ESNZ Affiliate Groups
The Incorporated Societies Act 2022 has come into force in New Zealand to replace the old 1908 Act and modernise the governance, transparency, and accountability rules for approx 24,000 organisations across many sectors, including Sports. The following resources have been prepared to provide support to ESNZ’s Area Groups in the lead up to 5 April 2026, the deadline to complete all paperwork and register under the new Act.
2025 ESNZ Constitution
The changes to our Constitution accepted on 9.12.25 can be found below:
Now that the revised ESNZ Constitution has been passed at a Special General Assembly, all groups delivering ESNZ approved events must become an ESNZ Affiliate Member by 5 April 2026.
To qualify as an Affiliate Member the group must be a legal entity and must deliver at least some ESNZ approved events. In most cases this will mean one of the following needs to take place:
- Becoming incorporated for the first time under the new Incorporated Societies Act 2022;
- Re-registering under the new Act; OR
- Being another form of legal entity e.g. Company, Charitable Trust etc.
For Incorporated Society groups ESNZ has prepared a constitution template that you may like to use if registering for the first time or re-registering under the new Act. You can download it via the button below.
Whilst the template is not compulsory it has been developed to align with the new ESNZ Constitution and to meet all other requirements under the new Act.
We have also provided links to other content available on the Incorporated Societies website that will help you below. Any queries on the incorporation process should be directed to them – details here: Contact us | Incorporated Societies
We will be providing more information on the ESNZ membership process in the first part of 2026 and any updates will be placed on this web page.
Here are some links to content available on the Companies Office website that will help you:
Insurance Cover for Member Organisations and Associated Events up to April 2026
If you are about to apply as a Member Organisation or an Associated Event please email the Accounts Officer with your details including:
Contact person
Email address
Invoice to (Name of Organising body)
Event Name and location
Discipline
First day of event
Last day of event
Insurance (if required) Y/N
Insurance Cover for Incorporated Groups under ESNZ Group Scheme
If you require insurance cover as an Incorporated Group delivering ESNZ events you can apply for the Group Scheme managed by Aon. Please contact Danielle Rose [email protected]. Details of the cover they provide is found via the button below:
If you have any further queries please contact our office.
