Membership categories

• Full Member:  Any person who is a qualified nurse practising in care of the older person, who is a financial member of NZNO.
• Associate Member:
  • Qualified nurses interested in gerontology nursing, but not necessarily in practice.
  • Qualified nurses must be financial members of NZNO.
  • Allied health professionals interested in gerontology care (this includes caregivers working in the field, who must be members of NZNO).
  • Allied health professionals are not required to be a financial member of NZNO, but may belong to Health Professionals NZ.
  • Members of consumer groups interested in care of older people, who are not eligible for NZNO membership
  • Associate members may not hold office, propose nominations or motions or have voting rights.
  • The name and address of associate members shall appear in the register of members.
• Honorary Member:  Honorary membership may be conferred from time to time and shall be proposed by the National Committee and ratified at an Annual General Meeting.
  • Gerontology Section may grant honorary membership to any NZNO member or ex-member in recognition of their contribution to the Section or to gerontology nursing.
  • Honorary members are not required to pay the Section fee.
  • The name and addresses of honorary members shall appear in the register of members and have all the rights and responsibilities of a full member.

Admission to membership

Any person described in Rule 3 shall be deemed to be a member, when an application for membership, with current NZNO subscription number, is received by the Secretary or Treasurer or a member of the National Committee.

NZNO is proud of its network of speciality sections and colleges, it brings thousands of nurses with common interests together.

If you are passionate about your specialty and want to be engaged in professional debates and developments then this is an opportunity to do so. Colleges and sections are run by members, for members. No other national organisation offers nurses and other health workers the opportunity to meet and develop their collective knowledge and strength in this way.

Join now

You have two options for joining:

1. Complete and return the section and college application form (PDF).
2. Complete the on-line application form below

Once received, your application will be forwarded to the relevant section/ college, which will contact you about membership criteria and associated fees (if any).

Important

• You can join a maximum of 2 sections/ colleges only.
• Membership is subject to your meeting the section/ college criteria.
• You must be a current NZNO member.

Section/ College on-line membership application