Oranga Tamariki Invoices and Payments
Access: Kindo Payables Administrator
Kindo can generate invoices to Oranga Tamariki for student payments, including both Shop and Payable items, when they are funding items on behalf of a student.
Kindo can generate invoices to Oranga Tamariki for student payments, including both Shop and Payable items, when they are funding items on behalf of a student.
Request an invoice
This process is used when Oranga Tamariki will pay Kindo directly for a student’s items.
Email the following information to: helpdesk@kindo.co.nz
- Student's full name
- Student reference number (held by Oranga Tamariki)
- Email address for the Kindo account the payment will be processed through
- Specific item(s) the payment is for, including the amount for each item
- Email address the invoice should be sent to
What happens next
Kindo will create the invoice and send it to Oranga Tamariki.
Once payment is received by Kindo:
- The payment is applied to the student’s account and allocated to the selected item(s)
- The item(s) will then show as paid in Kindo (Shop or Payables)
Alternative process for schools using payables
Use this process when Oranga Tamariki pays the school directly for a payable item.
- Invoice Oranga Tamariki from your school
- Once payment is received, record it in Kindo via the POS (Point of Sale) page.
This ensures the payment is correctly allocated to the student’s payable item(s) in Kindo.
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