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.
What you need to do
- If your NZNO membership subscription is deducted by your employer, you don't need to do anything.
- If you pay your NZNO membership subscription by direct debit, you don’t need to do anything – your payment will automatically adjust to the new fee.
- If you pay your NZNO membership subscription by automatic payment or online payments, please change your payments to the new rate so as to take effect from 1 April 2025.
Salary deduction payments to cease for new members
From 1 April 2024, we will no longer be offering salary deduction as a method of fee payment for new members. There are two main reasons for this.
- Salary deductions take a lot more time for our staff to process and support which is inefficient and more costly than for other payment methods.
- Having a third party involved between us can sometimes complicate fee payments, particularly when problems arise. When this happens it’s easier for us to be dealing with each other without a middle party.
Our preferred payment option is direct debit. We recommend all current members who pay by salary deduction contact our Membership Team to change their payment method (0800 28 38 48 – option 2, or [email protected]).
Please ensure you quote your NZNO Membership number on all payments.
Read our salary deduction changes FAQ.
If you have any questions please email the NZNO Membership Team at [email protected]
| MEMBERSHIP FEES – EFFECTIVE 1 APRIL 2025 |
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Annual |
Half yearly |
Quarterly |
Monthly (20th) |
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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 |
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$25.17 |
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Enrolled nurses, Registered Obstetric Nurses and College of Midwives members, Health Professionals New Zealand members with affiliations to their own professional bodies.
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$522.64 |
$261.31 |
$130.65 |
$43.53 |
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$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 |
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$15.01 |
| REDUCED FEE CATEGORIES – NZNO APPROVAL REQUIRED |
| Members who have declared their income less than $36,000 gross per annum. |
$304.06 |
$152.02 |
$76.01 |
$25.32 |
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$11.68 |
| Members who have declared their income less than $26,000 gross per annum. |
$243.15 |
$121.57 |
$60.78 |
$20.23 |
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$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 |
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| Those retired from nursing but wishing to retain access to Kaitiaki Nursing New Zealand. |
$105.84 |
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