The New Zealand Association of Counsellors (NZAC) (Māori: Te Ropu Kaiwhiriwhiri o Aotearoa) is the national professional association that acts for and with counsellors to monitor and improve the service they provide.
Their aim is to promote counselling services which are safe and accountable.
[4] Starting off mainly as a voluntary organisation with nearly 3000 members, the national office is now in Wellington, employing two full-time and three part-time staff.
[5] The association maintains a website that allows potential clients to look up affiliated counsellors in their area and their current membership status.
[8] Following the adoption of the new names the association also shifted towards broadening the scope of its interest, away from issues solely related to education.