Guides

What restoration involves, written for committee members rather than lawyers.

Your society missed the 5 April 2026 deadline. What happens now?

Societies that did not reregister under the Incorporated Societies Act 2022 were removed from the register on 6 April 2026. Here is what that means and how restoration works.

Form IS22-RES08: applying to restore an incorporated society

What Form IS22-RES08 asks for, who is allowed to sign it, the NZ$177.78 fee, and the documents the Companies Office expects alongside a restoration request.

What the 2022 Act requires in a society constitution

The clauses the Incorporated Societies Act 2022 makes mandatory, and why a 1908-era set of rules will not pass.

The incorporated societies register in 2026: what changed

What the Companies Office incorporated societies register shows after the 5 April 2026 deadline, how to search it, and how to read a society's status.

What a removed society can no longer legally do

Removal from the register ends the society's separate legal personality. This is the practical list of what stops working.