Why join RMLA?

Because being connected, informed, and supported doesn’t just make you better at what you do - it helps you stay ahead, build your network and influence, and get more from your career.

  • Membership that pays for itself

    Members enjoy reduced rates on conferences, workshops, and webinars throughout the year. Those savings add up quickly - making it easier to stay involved, keep learning, and take part in the activities most relevant to your work.

  • Build your network and connections

    Your network is one of your most valuable professional assets. RMLA helps you build it – through national events, branch activities with practitioners in your region, and real conversations with people across disciplines, sectors, and regions. RMLA membership puts you in the room with the people shaping where the profession goes next.

  • Enhance your professional profile

    Membership signals a commitment to professional excellence, good practice, and ongoing engagement with the resource management community. It also provides pathways to raise your profile, including through speaking opportunities, publishing, committee involvement, and contributing to professional dialogue and events.

  • Grow your knowledge and expertise

    Stay up to date with webinars, conferences, publications, and case law updates designed for real-world application. RMLA focuses on what’s relevant, practical, and useful in your day-to-day work.

  • Reliable updates from across the sector
    Gain access to timely updates on legislative reform, case law, policy changes, consultation processes, and emerging sector issues. Membership helps you understand what’s changing, why it matters, and how it may affect your work.

  • Influence the future of the profession and the sector

    RMLA provides you with opportunities to contribute to submissions, policy discussions, and sector dialogue. Whether you choose to actively participate or support a collective voice, your membership helps influence the future of the profession and the sector.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Becoming a member involves is an online process involving:

    1.      creating a personal membership account; and

    2.      placing an online order for a membership subscription. 

    Upon check out you will receive an order confirmation for your subscription as well as a notification to ‘verify account’. Once your account is verified you will receive a tax invoice receipt for your records.

    Important

    • Please ensure you do verify account as (a) it provides authorisation to charge the card provided; and (b) it adds you our email database to receive our weekly News Brief and other RMLA communications and announcements. 

    • Note that de-selecting “accept marketing” means you will not receive any RMLA communications including the weekly News Brief.

    • Some emails from RMLA end up in peoples’ junk folders. If you are missing emails from us, please check and add our email address (info@rmla.org.nz) to you organisation’s whitelist.

  • Simply add your credit or debit card at check out to enable fee payment. Your membership fee may be a claimable expense - ask your employer if they will reimburse you. Remember to update your card details if they ever change.

  • Renewal is a simple automatic process annually. We’ll remind you in advance of the upcoming renewal fee coming off your card.

    If you need to cancel then:

    • login to your account

    • click on “manage subscription”

    • click on “cancel”

    If you need to change credit card details then:

    • login to your account

    • click on “manage subscription”

    • click on “payment method”

    • update your payment details.

  • Your membership subscription is linked to the email address we have on file, which acts as your unique identifier in our system. This is how we recognise your membership, manage access to member services, and keep your subscription history accurate. If you are changing email address, particularly due to a change of employment, please update your details in advance to avoid any disruption to your membership access or communications.

    1. Click Sign in to log into your account.

    2. Click Account, then click Profile.

    3. Click your current email address.

    4. In the New field, enter your new email address. 

    5. In the Confirm new field, enter the new email address again.

    6. Click Save.

    7. Watch for an email to verify the change to your new email address. Click Verify email in the message to complete the process.

    The verification email is valid for 48 hours. If you need more time to verify your email address, you can return to the Email panel and click Resend verification email. 

    If you have already left your previous place of employment and have not changed your email address in advance, please contact us.

  • Professional Development
    Access leading insights, publications, and events that keep you at the forefront of environmental and resource management law, policy, and practice.

    Exclusive Savings
    Enjoy discounted rates on conferences, seminars, and regional events — membership typically pays for itself after attending our annual conference.

    Networking & Influence
    Connect with professionals across planning, law, policy, and science. Build relationships, share expertise, and help shape the national conversation on resource management.

    Credibility & Visibility
    Enhance your professional profile through speaking, publishing, and leadership opportunities within the RMLA community.

    Timely Updates
    Receive concise weekly communications with relevant news, case law, and events — no clutter, just what matters.