The Toastmasters "District"
Regions and Districts
Toastmasters International is a worldwide organisation. From an organisational perspective, Toastmasters is divided into several Regions. Each region is then broken up into several administrative Districts.
New Zealand (District 72) is located in Oceania, Region 12, along with Districts 17, 69, 70, 73 and 90 in Australia and Papua New Guinea.
A District can only contain so many clubs and New Zealand got too big. From July 1, 2018, District 112 was created to serve the North Island, excluding Greater Wellington and the Wairarapa. The original District (72) continues to serve the south of the country.
The two Districts shrunk after the COVID pandemic and were realigned to a single entity (D72) from July 1, 2026.
Explore the summary below for more information
- A guide to the Leadership Team, and why you might want to join it
- Galleries of current and past District Trio and Leadership Team members
- As well as the Leadership Team, districts and clubs are served by a group of Field Officers.
- District Council and District Executive Council meeting documents for this and previous years. Unofficial material for Town Hall meetings may also be included.
- Our District's "Roll of Honour" - contest winners, clubs and members of distinction
- District Procedures - the "By-Laws" of our District (searchable and downloadable versions)
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Guides and Forms: All you need to know about :
- Running a contest above club level
- Applying for promotional funds
- Claiming expenses
- Using Zoom in online contests
- Hosting a District Conference