The Governor-General serves as patron to charitable, cultural, sporting and service organisations to provide community leadership, promote national unity and acknowledge the historical traditions of royal patronage.
For enquiries about existing patronages or the application process, please contact [email protected]
- Amputees Federation of New Zealand Inc
- Antarctic Heritage Trust
- The Aotearoa Circle
- Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts Tawhiri
- Arts Access Aotearoa Putanga Toi Ki Aotearoa
- The Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi
- Asia Forum
- Auckland Anniversary Regatta Incorporated
- Barnardos New Zealand
- Bible Society in New Zealand
- BLAKE (Sir Peter Blake Trust)
- Blind Sailing New Zealand
- Blind Low Vision NZ
- Blood Cancer NZ
- Boys' Brigade in NZ Inc
- Burnett Foundation Aotearoa
- Cardiac and Respiratory Foundation New Zealand
- Caring Families Aotearoa
- Community Foundations of New Zealand
- Deaf Aotearoa New Zealand
- Duffy Books in Homes
- Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award - Hillary Award Aotearoa New Zealand
- Eureka! Trust (Rotary Club of Wellington)
- Fair Food
- Floral Art Society of New Zealand
- Flying New Zealand
- Forest and Bird
- The Fred Hollows Foundation New Zealand
- Garden to Table Trust
- Girl Guiding New Zealand
- Girls' Brigade New Zealand (Inc)
- Habitat for Humanity
- Halberg Disability Sport Foundation
- Hearing Dogs for Deaf People New Zealand
- Heart Foundation of New Zealand
- Heraldry Society of New Zealand
- Heritage Incorporated
- The Holocaust Centre of New Zealand
- The Hone Tuwhare Charitable Trust
- Hui Te Ananui a Tangaroa New Zealand Maritime Museum
- Kidney Health New Zealand
- Kotuku Foundation: Assistance Animals Aotearoa
- Laura Fergusson Trust Community (Wellington)
- The Life Flight Trust
- National Centre for Women's Health Research Aotearoa
- Neurological Foundation of New Zealand
- New Zealand and South Pacific District of Kiwanis International Inc.
- New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts
- New Zealand Branch of the Royal Marines Association
- New Zealand Cricket
- New Zealand Down Syndrome Association
- New Zealand Federation of Women's Institutes
- New Zealand Film Festival Trust
- New Zealand Football
- New Zealand National Fieldays Society
- New Zealand Nurses Memorial Fund Inc
- New Zealand Olympic Committee
- New Zealand Opera
- New Zealand Red Cross
- New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
- NZ-UK Link Foundation
- Order of St John
- Pacific Cooperation Foundation
- Plunket Whānau Āwhina
- Paralympics New Zealand
- The Peace Foundation
- QEII National Trust
- Ranfurly Trust
- Rare Disorders NZ
- RAW
- Rowing New Zealand
- Royal Agricultural Society of New Zealand
- Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons
- Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (jointly with the Governor-General of Australia)
- Royal Commonwealth Society (New Zealand)
- Royal Federation of NZ Justices' Associations (Inc)
- Royal Humane Society of New Zealand Inc
- Royal New Zealand Artillery Association
- Royal New Zealand Ballet
- Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners
- Royal New Zealand Institute of Horticulture
- Royal New Zealand Pipe Bands Association (Inc)
- Royal New Zealand Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
- Royal Numismatic Society of New Zealand
- Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand
- Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club
- Royal Society Te Apārangi
- Royal Wellington Golf Club
- Rural Women New Zealand
- Samaritans Aotearoa New Zealand
- Save the Children New Zealand
- Scouts Aotearoa
- Shakespeare Globe Centre New Zealand
- Shelterbox New Zealand
- Spirit of Adventure Trust
- Surf Life Saving New Zealand
- Stand Children’s Services Tū Māia Whānau
- Te Manahua New Zealand Universities Women in Leadership Programme (NZUWiL)
- Te Papa Foundation
- United Nations Association of New Zealand
- United Nations Women Aotearoa New Zealand (UN Women Aotearoa NZ)
- Volunteer Service Abroad – Te Tūao Tāwāhi (VSA)
- Waitangi National Trust Board
- Wildbase Recovery Community Trust
- Wingspan
- Yachting New Zealand
- Young Enterprise Trust