To gain membership of MNZ, you will need a current first aid certificate. This needs to be from a course that includes unit standards 6400, 6401 and 6402.

This is generally referred to as Comprehensive First Aid and includes CPR. If you have a current Comp First Aid certificate (Valid for 2 years) and you renew it before it expires, then you can do a Comprehensive First Aid Refresher (which is also valid for the next two years & is normally cheaper, as it only takes a day; compared to two days). Workplace First Aid may also be done, as long as it covers the same unit standards. If your first aid certificate has expired then you have to do the two day course again.

Yes you can.
On-line Massage learning, combined with block courses are available through:
Naturopathic College of New Zealand (Distance education provider) Naturopathic College of New Zealand
Otago Polytech Otago Polytech
Other programmes offer part time options (evenings & weekends) but only to Certificate level.
Click here for more information on Massage programmes that meet industry standards: Massage programmes

It is strongly advised that you do not perform any paid work without the necessary massage
qualification.
It is also advisable inform your clients that you are a student therapist, and not qualified, before commencing treatment.

An annual subscription of $50 is payable to become a student member of Massage NZ. Student members are then eligible for a free upgrade to CMT or RMT when they graduate, for the remainder of the membership year.

If you train at an MNZ approved school to a Diploma or Degree level in massage therapy, you will automatically be eligible to be included on the database as a Remedial Massage Therapist or a Certified Massage Therapist after becoming a member of MNZ.

Yes. You should contact your local Council with regards to any regulations that may be in force about operating a clinic from your home.

Yes. The administration secretary will forward enquiries from the public to therapists in the relevant region when she receives them.
MNZ also has contact with organisations like the Cancer Society, and encourages them to advertise in our publications when they have vacancies for Massage Therapists.

Yes, once you have become a member of MNZ you will be required to complete Professional Development hours and maintain a current First Aid certificate to keep your membership current.

No. As a member you are, however, able to apply for insurance through a group policy at a discounted rate. Details of this are included in the documentation which will be forwarded to you in an information pack.

You can download an application form and statutory declaration from the MNZ website, www.massagenewzealand.org.nz or email the Administrative Secretary at admin@massagenewzealand.org and have the documents sent to you by mail.

You can download an application form from here (Adobe PDF format)

MNZ is the only professional association for Massage Therapists in our country; it works constantly to promote therapeutic massage as a viable healthcare profession and to support its members.
Belonging to an association helps validate your career choice as far as the public perception is concerned. The association has a Code of Ethics, a Scope of Practice and a Complaints Procedure, which set standards of professionalism, give credibility and enable clients to feel more secure about the conduct and treatment they will receive from their therapist.
You spend a lot of time and money to get the required qualifications to enable you to practice at a professional level; the association recognizes this, and offers ongoing support and continued training to enable you to stay current with ongoing developments within the industry.
Click here to see the additional benefits of MNZ membership: MNZ Membership Benefits