Societies that had not reregistered under the Incorporated Societies Act 2022 when the transition window closed on 5 April 2026 were removed from the register the next day. Frozen bank accounts, lapsed insurance and personal liability for committee members all follow from that one date.
Sourced from the New Zealand Companies Office incorporated societies register, enumerated A–Z. The register's own per-prefix totals came to 2,031 removed societies and this index holds 1,902 of them (94%), so treat these counts as a floor. Societies recorded as Dissolved are a separate cohort and are not included.
Incorporation is what makes a society a legal person separate from its members. Remove it and this is what follows.
Accounts held in the society name can be locked once the bank sees the removal. Subscriptions and grant payments bounce.
Gaming trusts and grant funders require current registration. Money already granted can be clawed back.
Land, buildings and gear owned by the society can pass to the Crown, because there is no longer an owner.
Public liability names an insured entity. If that entity no longer exists, a claim can be declined.
Officers can become personally liable for obligations the society takes on after removal.
Leases, venue hire and supplier agreements cannot be entered into in the society name.
Real entries from the Companies Office register. Search for yours.
The Classics Car and Caravan Show Whakatane Incorporated
No. 50078810 · Whakatane
Incorporated 18 Oct 2021 (4 years before removal)
Shaan Punjab Di Incorporated
No. 50068348 · Auckland
Incorporated 9 Jul 2021 (4 years before removal)
Nelson Association for the Welfare of Deaf Children Incorporated
No. 225133 · Richmond
Incorporated 11 Jul 1968 (57 years before removal)
Cambridge Rugby Union Incorporated
No. 213776 · Cambridge
Incorporated 20 Nov 1946 (79 years before removal)
Wwfc Incorporated
No. 50183992 · Auckland
Incorporated 4 Oct 2023 (2 years before removal)
The Holy Trinity Church Incorporated
No. 1844333 · Manurewa
Incorporated 18 Jul 2006 (19 years before removal)
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