The Association of Social Anthropologists of Aotearoa/New Zealand (ASAA/NZ) was established in 1975. Its main activity is an annual conference, usually in December, hosted by the university programmes in rotation, and an online discussion board.
The Society of Oceanists, founded in 1945, is an association law 1901 whose main goals are to bring together people interested in Oceania, to gather documents likely to promote studies on Oceania and to publish various works including the Journal of the Society of Oceanists (JSO), or to produce works on all media.