110 incorporated societies registered at a Christchurch address were removed from the New Zealand register. 94 of them never reregistered under the Incorporated Societies Act 2022.
Association for Postgraduate Students of Otago, Christchurch, Incorporated
No. 2309952 · incorporated 2009
Awen Trust Inc
No. 50199714 · incorporated 2024
Baden Powell Guild of New Zealand Incorporated
No. 222495 · incorporated 1979
Beacon Point Road Residents Incorporated
No. 50175272 · incorporated 2023
Cancer Society of New Zealand Canterbury-West Coast Division Incorporated
No. 219551 · incorporated 1949
Canterbury Angel Investors Incorporated
No. 2619355 · incorporated 2015
Canterbury Bati Incorporated
No. 50061727 · incorporated 2021
Canterbury Birmingham Small Arms Motorcycle Owners Club Incorporated
No. 220785 · incorporated 1979
Canterbury Master Plumbers Association Incorporated
No. 219514 · incorporated 1947
Canterbury Mountain Radio Service Incorporated
No. 220235 · incorporated 1969
Canterbury Organic Incorporated
No. 1173852 · incorporated 2001
Canterbury Pasifika Rugby Incorporated
No. 50106630 · incorporated 2022
Canterbury Png Wantoks Community Incorporated
No. 2664393 · incorporated 2017
Canterbury Rugby Supporters Club Incorporated
No. 220265 · incorporated 1970
Canterbury University Accounting Society Manatōpū
No. 50205314 · incorporated 2024
Carlton Redcliffs Hockey Club Inc
No. 50255091 · incorporated 2026
China-New Zealand Global Culture and Trade Promotion Association Incorporated
No. 50141572 · incorporated 2023
Christchurch Boys' Choir Incorporated
No. 1265706 · incorporated 2002
Christchurch Community Arts Council Incorporated
No. 220628 · incorporated 1977
Christchurch Inland Revenue Social Club Incorporated
No. 871387 · incorporated 1997
Christchurch Model Railway Exhibition Society Incorporated
No. 517660 · incorporated 1991
Christchurch Pony Club Incorporated
No. 219559 · incorporated 1949
Christchurch Premier League(Cpl) Incorporated
No. 50056447 · incorporated 2021
Christchurch Samoan Golf Association Incorporated
No. 1036129 · incorporated 2000
Christchurch Speedway Karts Incorporated
No. 50095869 · incorporated 2022
Christchurch Super League Incorporated
No. 50120610 · incorporated 2022
Circotica Circus School Incorporated
No. 2723092 · incorporated 2018
Coastguard Lake Brunner Incorporated
No. 1881474 · incorporated 2006
Combine Brothers Football Club Incorporated
No. 50064567 · incorporated 2021
Compass Charitable Society Incorporated
No. 219189 · incorporated 1909
Crispin Sanderson Memorial Society Incorporated
No. 1490372 · incorporated 2004
Deep Sea Conservation Coalition Incorporated
No. 2609903 · incorporated 2014
Dow Square Owners Society Incorporated
No. 50067627 · incorporated 2021
Ethiopian Community of Canterbury New Zealand Incorporated
No. 50030800 · incorporated 2020
Ferrymead Pony Club Incorporated
No. 220210 · incorporated 1969
Florists and Flower Growers New Zealand Incorporated
No. 1771370 · incorporated 2006
Foreign Control Watchdog Incorporated
No. 853185 · incorporated 1997
Friends of Christchurch Symphony Orchestra Incorporated
No. 1220301 · incorporated 2002
Friends of Halswell Quarry Park Incorporated
No. 1225830 · incorporated 2002
Friends of Ngaio Marsh Incorporated
No. 805295 · incorporated 1996
Gateball Canterbury Incorporated
No. 50054287 · incorporated 2020
Guardians of Rawhiti Domain Incorporated
No. 50130912 · incorporated 2022
Hagley-West Incorporated
No. 292447 · incorporated 1986
Hospital Library Visitors' Association Incorporated
No. 219699 · incorporated 1955
I-Karate Global New Zealand Inc
No. 50230141 · incorporated 2025
Inter-Church Trade & Industry Mission Canterbury Incorporated
No. 220395 · incorporated 1973
International Nab Golf Association (Inga) Incorporated
No. 2718251 · incorporated 2018
International Society for Krishna Consciousness (Christchurch) Incorporated
No. 258664 · incorporated 1985
International Yoga Teachers Association (NZ) Incorporated
No. 227692 · incorporated 1978
Iwi Tane Incorporated
No. 50149352 · incorporated 2023
How many societies in Christchurch were struck off?
The register lists 110 societies at Christchurch addresses as Removed, of which 94 were still on the 1908 Act and had never reregistered under the 2022 Act.
Why were so many Christchurch societies removed at once?
They were not removed individually. The Incorporated Societies Act 2022 gave every existing society until 5 April 2026 to reregister, and everything that had not done so came off the register together the next day — in Christchurch and everywhere else in New Zealand.
What kind of Christchurch societies were affected?
Every kind, but church or religious societys are the largest single group among the 110 removed in Christchurch. Clubs, churches, residents associations and cultural societies all appear on the list.
Can a Christchurch society still be restored?
Yes. Restoration stays open until 6 April 2032 for any of the 110 societies listed here, provided the application comes from someone who was an officer or member on the day it was removed.