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  • 631,810 Registered companies as at 30 June 2019
  • 683,667 Searches on companies register data last month
  • 13,530 Number of registered Financial Service Providers
  • 36 Directors prohibited in 2018 calendar year under s385 Director Prohibitions
  • 1,830,553 Registered financing statements on the PPSR
  • 279,039 Annual returns filed from 1 January to 30 June 2019

Recent notices

Removal notice - section 318(1)(b)

Notice of intention to remove 4523 companies from the Companies Register

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Removal notice - section 318(1)(aaa)

Notice of intention to remove 2 companies from the Companies Register

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Removal notice - section 318(1)(ba)

Notice of intention to remove 40 companies from the Companies Register

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Recent news

Incorporated Societies Bill closer to introduction

The Government has agreed to update legislation that applies to the more than 23,000 incorporated societies that operate in New Zealand.

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Insolvency Practitioners Regulation Act passed into law

The Insolvency Practitioners Regulation Act was passed by Parliament on 17 June 2019 and is expected to come into force in June 2020.

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NZ takes top spot for ease of doing business

New Zealand has taken the top spot in the World Bank’s annual ease of doing business ranking for the third year in a row.

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Proposed changes to how financial advice is regulated

The Government is currently progressing changes to how financial advice is regulated in New Zealand.

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