The system of vice-regal patronage in New Zealand follows the tradition of royal patronage established in the United Kingdom, although the practices of granting Royal Warrants and Royal Charters has not been continued here.
This is the list of patronages held by the Governor-General, Dame Patsy Reddy.
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- Amputees Federation of New Zealand Inc
- Antarctic Heritage Trust
- Archives and Records Association of New Zealand
- Arthritis New Zealand
- Arts Foundation of New Zealand
- Asia Forum
- Asthma and Respiratory Foundation of New Zealand
- Auckland Agricultural and Pastoral Association (Inc)
- Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta
- Auckland Arts Festival
- Auckland Choral Society
- Barnardos
- Bowls New Zealand
- Boys Brigade New Zealand
- Cancer Society New Zealand
- Canine Friends Pet Therapy Inc
- Cantonese Opera Society of New Zealand
- Companions of Wellington Cathedral
- Comunn Na Piobaireachd (New Zealand) Inc
- Corps of Royal New Zealand Engineers
- Deaf Aotearoa New Zealand
- Duffy Books in Homes
- Duke of Edinburgh's Hillary Awards
- The Eden Garden Society Inc
- Eureka! Trust (Rotary Club of Wellington)
- Floral Art Society of New Zealand
- Fostering Kids
- The Fred Hollows Foundation New Zealand
- Girl Guiding New Zealand
- Girls' Brigade New Zealand (Inc)
- Governance New Zealand
- Graeme Dingle Foundation
- Habitat for Humanity
- Halberg Disability Sport Foundation
- Hearing Dogs for Deaf People New Zealand
- The Heraldry Society of New Zealand
- The Holocaust Centre of New Zealand
- Home and Family Counselling
- The Hone Tuwhare Charitable Trust
- Kaibosh Food Rescue
- Katherine Mansfield Birthplace Society
- Kidney Health New Zealand
- Kotuku Foundation: Assistance Animals Aotearoa
- Laura Fergusson Trust Community (Wellington)
- The Leukaemia and Blood Cancer Foundation
- The Life Flight Trust
- National Heart Foundation of New Zealand
- Neurological Foundation of New Zealand
- New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts
- New Zealand Accordion Association
- New Zealand Aids Foundation
- New Zealand Archive of Film, Television and Sound (Nga Taonga)
- New Zealand Bible Society
- New Zealand Branch of the Royal Marines Association
- New Zealand Company of Master Mariners
- New Zealand Cricket
- New Zealand Down Syndrome Association
- New Zealand Epilepsy Assist Dog Trust
- New Zealand Federation of Women's Institutes
- New Zealand Festival
- New Zealand Film Festival Trust
- New Zealand Football
- New Zealand Institute of International Affairs
- New Zealand Medical Association
- New Zealand National Fieldays Society
- New Zealand Olympic Committee
- New Zealand Opera
- New Zealand Organisation for Rare Disorders
- New Zealand Portrait Gallery Te Pukenga Whakaata
- New Zealand Red Cross
- New Zealand Schools' Debating Council
- New Zealand Secondary Students' Choir
- New Zealand-South Pacific District of Kiwanis International
- New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
- New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders' Association
- NZ-UK Link Foundation
- New Zealand Women in Leadership
- Order of St John
- Order of St Lazarus
- Orpheus Choir of Wellington
- Osteoporosis New Zealand
- Pacific Cooperation Foundation
- Paralympics New Zealand
- QEII National Trust
- Ranfurly Trust
- 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 Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Inc
- Royal Humane Society of New Zealand Inc
- Royal New Zealand Aero Club
- Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps Association
- Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners
- Royal New Zealand Ballet
- Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind
- Royal New Zealand Institute of Horticulture
- Royal New Zealand Pipe Bands Association (Inc)
- Royal New Zealand Plunket Society Inc
- Royal New Zealand Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
- Royal Numismatic Society of New Zealand
- Royal Overseas League New Zealand
- Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand
- Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club
- Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery
- Royal Society of New Zealand
- Royal Wellington Golf Club
- Rural Women New Zealand
- Save the Children New Zealand
- Scouts New Zealand
- Shakespeare Globe Centre New Zealand
- Shelterbox New Zealand
- Sir Peter Blake Trust
- Sister Cities NZ Inc
- Speech New Zealand
- Spirit of Adventure Trust
- Surf Life Saving New Zealand
- Stand Children’s Services Tū Māia Whānau
- Te Hā 1769 Sestercentennial Trust
- Territorial Air Force (of New Zealand)
- United Nations Association of New Zealand
- UN Women NZ
- United Way New Zealand
- Volunteer Service Abroad
- Voyager New Zealand Maritime Museum
- Waitangi National Trust Board
- Wellington Sculpture Trust
- Wellington Writers Walk
- Wildbase Recovery Community Trust
- Winston Churchill Memorial Trust
- Yachting New Zealand
- Young Enterprise Trust