Thankyou Payroll Blog
Welcome to your one stop shop for payroll knowledge and news, sustainable business tips, and stories of the good things that you make happen.

The People and Projects Behind Our Product
Thankyou Payroll’s Head of Product, Merissa, gives us the lowdown on what’s on the horizon for our payroll system, who’s driving this change, and how you can get involved.
The Ins and Outs of Annual Reporting for NZ Charities
Get to know the ins and outs of annual reporting for charities in Aotearoa New Zealand so that when your balance date arrives, you don’t even have to think twice.
4 Easy Tips to Save Power While Working from Home
Thankyou Payroll’s Sustainability Whiz, Caro, shares her top tips for conserving energy while working from home.
My Initial 12 Months as a First-Time CEO
Thankyou Payroll’s David Morrison, shares his reflection on being a first-time CEO, and how he has incorporated his authentic, people-focused leadership into the role.
What’s Behind Thankyou Payroll’s New Look and Feel?
Find out what all of the elements to our new look and feel mean – for Thankyou Payroll, and for you.
Our Brand Refresh Journey: Getting Ready for You
Marketing and Communications Coordinator Maia, tells the story of how we put our refreshed identity, look, and feel into practice.
Our Brand Refresh Journey: Finding Our Look and Feel
Yen our UI Designer, explains how we found a design which expressed Thankyou Payroll’s identity and was unique to the world of payroll.
Our Brand Refresh Journey: Discovering Our Identity
Alick our Customer Lead, tells the story of how we worked collaboratively to uncover the essence of who we are.
Our Brand Refresh Journey: Conversations With Customers
Thankyou Payroll’s UX Designer Tom, explains how conversations with our customers became the foundations on which our refreshed identity would stand on.

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Whether it’s a sustainable business tip, a customer success story, or kiwis making good things happen – we’d love to hear it!

Grow your payroll knowledge
Guide to NZ payroll
Our free Guide to Payroll highlights the common payroll mistakes and how to avoid them – so you can protect your business’ future.
Payroll glossary
Payroll is full of jargon that as a first time business owner, you might not be familiar with. Our glossary gets you up to speed on the essential terms you need to know.
Public holidays
This guide will help you to prepare your payroll for upcoming public holidays so that you can fill your long weekend with good things.