Subscriptions & Membership

For individuals who may wish to take a more active role in the Polynesian Society, we offer Membership options in the About Subscriptions page. In addition to the four issue subscription per year, Members are entitled to attend the Annual General Meeting (AGM - notified by email) as well as discounts to publications and events.

Access to most recent issues (within the last 24 months) requires a yearly paid subscription. This site provides digital access (Adobe PDF Reader required) to these recent issues of the Journal alongside issues dating back to Volume 121, No. 1 (March 2012). 

Until 2023, most back issues of the JPS from 1892 were available from The University of Auckland Library website portal entitled Journal of the Polynesian Society. Unfortunately, for technical/compatability reasons, this site has been suspended for the foreseeable  future.

How to subscribe to the Journal on this site

To subscribe is a two-part process:

1. You must register using an active email address where you are given [or choose] a username and password. Link to Registration page
2. On completing that you are directed to select a subscription type [see below] and on to a PayPal portal. All you need is a credit card or a PayPal account to complete.

Subscriptions are for online access of 14 months or one full year of [four] print issues. Automatic renewal notifications are sent towards end of paid period.

Subscription types

There are both Individual and Institutional subscription types for the Journal. The full list of types and prices are listed on http://thepolynesiansociety.org/jps/index.php/JPS/about/subscriptions
Institutional subscriptions use access via IP address or range. They still initially require the registration of a contact person with an active email address.

Any problems

Please don’t hesitate to contact the web-master if you encounter any difficulties. We’re happy to help during our New Zealand office hours.