In order to allow as many interested and supportive individuals as possible to be involved with the AVU, our constitution includes 6 different membership categories.​ There are some differences in fees and benefits, as detailed below.

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Fees​

• We have set the standard fees (or dues) for AVU Membership at $312 per year (~$6 per week).

• Regardless of which membership category you fall into, you are welcome to pay this cost at whatever frequency suits your income, e.g., weekly, fortnightly, monthly, quarterly, etc. There is no frequency dependant penalisation; the amount will always add up to the category total per year regardless of payment frequency.

• As long as your dues are not more than 3 months in arrears, your membership will remain current.

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Membership

Please see below for our different membership categories. All members, regardless of category register via the Sign up button at the bottom of this page.

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1. Full Membership

Criteria:

• Registered as a veterinarian with the VCNZ

• Currently permanently employed in Aotearoa New Zealand

• Work more than 32 hours a week

• Not an employer

Fees: Full dues ($312/year)

Benefits: Full membership benefits

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2. Part time / New or Recent Graduate

Criteria:​

• Registered as a veterinarian with the VCNZ

• Currently permanently employed in Aotearoa New Zealand

• Work 32 hours a week or less OR less than five years since graduation

• Not an employer

Fees: Half-rate dues ($156/year)

Benefits: Full membership benefits

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3. Associate Members

Criteria:

• Registered as a veterinarian with the VCNZ

• Currently working in Aotearoa New Zealand

• Veterinarians who are self employed and DO NOT employ other Vets

• Veterinarians who are not permanently employed e.g. locums

Fees: Full dues ($312/year)

Benefits: Full EXCEPT cannot participate in collective bargaining

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4. Currently Not Employed / Job Seeker / Overseas / Not working clinically

Criteria:

Either registered as a veterinarian with the VCNZ OR seeking registration with the VCNZ

Includes:

• those not working to care for children or family

• those not working due to injury or illness

• those who intend to work in Aotearoa New Zealand

• those who have worked in Aotearoa New Zealand but are temporarily working overseas

Fees: No dues required

Benefits:

• Access to resources and support (NB, the AVU is unable to assist in issues arising or specific support in locations outside of Aotearoa)

• No voting rights

• Cannot sit on the executive committee

• Cannot participate in collective bargaining

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5. Veterinary Student

Criteria: Working towards their veterinary qualification

Fees: No dues required

Benefits:

• Access to resources and support

• No voting rights

• Cannot sit on the executive committee

• Cannot participate in collective bargaining

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6. Friends of the Union

Criteria: 

Not veterinarians, but those who are supportive of the union and its work. e.g. Veterinary Nurses or other veterinary industry professionals and paraprofessionals

OR

Veterinarians who are also employers of other Vets.

Fees: No dues required BUT welcomed if members in this category wish to support the Union financially.

Benefits:

• Kept up to date with comms and newsletters

• No access to resources or support

• No voting rights

• Cannot sit on the executive committee

• Cannot participate in collective bargaining