch waiting on the other end.
02
Talk it through
We get into what's on your plate - the struggles, what you want, and the must-haves. I listen first, so the fix actually fits.
03
Agree the fit & begin
We settle on the best solution - an audit, a retainer, or a project - and I take it from there. Hand it off, consider it done.

Track Record

Four commitments, in writing.

30-day onboarding
If you feel you're managing me in month one, walk away - no ongoing commitment.
Ready ahead of time
Papers, reports and filings ready well before they're due - never a last-minute scramble. Every cycle.
No surprise meter
Out-of-scope work is quoted and approved first. Never billed retroactively.
Your data, your control
Everything lives in your own Xero, M365 or Infocare. You keep full ownership.

Track Record

Real regional organisations.
Real results.

Not stock logos - actual Bay of Plenty organisations I've held the records for,

from boards and societies to an early learning centre.

Track Record
01 Secretary & Treasurer
Bledisloe Domain Park Board
Statutory board management, financial reporting and governance administration for the domain board, including meeting organisation, minute-taking and action follow-through, Xero reconciliation, and liaison with the park's lessee.
See how I can help
Track Record
02 Secretary & Treasurer
Waihi Drainage District Society
Governance and financial administration for a rural society - Xero reconciliation, budgeting, committee administration under the Incorporated Societies Act, and liaison with the auditor, accountant, stakeholders and farmers.
See how I can help
Track Record
03 Governance Support & Office Manager
Giggles Te Puke Early Learning
Early childhood centre administration, including Ministry of Education and ERO compliance, ongoing Infocare management and staff payroll. Organising and facilitating team meetings, developing and reviewing systems and procedures, monthly operations audits, and Xero reconciliation, budgeting and accounts receivable/payable.
See how I can help
Track Record
04 Regional Coordinator
BOP Ballance Farm Environment Awards
Regional event coordination and project delivery for the Bay of Plenty Ballance Farm Environment Awards and the Supreme Winners field day, including meeting coordination and stakeholder liaison.
See how I can help
“
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I do the unglamorous work properly.
- so the people I work with can get on with theirs.
Kirsten Winter · Compleation Limited, Te Puke
“Kirsten holds Giggles together behind the scenes so I can be where I'm needed most - in the classroom, with tamariki. What I value most is the trust: I know everything is handled properly and on time, without needing to check in or manage the details myself. I honestly don't know how we managed without her.”
SM
Shona Ua-Marsh
Owner, Giggles Te Puke Early Learning Centre

WAYS TO WORK TOGETHER

Predictable pricing. No meters running.

Two straightforward ways in - flexible hours when you need them, or an ongoing retainer for steady, dependable support. We'll settle the right fit on our call.

As needed
Hourly
Price on application · plus GST
Best when the work itself varies. You get me, available for whatever needs doing - not a fixed scope - so you're never paying to fit a task into a box it doesn't belong in.
Ideal for:
  • Whatever the job is, whenever it comes up
  • One-off meeting or minute-taking cover
  • Catching up a backlog of filings or records
  • Overflow help through a busy season
Book a call
Best value
Ongoing
Monthly Retainer
Price on application · plus GST
Best when the same work repeats every month. A set block of hours at a fixed fee, dedicated to the tasks that recur on a cycle - the same trusted hands, priced predictably, month after month.
Ideal for:
  • Reports, minutes & action logs each cycle
  • Ongoing Xero, iPayroll & statutory filings
  • A dependable Secretary or Treasurer presence
  • Priority turnaround & predictable budgeting
Book a call

This is bespoke governance and admin work, so pricing is scoped to your needs - no rigid packages, no paying for hours you won't use. All prices in NZD plus GST.

Matchmaking Time

Is this the right fit?

Good delegation comes down to trust, not size. Here's how to tell if we're a match.
Tap what sounds like you.

This is for you if
It's not for you if
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Who You'd Be working With

Looking for someone who'll just get on with it?

"You don't need to write me an instruction manual. Tell me the outcome you need, and consider it done."

I'm Kirsten Winter. I've been doing this since 1998 - nearly thirty years of the kind of back-office work that keeps regional businesses and organisations running properly. Governance, compliance, bookkeeping, systems. The unglamorous work, done properly.

You deal with me directly, every time. Nothing is subcontracted. Nothing is left half-done.

I'm based in Te Puke and work remotely across New Zealand - with onsite attendance when it counts.

COMMON QUESTIONS

The things people ask first.

Good delegation comes down to trust, not size. Here's how to tell if we're a match.

You get senior governance, compliance and financial admin without the overhead, downtime and management burden of a full-time hire. Independent minute-taking and statutory register upkeep also stand up better under scrutiny - and it frees directors and owners to focus on strategy rather than paperwork.
An offshore VA sells time and needs constant direction, with no grasp of NZ frameworks like the Companies Act, Privacy Act or Incorporated Societies Act 2022. I bring answers and finished work - and I speak fluent Kiwi business, including Xero, iPayroll and Infocare. You hand it off; you don't manage it.
Every incorporated society must re-register under the 2022 Act with a compliant constitution, updated officer duties and new financial reporting. It's a common headache for local clubs and trusts. I can review where you stand and handle the ongoing secretary work and statutory filings that keep you compliant afterwards.
No. You choose flexible hourly support or a fixed monthly retainer, so you can budget with confidence. If something falls outside an agreed retainer, I stop and quote it first - never billed retroactively. No meters running on every two-minute phone call.
Very little. You don't need to write instruction manuals or SOPs for me. I review what already exists, ask a few targeted questions, and take ownership from there. If you feel you're managing me in the first month, you can walk away with no ongoing commitment.
Everything stays in your own cloud environment - your Xero, Microsoft 365 or Infocare. You keep full ownership and control at all times. I work inside your systems; nothing is held hostage on a personal drive, and your data never leaves your business.
I'm based in Te Puke and work across the wider Bay of Plenty - Tauranga, Rotorua, Whakatāne and the rural and coastal communities in between. Most of my work is done remotely using Microsoft 365, Zoom and cloud tools, which keeps things efficient and cost-effective - but I'm happy to be there in person when it matters, like a key meeting or AGM. I also support organisations remotely right across New Zealand.

Get Started

Let's talk about what's on your plate.

If you've been carrying something you shouldn't have to, that's exactly the sort of thing I'm good at picking up.
Book a call and we'll talk it through.

You can direct message me or use the chat to contact me.

Work with Kirsten

Compleation Limited

Independent governance, compliance and administration support for lean New Zealand organisations. Hand it off, consider it done.

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Who I help

Early childhood centres, incorporated societies and clubs, rural, farming and catchment groups, domain boards and community trusts, small and medium businesses, committee and charitable trusts.

Where I Work

Based in Te Puke, serving Tauranga, Rotorua, Whakatane and the wider Bay of Plenty. Mostly remote, onsite when it counts - with remote support right across New Zealand.

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