New Zealand Companies Office

Insights and articles

702,608 companies on the register as at 30 April 2022
4,560 companies incorporated in April
561 companies removed from the register in April
93 companies placed in liquidation, receivership or voluntary administration in April
14,784 financial service providers on the register as at 30 April 2022
1,828,627 financing statements registered on the PPSR as at 30 April 2022

Recent notices

Removal notice - section 318(1)(d)

Notice of intention to remove 302 companies from the Companies Register.

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Primary Register: Companies Register Published: 19 May 2022

Restoration notice

Notice of intention to restore 26 companies to the Companies Register.

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Primary Register: Companies Register Published: 19 May 2022

Removal notice - section 318(1)(b)

Notice of intention to remove 9796 companies from the Companies Register.

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Primary Register: Companies Register Published: 19 May 2022

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Recent news

Exemptions for companies and limited partnerships affected by COVID-19

New exemptions are now in force to ease compliance obligations on companies and limited partnerships affected by COVID-19.

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Primary Register: Companies Office Published: 14 April 2022

Upcoming law changes for incorporated societies

The Incorporated Societies Act 2022 was signed into law on 5 April 2022 so we now have a clearer picture of what changes the new law will bring.

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Primary Register: Incorporated Societies Published: 8 April 2022

Compliance relief for entities extended

The Government has extended temporary measures to help entities manage the impacts of COVID-19 restrictions.

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Primary Register: Companies Office Published: 7 April 2022

New measures to prevent the misuse of NZ companies

New measures announced by the Government will increase transparency and combat the misuse of New Zealand companies to disguise criminal activity.

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Primary Register: Companies Register Published: 22 March 2022