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617,083 Registered companies as at 31 January 2019
527,922 Searches on companies register data last month
13,405 Number of registered Financial Service Providers
36 Directors prohibited in 2018 calendar year under s385 Director Prohibitions
1,822,653 Financing statements on the PPSR
3,844 Annual returns filed from 1 January to 31 January 2019

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Lengthy prison sentences for breaching Companies Act prohibition

David Blake and Lance Ryan have been sentenced to more than 2 years in prison after being found guilty of multiple breaches of the Companies Act and Crimes Act respectively.
Prohibited company directors

In 2017, the Registrar of Companies prohibited 38 people from being directors of limited liability companies.
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Recent notices

Removal notice - section 318(1)(c)

Notice of intention to remove 1 company from the Companies Register

View the notice at Companies Register

Primary Register: Companies Register Published: 18 March 2019

Dissolution notice — Incorporated societies

Notice of dissolution of incorporated societies under Section 28(1) Incorporated Societies Act 1908

View the notice at Incorporated Societies

Primary Register: Incorporated Societies Published: 14 March 2019

Notice of intention to correct the register

Notice of intention to correct the Companies Register for 1 company

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Primary Register: Companies Register Published: 14 March 2019

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Recent news

CERT NZ Advisory — Christchurch tragedy-related scams and attacks

CERT NZ has received reports of different opportunistic online scams and attacks in the wake of the tragic events in Christchurch last week.

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Primary Register: Companies Office Published: 18 March 2019

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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Primary Register: Companies Office Published: 3 December 2018

New advanced search features

We’ve recently made a number of improvements to our advanced search functionality in response to customer feedback.

Read about the new advanced search features at Companies Register

Primary Register: Companies Register Published: 8 October 2018

Proposed changes to how financial advice is regulated

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

Read the full story at Financial Service Providers Register

Primary Register: Financial Service Providers Register Published: 1 October 2018