Membership

Criteria

Any person can be a member of the Society. New members usually join one of the affiliated clubs and pay an annual club membership fee that includes the Society subscription of $35. This is because of a rule that all members of affiliated caving clubs have to be members of the Society.

Fees

The Society membership fee includes a subscription to the newsletter "TomoTimes" and the NZ Speleological Bulletin. A second or subsequent adult members of a family at the same mailing address can become joint members by paying an additional $25 rather than the full $35. Additional family members under the age of 18 can become family members for an additional $5 each. Joint and family members do not receive extra copies of the Society's publications.

The financial year starts on September 1^st. New members are expected to pay a full year's subscription (and will receive a full year's set of publications) if they join the Society before March 1st. If a new member joins in March-June inclusive, half of the current annual membership subscription will be paid. If a new member joins in July or August their subscription also covers the whole of the following year.

Life Membership

Life Membership of the Society can be conferred on a member of the Society by Council in recognition of meritorious achievement in caving at a national level.

• Download the application for membership form (pdf).
• Click here for the Membership Coordinator on the Contact page.

Membership information

Membership Information

1. Fees are due from 1 September each year.
   • Half-year, new members only, fee applies from 1 March.
   • Joint/Family members must reside at the same address.
   • Joint membership does not apply to non-relationship flatmates or adult siblings.
2. One copy of NZSS publications sent to Joint/Family members.
3. Donations made to NZSS Search & Rescue, conservation funds are used only for those funds
4. Privacy Act: Information NZSS collects about members is for the purposes of the NZSS dealing with those members. Members are entitled to reasonable access to and correction of information held about them.
5. Unless stated by you, publishing of your membership details for the purposes such as NZSS and/or club membership lists, (paper or electronic), will be deemed as accepted.

NZSS and your club may provide copies of the membership list, (paper or electronic) to Waitomo Museum, Department of Conservation, and other entities deemed as appropriate.