Types of data we hold
We’ve organised our data into six categories – administrative data, assets, authorities, business entity data, events and roles.
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Administrative data
Data captured or created to facilitate, support and manage registry processes.
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Assets
Information about registered financial assets.
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Authorities
Data about both people and businesses that can act on behalf of a business.
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Business entity data
Data about registered business entities.
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Events
Data about registrations and the maintenance of business entities.
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Roles
Data about individuals holding roles in New Zealand organisations, such as directors and shareholders.
View the types of data we hold about roles
Ways to get our data
There are five ways to access Companies Office data — by request, bulk data download, API, NZAUConnect or directly from our register applications.
Our data at a glance
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622,859 Registered companies as at 31 March 2019
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758,579 Searches on companies register data last month
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13,430 Number of registered Financial Service Providers
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36 Directors prohibited in 2018 calendar year under s385 Director Prohibitions
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1,826,406 Registered financing statements on the PPSR
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118,247 Annual returns filed from 1 January to 31 March 2019