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Conviction for Tara Gehring

Conviction obtained by the Registrar of Companies on 23 August 2022, sentenced on 8 May 2025.

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Review of Companies Office fees and levies

Progress on the proposal to introduce a new charging model across the Companies Office registers.

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Conviction for Jason Alexander Liddiard

Conviction obtained by the Registrar of Companies on 27 September 2024, sentenced on 15 May 2025.

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Review of Retirement Villages Act next steps

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, working in partnership with the retirement sector, has set out the next steps of the review of the Retirement Villages Act 2003.

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Conviction for Jodie Louise Kitto

Conviction obtained by the Registrar of Companies on 7 June 2024.

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Conviction for Luke Graham Dobson

Conviction obtained by the Registrar of Companies on 5 October 2023, sentenced on 18 January 2024

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Conviction for Morshed Alam

Conviction obtained by the Registrar of Companies, sentenced on 13 December 2023.

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Conviction for Nigel Terrence William Thompson

Conviction obtained by the Registrar of Companies on 6 July 2023.

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Conviction for Aaed Abu Laila

Conviction obtained by the Registrar of Companies, sentenced on 8 June 2023.

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New fees and levies are coming for Companies Office registers

The Companies (Levies) Amendment Act 2022 was passed on 28 November 2022 and is the first step in a new fees and levies regime for Companies Office registers.

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Conviction for Gregory John Anderson

Conviction obtained by the Registrar of Companies, sentenced on 29 March 2023.

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Conviction for Lawrence Alexander David Branson-Marsters

Conviction obtained by the Registrar of Companies, sentenced on 3 April 2023.

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Conviction for Vladislav Alexandrovich Levada

Conviction obtained by the Registrar of Companies on 13 May 2022.

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Government plans new charging model for Companies Office registers

The Government introduced the Companies (Levies) Amendment Bill to Parliament on 2 June 2022.

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Conviction for Michael Thomas Kelsall

Conviction obtained by the Registrar of Companies, sentenced on 30 March 2022.

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New measures to prevent the misuse of limited partnerships

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

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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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Conviction for Peter Louis Chevin

Conviction obtained by the Registrar of Companies on 22 October 2021.

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Conviction for Warrick James Ryan

Conviction obtained by the Registrar of Companies on 17 August 2021.

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Conviction for Samuel Ian Glasgow

Conviction obtained by the Registrar of Companies on 18 February 2021.

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Conviction for Noel Richard Sanders

Conviction obtained by the Registrar of Companies on 21 January 2021.

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Conviction for Vikrant John Dua

Conviction obtained by the Registrar of Companies on 17 September 2020.

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Business.govt.nz provides free tools to help small businesses

The free information and resources on business.govt.nz focuses on key pain points for small business including tax, employment, health & safety, and cash flow.

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Helping you develop your business skills

A new suite of online guides promoting better business practices and decision-making is now available on MBIE’s website, business.govt.nz.

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Need help with company amalgamations?

We’ve produced a new video guide to help you get it right first time when presenting amalgamation documents.

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Conviction for Lisa Maria Willis

Conviction obtained by the Registrar of Companies on 18 May 2017

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