Summary of Terms

New Zealand Occupational Registration Bodies

These are the representative professional bodies of particular occupations who are responsible for the registering of all people who work in their profession in New Zealand.

  1. Architects Education & Registration Board
  2. Dental Technicians Board
  3. Dental Council of New Zealand
  4. Electrical Workers Registration Board
  5. Engineers Registration Board
  6. Medical Council of New Zealand
  7. Nursing Council of New Zealand
  8. New Zealand Law Society
  9. Pharmaceutical Society of New Zealand
  10. Physiotherapists Board
  11. Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board
  12. Real Estate Agents Licensing Board
  13. Registration Boards Secretariat
  14. The Survey Board of New Zealand Office of the Surveyor-General Land Information New Zealand
  15. Teachers Registration Board
  16. Veterinary Council of New Zealand
  17. Other - Please specify

Related Links

For a list of occupations that require registration in New Zealand, see our Operational Manual at SM 19.5. And see Occupational registration