All help topics
Getting started on the register
7 guides
Find out about incorporated societies and the Incorporated Societies Register, and what's needed to register and maintain an incorporated society in New Zealand.
Searching the Incorporated Societies Register
2 guides
Find out how to search our registers for information about incorporated societies, and other entities
Starting an incorporated society
5 guides
To incorporate a society in New Zealand you must submit an application, along with the required documents, and pay a registration fee.
Reregistering under the 2022 Act
4 guides
To remain on the register, existing societies will need to reregister under the Incorporated Societies Act 2022 before April 2026
Running your incorporated society
7 guides
Once you’ve registered, you’ll need to keep your details on the register up to date, and follow the rules that apply to incorporated societies and how they are run.
Meeting your annual filing requirements
3 guides
Once you've registered your incorporated society, you'll need to file annual financial statements. Societies registered under the Incorporated Societies Act 2022 must also complete an annual return.
Keeping society details up to date
8 guides
Once you've registered your incorporated society, you'll need to file annual financial statements and update other society details when they change.
- Confirming your authority to manage information
- Updating your society's contact details on the register
- Updating officer details on the register
- Changing your society's rules or constitution
- Changing your society's name
- Updating your AGM month or balance date on the register
- Requesting a correction to the register
- How societies amalgamate
Ending an incorporated society
2 guides
When an incorporated society reaches the end of its 'life', it must be wound up and removed from the register. Here we outline the ways this can be done – by dissolving the society (1908 Act), removing the society from the register (2022 Act) or placing it in liquidation.
Restoring an incorporated society to the register
2 guides
An application can be made to us to have an incorporated society restored to the register, by the society itself, or by a creditor. You'll need to provide evidence to support your application.
Forms and fees
3 guides
The forms you might need to update a society's details, along with the fees that apply and ways you can pay.
Managing your online account
7 guides
To update society details on the Register of Incorporated Societies you need a Companies Office online services account. It's free to set up, but fees apply for some transactions.
