28 incorporated societies registered at a Palmerston North address were removed from the New Zealand register. 26 of them never reregistered under the Incorporated Societies Act 2022.
Central Regions Deer Farmers' Branch, New Zealand Deer Farmers' Association Incorporated
No. 2442964 · incorporated 2010
Families Action Support Team Incorporated
No. 2163730 · incorporated 2008
Feilding Netball Club Incorporated
No. 465675 · incorporated 1990
Fono A Samoa I Palmerston North Incorporated
No. 615578 · incorporated 1994
Gateball New Zealand Incorporated
No. 50053889 · incorporated 2020
Kool Children and Families Incorporated
No. 914569 · incorporated 1999
Manawatu Breathe Easy Support Group Incorporated
No. 2175807 · incorporated 2008
Manawatu Deaf Society Incorporated
No. 217830 · incorporated 1975
Manawatu Model Railway Club Incorporated
No. 217157 · incorporated 1969
Manawatu Refugee Resettlement Forum Incorporated
No. 2548037 · incorporated 2011
Manawatu Volleyball Club Incorporated
No. 2727952 · incorporated 2019
Palmerston North Boys High School Parent Teacher Association Incorporated
No. 1624076 · incorporated 2005
Palmerston North Heartlands Lions Club Incorporated
No. 592460 · incorporated 1993
Palmerston North Pony Club Branch Incorporated
No. 2591662 · incorporated 2013
Parafed Manawatū Disability Sport Incorporated
No. 50238768 · incorporated 2025
Phoenix Incorporated
No. 565177 · incorporated 1992
Pisa Incorporated
No. 50069449 · incorporated 2021
Railway Land Action Group Incorporated
No. 1243635 · incorporated 2002
Rangiotu Memorial Hall Society Incorporated
No. 215877 · incorporated 1945
Speech Communication Association of New Zealand Incorporated
No. 216195 · incorporated 1953
Takaro Mallet Sports Club Incorporated
No. 50065429 · incorporated 2021
Tanenuiarangi Manawatu Incorporated
No. 446934 · incorporated 1989
Te Tini O Rehua Incorporated
No. 2680992 · incorporated 2017
The Greek Orthodox Community of Palmerston North and Surroundings Incorporated
No. 217127 · incorporated 1968
The Legion of Frontiersmen Charitable Organisation ('N' Squdron) Incorporated
No. 216428 · incorporated 1958
The Manawatu Organ and Keyboard Club Incorporated
No. 218497 · incorporated 1979
The Turitea Child Care Centre Incorporated
No. 423244 · incorporated 1989
Women's Refuge Manawatū Incorporated
No. 50254267 · incorporated 2026
How many societies in Palmerston North were struck off?
The register lists 28 societies at Palmerston North addresses as Removed, of which 26 were still on the 1908 Act and had never reregistered under the 2022 Act.
Why were so many Palmerston North 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 Palmerston North and everywhere else in New Zealand.
What kind of Palmerston North societies were affected?
Every kind, but welfare or charitable societys are the largest single group among the 28 removed in Palmerston North. Clubs, churches, residents associations and cultural societies all appear on the list.
Can a Palmerston North society still be restored?
Yes. Restoration stays open until 6 April 2032 for any of the 28 societies listed here, provided the application comes from someone who was an officer or member on the day it was removed.