Professional bodies

There are a number of professional body organisations in New Zealand which provide registration, support and information. Please follow the links under the relevant headings to go straight through to the organisation's website.

On this page:

• Nursing
• Social work
• Occupational therapy
• Medical
• Psychology
• Allied health
• Alcohol and drugs

Nursing

• Nursing Council of New Zealand
• Te Ao Maramatanga (NZ College of Mental Health Nurses)

Social work

• New Zealand Association of Social Workers
• Social Workers Registration Board

Occupational therapy

• NZ Association of Occupational Therapists
• Occupational Therapy Board of New Zealand

Medical

• Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
• Medical Council of New Zealand
• New Zealand Medical Association
• Resident Doctors Association
• The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists
• The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners

Psychology

• NZ College of Clinical Psychology
• New Zealand Psychologists Board
• New Zealand Psychological Society

Allied health

• Allied Health Professionals Associated Forum
• NZ Association of Counsellors
• NZ Association of Optometrists
• NZ Association of Psychotherapists
• NZ Audiological Society
• NZ Dental Therapists Association
• NZ Dietetic Association
• NZ Institute of Medical Radiation Technology
• NZ Public Service Association
• NZ Society of Physiotherapists
• NZ Society of Podiatrists
• NZ Speech-Language Therapists Association

Alcohol and drugs

• Drug and Alcohol Practitioners' Association of Aotearoa-New Zealand (DAPAANZ)