2019 Membership Subscription Fees
All memberships are for the 2019 membership year (1 January - 31 December 2019). Information on the 2018 membership year can be found here.
| Membership Category | Early bird rate (if paid by 17 Dec 2018) | Full rate |
| Full time (30 hours or more per week working in any role). | $621.00 | $690.00 |
| Part time (less than 30 hours per week working in any role). | $306.00 | $340.00 |
| First and second year graduate (from AUT or University of Otago undergraduate physiotherapy programmes) | $261.00 | $290.00 |
| Non-earner | $153.00 | $170.00 |
| Retired (aged 60 years or over) | $63.00 | $70.00 |
| Overseas member (living overseas and registered with the Physiotherapy Board of New Zealand) | $135.00 | $150.00 |
| Student (undergraduate student of AUT or University of Otago physiotherapy programmes) | $0 | $0 |
| Physiotherapy assistant | $90.00 | $100.00 |
Maternity Leave
If you are going on or returning from maternity leave, PNZ have different membership pricing for you, details of which can be found below. If you would like to join under one of these categories, please email pnz@physiotherapy.org.nz
Going on Maternity Leave
| Time period that will begin Maternity Leave | Currently working Full time (30 hours or more per week in any role). | Currently working Part time (less than 30 hours per week in any role). |
| 1 Jan – 31 March | $300.00 | $212.50 |
| 1 April – 30 June | $430.00 | $255.00 |
| 1 July – 30 September | $560.00 | $297.50 |
| 1 October – 31 December | Full year rate | Full year rate |
Coming back from Maternity Leave
| Time period that will return from Maternity Leave | Will be working Full time (30 hours or more per week in any role). | Will be working Part Time Hours (less than 30 hours per week in any role) |
| 1 Jan – 31 March | Full year rate | Full year rate |
| 1 April – 30 June | $560.00 | $297.50 |
| 1 July – 30 September | $430.00 | $255.00 |
| 1 October – 31 December | $300.00 | $212.50 |
Prorated Membership Policy
PNZ offers a prorated membership in a specified number of situations:
- For those joining PNZ for the first time.
- For those signing up for a graduate membership for the first time.
- For those returning from overseas to work in New Zealand
- For those who wishing to join PNZ, who were not a member in the preceding membership year (i.e. for 2019 they were not a member in 2018)
The prorated membership will be calculated in the following way:
- 1 January 2019 to 30 June 2019 – 100%
- 1 July 2019 to 30 September 2019 – 50%
- 1 October 2019 to 31 December 2019 – 25%
Membership Cancellation and Refund Policy
Membership of Physiotherapy New Zealand is an annual membership and therefore no membership refunds are made throughout the year unless under extraordinary circumstances.
Applications for such refunds must be made in writing to Physiotherapy New Zealand and all applications will be considered on a case by case basis. The decision made by the Chief Executive will be final.
Any refund of membership fees may incur an administrative fee which will be deducted before membership fees are refunded.
Installment Payment Policy
The payment options for 2019 will include payment in full by credit card or internet banking.
If you are unable to pay your membership due to financial reasons, please contact us and we can discuss alternative options to help.
Installment payments would only be available for individual members and memberships would need to be fully paid by 31 May 2019.
This installment option is only available for the full time and part-time memberships.
A member paying by instalment shall be personally liable for the full annual subscription. If these installment payments are not paid by the agreed dates the membership may be terminated.
Payment Method
Payment can be made by credit card, debit card or account to account (online) transfer. Please note that we can only accept Visa or MasterCard for payments by card.
Page updated October 2018