Kia ora member,
It is the usual practice that NZNO increases membership fees each year according to the consumer price index (CPI). We know times are tough financially for everyone, but these regular smaller increases have helped us meet our costs, which are continually on the rise. This is in contrast to more significant fee increases every few years.
You will see from our fortnightly reports, an incredible amount of work is happening across NZNO under Maranga Mai! such as pay equity, pay parity, collective agreement negotiation, member support, the staffing shortage struggle and many others. Just as the cost of living is increasing for all of us individually, those impacts are being felt in the costs of the mahi of the union.
Recognising the financial situation of many members, the board has worked hard to limit this year’s fee increases to 2.2 percent from 1 April 2025, matching the CPI and the rate of inflation for the December 2024 quarter.
As a reminder, all income-based reduced fees expire 31 March – members need to reapply each year.
Please email [email protected] if you believe you will be eligible for one of the low-income earner discounted rates after 1 April.
The new membership fees are set out in the table below. If you pay by automatic payment, please update the amount you pay accordingly to coincide with your first payment after 1 April 2025. You do not need to do anything if you pay by direct debit.
| MEMBERSHIP FEES – EFFECTIVE 1 APRIL 2025 | |||||
| Annual | Half yearly | Quarterly | Monthly (20th) | Fortnightly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse practitioners, registered nurses and midwives, Health Professionals New Zealand members not affiliated to their professional bodies and not mentioned elsewhere | $654.36 | $327.18 | $163.58 | $54.51 | $25.17 |
| Enrolled nurses, registered obstetric nurses and College of Midwives members, Health Professionals New Zealand members with affiliations to their own professional bodies | $522.64 | $261.31 | $130.65 | $43.53 | $20.10 |
| Caregivers, health care assistants, aides, Karitane nurses, clerical, non-clerical support workers and all other support workers | $390.37 | $195.18 | $97.59 | $32.52 | $15.01 |
| REDUCED FEE CATEGORIES | |||||
| Members who have declared their income less than $36,000 gross per annum | $304.06 | $152.02 | $76.01 | $25.32 | $11.68 |
| Members who have declared their income less than $26,000 gross per annum | $243.15 | $121.57 | $60.78 | $20.23 | $9.35 |
| Those on parental and full-time postgraduate study leave, members not in nursing practice/unwaged, enrolled bridging students working part-time, members of another union affiliated to NZCTU | |||||
| OTHER | |||||
| All students in the BN, midwifery or enrolled nurse programme who are not working in the health sector | Free | ||||
| Students on Competency Assessment Programme (CAP) courses or those retired from nursing but wishing to retain membership | $53.85 | ||||
| Those retired from nursing but wishing to retain access to Kaitiaki Nursing New Zealand | $105.84 | ||||
Ngā mihi,
Paul Goulter, CEO
NZNO Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa