Objectives
1. The name of the Society shall be the Geoscience Society of New Zealand Incorporated, hereinafter called the Society.
2. Objectives:
The objectives of the Society shall be:
(a) To encourage the advancement of geosciences.
(b) To serve as a means of facilitating communication and cooperation among members, and with other bodies.
(c) To investigate and report on matters of general interest to New Zealand geoscientists.
(d) To serve as a channel for the expression of the views of New Zealand geoscientists.
(e) To hold and sponsor conferences and other scientific meetings and facilitate meetings of Subcommittees, local Branches and Special Interest Groups.
(f) To encourage and give recognition to high standards of geoscientific research in New Zealand.
(g) To seek the preservation of sites of geoscientific importance.
(h) To encourage the highest standards of professional competence and ethical conduct in the practice of the geosciences in New Zealand.
The Geoscience Society of New Zealand is an Incorporated Society 219911 and a Registered Charity CC41125
A full copy of our Rules can be found on the Incorporated Societies Register
Charitable Purpose
(a) To encourage the advancement of geosciences.
(b) To serve as a means of facilitating communication and cooperation among members, and other bodies.
(c) To investigate and report on matters of general interest to New Zealand geoscientists.
(d) To investigate and report on matters of geoscience that concern members of the general public, and local and territorial statutory bodies.
(e) To serve as a channel for the expression of the views of New Zealand geoscientists.
(f) To hold and sponsor conferences and other scientific meetings and meetings of Subcommittees, local Branches and Special Interest Groups.
(g) To support Tertiary Students and Early Career Geoscientists in their research and to attend geoscience conferences and meetings, by approving Awards and Prizes through the medium of the geological Awards Trust (Inc).
(h) To encourage and give recognition to high standards of geoscientific research.
(i) To seek the preservation of important geoscientific sites.
