AIANZ is the peak membership body that represents the interest of the commercial aviation industry in New Zealand. Founded in 1950, our overall goal is to support a safe, sustainable, and resilient sector. So, while safety is front and centre of everything we do, we also enable our members and the wider aviation sector to grow and innovate. The membership of the organisation includes around 300 op
erators from small to large businesses in many sectors of the industry. They include agriculture, animal recovery, scheduled and charter services, freight, heavy lifting, photography, search and rescue, surveillance, and tourism. Our membership also includes companies that service, maintain, design or manufacture for these sectors. In more recent times, UAVs, largely drones, have become an important part of AIANZ’s diverse membership. The AIANZ is organised into six Divisions which are:
* NZ Agricultural Aviation Association (NZAAA)
* NZ Helicopter Association (NZHA)
* UAVNZ (Drones)
* Training and Development (T&D)
* Aircraft Engineering Association of New Zealand (AEANZ)
* Operational Division
Within the membership, there are also many individuals, including pilots and other people who have an ongoing or past involvement in the aviation industry. To advance and protect the interests of our members, we work closely with the regulator agency, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), the policy agency, the Ministry of Transport (MOT), and other agencies that have a stake in the success of our sector. Such agencies include the Ministry for Primary Industries, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment and specifically Immigration New Zealand. More recently, our relationships at a local government level with territorial local authorities (TLAs) are critical given their involvement in aviation matters at a local level.
