Our Branches
View our nine Branches. They are strong active societies, with their own local programmes of lectures, meetings and events.
Our Branches are distinct, separate regional organisations with close links with the Society, rather than “local branches” as such. Some Branch events are held in association with Royal Society Te Apārangi.
As part of our 150th Anniversary in 2017, learn about the history of our branches.
List of Branches
Auckland Museum Institute
Address: Auckland Museum Institute, Private Bag 92018, AUCKLAND 1142
President: Roger Lins rj.lins@auckland.ac.nz
Vice President: Hamish McGhie hamishjmcghie@gmail.com
Contact: Scott Pilkington: scott.pilkington@aut.ac.nz
Hawkes Bay Branch of Royal Society Te Apārangi
(Hawkes Bay Branch of the Royal Society New Zealand)
President: Antony Steiner president@hawkesbay.rsnzbranch.org.nz or asteiner31@gmail.com
Vice President: Moon Chen secretary@hawkesbay.rsnzbranch.org.nz
Nelson Science Society
(website under review and will be available soon)
President: Jenny Pollock nelson.sci.soc@gmail.com
Contact: Jenny Pollock nelson.sci.soc@gmail.com
Otago Institute for the Arts and Sciences
Address: Otago Institute for Arts and Sciences, PO Box 6373, DUNEDIN NORTH 9059
President: Barbara Anderson Drbarbarajanderson@gmail.com
Secretary: Louis Whitburn louis@whitburn.nz
Contact contact@otago-institute.org
Royal Society Te Apārangi Canterbury Branch
(Royal Society New Zealand Canterbury Branch)
Address: Royal Society of New Zealand Canterbury Branch, PO Box 8558, Riccarton, CHRISTCHURCH 8544
President: Roger Fagg r.fagg@xtra.co.nz
Vice President: Krishna Dev Bhatta kdbhatta02@hotmail.com
Royal Society Te Apārangi Manawatū Branch Inc.
(Royal Society New Zealand Manawatū inc.)
(website under review and will be available soon)
President: Robert McLachlan R.McLachlan@massey.ac.nz
Secretary: Kate Arentsen kate.arentsen@biolumic.com
Treasurer: Kate Arentsen kate.arentsen@biolumic.com
Royal Society Te Apārangi Wellington Branch
(Royal Society New Zealand Wellington Branch)
Address: Royal Society of New Zealand Wellington Branch, PO Box 3085, WELLINGTON 6140
President: David Lillis sigma@outlook.co.nz
Contact: Brian Jones (Treasurer) caligus50@gmail.com
The Waikato Branch of Royal Society Te Apārangi
(The Waikato Branch of the Royal Society New Zealand)
President: Paul Taylor statfishtics@actrix.co.nz
Contact: Paul Taylor info@rsnzwaikato.org
Wānaka Branch of Royal Society Te Apārangi
(Wanaka Branch of the Royal Society New Zealand)
President: Colin Townsend colin.townsend.otago@gmail.com
Vice President: Allan MacLean allanbmaclean@gmail.com
If you need to update your Branch contact details, please email membership@royalsociety.org.nz.