Walk Christchurch Incorporated

What happened to Walk Christchurch Incorporated

The register records Walk Christchurch Incorporated as removed under the 2022 Act, with a reregistration on 22 March 2025, so its removal is not explained by the 5 April 2026 deadline on its own.

What the register shows about Walk Christchurch Incorporated

Walk Christchurch Incorporated was incorporated in 1996 and had operated for 29 years by the time the register closed to it. 238 of the 1,902 removed societies were formed in the 1990s.
It is one of 110 societies registered at Christchurch addresses that were removed, and the 37th-oldest of them.
As a church or religious society it was not alone: 15 others in Christchurch and 61 nationwide were removed in the same sweep.
The society had changed its name at least once: it was registered as Christchurch Personal Guiding Service Incorporated before becoming Walk Christchurch Incorporated. Restoration paperwork must use the name on the register at the date of removal.

Restoring Walk Christchurch Incorporated is open until 6 April 2032, roughly 5 years away, and the application must come from someone who was an officer or member on the day it was removed. What a removed society can no longer do and how the Form IS22-RES08 application works are covered in full in the guides.

How Walk Christchurch Incorporated gets restored

This society reregistered under the 2022 Act and was removed afterwards, so it takes the officer route rather than the deadline-casualty one.

1

Check why it was removed

This society did reregister under the 2022 Act on 22 March 2025 and was removed afterwards, which is a different situation from missing the transition deadline. Removal after reregistration usually follows unfiled annual returns, so find out what is outstanding before applying.
2

Apply as an officer through the register
NZ$177.78 + GST payable to the Registrar

An officer can log in with RealMe, select the society, and choose "Request to Restore" from the maintenance menu. Form IS22-RES is the manual route for anyone who cannot apply online.
3

Bring the filings up to date

Financial statements and an annual return are due within six months of each balance date, and the statements must be presented at an AGM before they are filed. Expect to clear whatever is outstanding as part of getting back on.
4

Confirm officer and contact details

Officer changes are notified within 20 working days and contact person changes within 20 working days, so anything that moved on while the society was off the register is filed alongside the application.
5

Wait out the objection period
About 4 weeks

The restoration is publicly notified and anyone may object for 20 working days before it takes effect.
6

Restart banking, insurance and funding

Banks, insurers and grant funders act on the register, so none of them move until the restoration appears there.

What the constitution has to contain

The name of the society and its purposes.
How a person becomes a member, and how membership ends.
How the committee is elected or appointed, and what disqualifies an officer.
A dispute resolution procedure meeting the Act’s minimum standards — the clause 1908-era rules almost never have.
A contact person the Registrar can reach, and how that person is appointed.
How the constitution itself may be amended.
What happens to surplus assets if the society is wound up.

The Companies Office publishes a free Constitution Builder that drafts one for you, and a checklist of everything it must contain. Neither costs anything.

Compiled from the Companies Office register's own guidance. Confirm the current form and fee with the Registrar before lodging — we do not file on your behalf and this is not legal advice.

Questions about Walk Christchurch Incorporated

Is Walk Christchurch Incorporated still registered?

No — society number 827264 of Christchurch is recorded as Removed under the 2022 Act, having reregistered on 22 March 2025. Its removal is not explained by the 5 April 2026 reregistration deadline alone.

Who can apply to restore Walk Christchurch Incorporated?

Only a person who was an officer or a member on the day it came off the register. For a society incorporated in 1996 that usually means tracing the committee as it stood in early 2026. Applications close 6 April 2032.

What happens to the assets of Walk Christchurch Incorporated?

Until it is restored it cannot hold a bank account, property or insurance in its own name, including anything registered to its Christchurch address. Anything it owned can be treated as ownerless and pass to the Crown, and committee members can be personally exposed for obligations taken on in the meantime.

Register details on file

Registered name	WALK CHRISTCHURCH INCORPORATED
Number	827264
NZBN	9429042930358
Registered address	131 Hoon Hay Road, Hoon Hay, Christchurch, 8025, New Zealand
Incorporated	26 September 1996
Reregistered	22 March 2025
Status	Removed

Reproduced from the public Companies Office register; removal date inferred from the close of the transition period. Verify the official record before acting.