Photo: RNZFewer than half of New Zealand's incorporated community sport organisations (ICSOs) have registered under new legislation, with the deadline just 13 weeks away. The New Zealand Amateur Sport Association said Companies Office data showed just under half of the around 7000 ICSOs were registered under the 2022 Incorporated Societies Act. Before re-registering, clubs have to rewrite their constitutions and include additional procedures like dispute resolution processes and submit it with the Registrar of Incorporated Societies. The registrar will reject it if it is non-compliant and clubs would have to start over again. Lawn and indoor bowls had achieved the greatest compliance, with around three-quarters of all clubs registered.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 06, 2026 10:22 UTC