The NZ Vegetarian Society

Vegetarianism is:

Humane
Healthy
Friendly to the environment

The New Zealand Vegetarian Society is a non-profit organisation formed in 1943.

The Society is affiliated with the International Vegetarian Union, and the Australasian Vegetarian Association and has Branches and Centres in New Zealand.

Our aims

To spread the principles of vegetarianism and its immense advantages.
To bring to people's attention the unnecessary cruelty to animals and destruction of the environment caused by a non-vegetarian way of life.
To assist those who have recently become vegetarians, or who are considering doing so.
To promote friendship amongst vegetarians and publish and distribute literature.
To stress the necessity for peace and harmony among people and ALL other living creatures.

Membership Offers

Quarterly magazine.
Access to postal library service, bookshop, and cassettes to borrow or buy.
Meetings are held and newsletters distributed in some centres.
For the first five months a series of informative letters regarding a vegetarian lifestyle are sent to new members.

There are two kinds of membership. FULL where abstention has been for three months or more; and ASSOCIATE where this has not been achieved, but a person wishes to co-operate with the aims of the Society.

Please contact us for an application form at: NZ Vegetarian Society Inc, PO Box 26664, Epsom, Auckland.

Or e-mail your request for information to us here.