Nau mai, haere mai and welcome to your member home.
Nā tō rourou, nā taku rourou, ka ora ai te iwi.
(With your food basket and my food basket, the people will thrive.)
Here you’ll find everything you need from resources, becoming validated, connecting with others around the motu, to exploring the latest news and events.
View your exclusive member benefits such as directory listing and visibility, insurance cover, exclusive resources and more.
Becoming a validated member (VCANZ) is your way to grow professionally and personally, ensuring you continue to offer the best service to the people you work with.
We support ongoing professional development and encourage celebrant training with our endorsed providers:
With 12 branches across the country, build lasting connections with other celebrants in your local area.
At the heart of Celebrants Aotearoa New Zealand is your national executive, the working community of people who love what they do and want to see celebrancy thrive in Aotearoa New Zealand. Find out more about who they are and what they do.
Find past meeting minutes, nomination forms and information relevant to the National Executive here.
A trained supervisor gives you room to think clearly, work through anything that’s bothering you, and look after yourself so you can keep showing up for your clients.
Join our members only national Facebook group to stay up to date, get involved, and connect with others.
Missed the latest news, views and entertainment. Take a moment to catch up here.
Our support team are here to help, whether it’s a question that’s not covered in our FAQ’s below, something technical, or where to go to find what you need.
Contact the Celebrants Aotearoa New Zealand support team, they are always available to help with any questions you may have and provide any assistance.
Contact our support team here: support@celebrantsassociation.co.nz.
Below are some of the services you receive in your annual membership subscription:
View your member benefits here.
Annual membership subscriptions invoices are issued on the 1st of April and are due on the 1st May each year.
The annual membership subscription is $234.00 including GST, since 2024.
For new members joining during the year, your annual membership subscriptions are issued, at a pro-rata subscription for the months remaining.
You will then receive a full years subscription at the beginning of our new subscription year in April.
We recommend checking your profile settings for the below:
Selecting the ceremonies you offer assist in showing your profile to the public when searching for a celebrant by ‘Ceremony’.
The “Find Your Celebrant” database requires your profile to be fully updated in ALL areas to ensure you get the most our of your membership by keeping it up to date.
Our recommendations:
If you are a licensed celebrant, please make sure to add the Ceremonies offered in your profile. You can select these from the dropdown boxes available in the Find your Celebrant area.
Please make sure you SAVE YOUR CHANGES each time you update a page.
View our build your profile tips here.
Follow the steps below to add or update your profile photo:
Watch the video on how to upload or update your profile here.
Contact your CANZ support team here or by emailing support@celebrantsassociation.co.nz, if you need assistance with uploading your profile photo.
To find your membership number:
Log into your member profile – your membership number is under your name, at the top left of the page.
To view your and pay your invoice:
To download your invoice:
With 550+ members across our national and local CANZ chat pages, you can create connections locally and nationally.
Join our members only Facebook group to stay up to date, get involved, and connect with others.
Join your local branch CANZ chat below:
Belonging to Celebrants Aotearoa protects you as a celebrant.
Public Liability Insurance, often referred to as General Liability, gives you peace of mind, protecting you and your business against such claims by providing compensation for property damage, and personal injury or death in circumstances that are not covered by the Accident Compensation Commission (ACC).
It also covers any legal defence costs you incur as a result of defending yourself.
View our current Public Liability Insurance Policy here.
View our current Public Liability Policy Schedule here.
Further information on Public Liability Insurance:
The Celebrants Aotearoa policy covers members if they are legally liable for damage to third party property or person.
The question around “your own venues/residence” is a little confusing. These venues should have insurance cover for the building and assets (the owner of these is responsible for these insurances).
If members of Celebrants Aotearoa cause damage to this property and are legally liable for these damages, then your Public Liability cover responds.
For example – The Celebrants Aotearoa member lights a candle for a ceremony held at a venue that has been hired. At conclusion of ceremony the candle is left on causing a fire damaging part of the building and the contents inside.
The owner of the assets needs to make a claim on their own insurance holding the celebrant liable. You in turn lodge a claim under your Public Liability cover as you are being held legally liable for these damages by the third party (owner of assets) and their insurer.
The Celebrants Aotearoa policy will not cover the members’ homes or contents while these ceremonies take place. Members who hold ceremonies or events in their own home or residence will need to contact their own insurance provider and advise that they are carrying out these activities and arrange cover.
Celebrants Aotearoa has a Public Liability Insurance Policy that covers all members for claims for third party personal injury or property damage for which they are deemed legally responsible for having caused within their celebrancy business.
In general terms this means that you are protected against claims by clients or members of the public for any damage or harm you may inadvertently cause to persons or property while engaged in your celebrancy work. Legal fees & punitive damages (up to $1,000,000) are also included. There is a $500 excess to discourage small or frivolous claims.
Please note, you and your own property are NOT covered, neither is your Professional Liability (conduct, quality of work or presentation etc.)
When claiming you must be able to prove any incident was clearly associated with a specific celebrancy activity.
Claims must in the first instance be notified in writing to Celebrants Aotearoa as soon as possible after the event. Claim forms will be sent directly to you by Vero Insurance, or an assessor will make contact. Under no circumstance should you admit liability for any incident, nor make any promise of a remedy to any other party. This could invalidate your protection.
Members are advised to read the Policy and Schedule in full so that you understand the benefits and limitations of cover.
View our current Public Liability Insurance Policy here.
Feel free to reach out to members in your area. You can create celebrant connections, join informal gatherings or professional development events, be part of networking opportunities and find support within your local area. Your local branch Chairperson and NE Liaison have been informed of your membership upon joining.
View the Branch hub here for more details.
Validated members (VCANZ) appear at the top of each region’s listings, when a member of the public searches our Find your Celebrant database.
Find out more about becoming a validated member (VCANZ) here.
The CANZ support team are always available to assist, you can email them at support@celebrantsaotearoa.co.nz.
Becoming a validated member (VCANZ) is your way to grow professionally and personally, ensuring you continue to offer the best possible service to the people you work with.
Learn more about becoming a validated member here.
Celebrants Aotearoa has 850+ members and 12 branches across Aotearoa New Zealand.
You can view more information on your local branch here.
Apply for a BDM service online here.
