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We're here to show you that being vegan is easy.

Helping you live a kinder, healthier and more sustainable life.

For our planet

Eating vegan reduces your carbon footprint greatly. A plant based diet requires far less water and far less land than a diet heavy in animal products. Try out our vegan impact calculator and see the difference you can make.

For our health

A plant-based diet is naturally high in fibre, vitamins and minerals, low in saturated fat and has zero dietary cholesterol. Research confirms If everyone was vegan, millions of dollars spent on healthcare would be saved.

For the animals

We don’t need animal products to survive and be healthy, strong and fit, so is it right to take what we don’t need when they suffer so greatly?

Why go vegan?

Eliminating animal products from our lives is good news for the environment, for our health and for the animals and we can get all the nutrition we need from plants.

If you wonder how the actions and lifestyle of just one person can make a difference we can show you how quickly it does! Every day you eat plants and avoid animals and the products that come from them, it is estimated that you save one animal’s life! Try our Vegan Impact Calculator and find out how many lives, how much water and land, and CO2 emissions you can save just by eating compassionately.

Eating plant-based really is one of the hugest ways you can make visible change.

We have sourced our calculations for the Vegan Impact Calculator from The Humane League, UK and Cowspiracy. The science and research done on the true impacts of animal agriculture is always growing and we have used the best information we had available whilst producing this calculator. Note, our sources have themselves sourced and condensed from hundreds of studies and reasearch papers.

You can help us grow veganism in New Zealand by supporting our work.

Looking for support going vegan?

Ready to take action? We’re stronger with your help.

The Vegan Society of Aotearoa New Zealand is a national charity that encourages and supports vegans and vegan options. We support vegan businesses via our Vegan Awards Program and our Business Membership Scheme which recognise, promote and reward vegan business. We celebrate, advocate and promote at an international, national and local level so that veganism appears positively in the media, with policy makers and in the minds of the public. We educate people in ways that support their choices via our 21 Day Challenge, public talks, public events and vast online resources.

We create and maintain a vegan community via our lifestyle magazine, New Zealand Vegan and Plant Based Living, our Vegan Living Talks, our lively social media pages and at community events.

Becoming a member of the Vegan Society of Aotearoa New Zealand helps us grow as a society and as a community; enabling us to provide support for vegans and to promote a vegan lifestyle within New Zealand. Alternatively you can donate to our charity or even volunteer some time!