22 incorporated societies registered at a Hastings address were removed from the New Zealand register. 19 of them never reregistered under the Incorporated Societies Act 2022.
Arts Inc. Heretaunga Incorporated
No. 227357 · incorporated 1954
Central Hawke's Bay Country Music Club Incorporated
No. 418878 · incorporated 1990
Dove Hawkes Bay Incorporated
No. 589177 · incorporated 1993
Eurythmy Therapy Association of New Zealand and Australia Incorporated
No. 2615131 · incorporated 2014
Gillies - Karaitiana Whanau Incorporated
No. 2627752 · incorporated 2015
Hawke's Bay Indian Association Incorporated
No. 2614486 · incorporated 2014
Hawke's Bay Young Professionals Incorporated
No. 2392394 · incorporated 2010
Hawkes Bay Ostomy Support Group Incorporated
No. 2018281 · incorporated 2007
Māori Land Commission Incorporated
No. 50064667 · incorporated 2021
Paapans Hawkes Bay Incorporated
No. 50196633 · incorporated 2024
Pokaiwhenua Hunting Club Incorporated
No. 50113370 · incorporated 2022
Richmondvale Archery Club Incorporated
No. 406307 · incorporated 1988
Sherenden Bus Society Incorporated
No. 439503 · incorporated 1989
Sherenden Hall Society (Incorporated)
No. 227417 · incorporated 1960
St Mary's Kerala Christian Community Incorporated
No. 2550896 · incorporated 2011
Tama Turanga Incorporated
No. 2719873 · incorporated 2018
Te Hononga Aroha Tipu Incorporated
No. 50219101 · incorporated 2024
Te Ora Hou Hawkes Bay Incorporated
No. 851513 · incorporated 1997
Te Whare Whanau Purotu Maori Women's Refuge Manatōpū
No. 50255508 · incorporated 2026
The Family Courts Association of New Zealand (Hawke's Bay) Incorporated
No. 271025 · incorporated 1985
The Opapa Railway Heritage Trust Incorporated
No. 664565 · incorporated 1996
Warriors of Zion Christian Motorcycle Club - New Zealand Incorporated
No. 2556648 · incorporated 2012
How many societies in Hastings were struck off?
The register lists 22 societies at Hastings addresses as Removed, of which 19 were still on the 1908 Act and had never reregistered under the 2022 Act.
Why were so many Hastings 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 Hastings and everywhere else in New Zealand.
What kind of Hastings societies were affected?
Every kind, but cultural or friendship societys are the largest single group among the 22 removed in Hastings. Clubs, churches, residents associations and cultural societies all appear on the list.
Can a Hastings society still be restored?
Yes. Restoration stays open until 6 April 2032 for any of the 22 societies listed here, provided the application comes from someone who was an officer or member on the day it was removed.