About the New Zealand Arboricultural Association

What is Arboriculture?

Arboriculture is recognised as the complete care, management and maintenance of amenity trees. Amenity trees are those in parks and reserves, streets and residential gardens.

Trees bring natural elements and wildlife habitats into urban surroundings, all of which increase the quality of life for residents in the community.

Arboriculture is distinct from silviculture, which is the care and management of commercial forest trees for timber production and economic return.

The Arborist

Competent Arborists are both qualified and experienced and provide a wide range of tree care services. These include local authority tree management, residential tree care, maintenance of trees near overhead wires, and consultancy services.

Arborists undertake tree planting, pruning, removal, transplanting, fertilising, pest and disease diagnosis and treatment, tree inspections, surveys and reports.

The Association

The New Zealand Arboricultural Association was formed in response to a growing demand for a professional body to represent the arboricultural industry.

The New Zealand Arboricultural Association holds an annual conference with national and international speakers. Each year two technical seminars are held, social events, and field trips.

The New Zealand Arboricultural Association runs an Approved Contractors Scheme.

Aims and Objectives

The goal of the NZAA is to encourage, foster, improve and educate in all aspects of arboriculture throughout New Zealand.

Some of the objectives are:

• to set acceptable standards for the industry
• to assist and promote education
• to encourage tree planting, protection and preservation
• to circulate information on arboriculture
• to approve Arborists working to acceptable standards.

Click here to download the Associations Constitution.

Membership

Membership is open to professional Arborists and tree managers in private industry and local authorities, scientists, students and any person or group interested in amenity trees.

For a printable membership form, please click on this link: Membership Application Form

If you need to discuss any membership details with the Association, contact Mark Roberts NZAA Administration, Email Mark Roberts to make your queries.

To join the ISA (International Society of Arboriculture), you may use the membership forms here. Application form for ISA

The Executive

For a full list of the executive members and responsibilities click here.

Conflict of Interest Policy (Click to download)

The NZAA is a trust and must comply with current legislation in regard to members interest. In addition, as a professional industry body, the NZAA wishes to define what it regards as “conflict of interest” in regard to members having other employment. This policy applies to members and Executive Committee members of NZAA.

Contacts for the New Zealand Arboricultural Association Inc.

Ordinary post:
New Zealand Arboricultural Association Inc,
P.O Box 5596 Wellesley,
Auckland, New Zealand.

Email contact is Mark Roberts

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