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Company Records for New Zealand, on demand

Company Records for New Zealand come from the official register, New Zealand Companies Office. US$19.00 per record. Registry-only, not aggregated, not resold.

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Source registry
New Zealand Companies Office
Price per record
US$19.00
Delivery
Usually in a day
Registry availability
Available

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Typical search time: 1.4 seconds

Last checked: 12 October 2026

Automated checks by Know Your Customer Limited against New Zealand Companies Office. Not a service-level commitment.

At a glance

New Zealand at a glance

A record returns 10 company data fields, 4 for controlling entities and 4 for shareholders and beneficial owners. 1 official filing is included: Registry Extract.

Official register
New Zealand Companies Office
Documents included
Registry Extract
Controlling entities
Published by the register
Shareholders & beneficial owners
Published by the register
Price per record
US$19.00
Coverage detail

What a company record for New Zealand contains

1Company data
Entity NameEntity TypeRegistration DateEntity StatusRegistration NumberAddressOther IdentifiersTrade NamesPrevious NamesActivity Type
2Controlling entities & individuals
NameAddressRoleAppointed On
3Shareholders & beneficial owners
NameAddressShare countRole
Registry documents

Documents in a company record for New Zealand

1Included in your purchase
  • Registry Extract
13Available separately

On file at the register and not part of the purchase. Ask us and we will retrieve them.

  • Annual Return
  • Particulars of Shareholding
  • Particulars of Director
  • Director Consent
  • Notice Of Issue Of Shares
  • Consent Of Shareholder
  • Application To Incorporate A Company
  • Certificate of Incorporation
  • Change of Company Name
  • New Company Incorporation
  • Update Shares
  • Amalgamation Certificate
  • Adoption of a Constitution
About the register

New Zealand Companies Office (Companies Register)

The Companies Register is maintained by the New Zealand Companies Office, part of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. It can be searched by company name, registration number or New Zealand Business Number (NZBN), and also by a director's or shareholder's name. A company's record shows its incorporation date and status, current and historical registered addresses, directors' names, addresses, appointment dates and consent forms, and its filed documents, including annual returns, constitutions and insolvency documents.

Shareholding is on the public record. Shareholders are registered with their names, addresses and share quantities at incorporation and whenever new shares are issued; for companies listed on the stock exchange or with extensive shareholdings, the register shows the details of the top ten share parcels by size. The annual return confirms the company's addresses, director details, shareholding information and whether it has an ultimate holding company, and it contains no financial information.

Every registered company has been allocated a 13-digit NZBN automatically and is included on the NZBN Register, while the company number remains the identifier specific to companies; both can be used to search. The Company Records report for New Zealand includes a Registry Extract sourced from the official register.

Good to know

Questions about New Zealand company records

General questions are answered in the FAQ.

Are shareholders and beneficial owners included for New Zealand?
Yes. The official register, New Zealand Companies Office, publishes shareholder and beneficial-owner data, and the record includes it. The resolved ownership chain is our own work, computed from those filings.
Which filings are included for New Zealand?
Registry Extract. The register holds 13 further filing types, listed above under "Available separately". They are not part of the purchase; ask us and we will retrieve them.
How long does delivery take for New Zealand?
Usually in a day: our Registry Services team retrieves the record from the official register, New Zealand Companies Office.
What does a company record for New Zealand cost?
US$19.00 per record for New Zealand, in one payment by card.
Does the New Zealand Companies Register show shareholders?
Yes. Shareholders' names, addresses and share quantities are registered at incorporation and whenever new shares are issued, and the register can even be searched by a shareholder's name. For companies listed on the stock exchange or with extensive shareholdings, the register shows the top ten share parcels by size. The Registry Extract in the Company Records report for New Zealand reflects what the register publishes.
What is the difference between a company number and an NZBN?
Only companies have a company number, while any business in New Zealand can hold a New Zealand Business Number, a 13-digit identifier built on GS1 Global Location Number standards. Registered companies have been allocated NZBNs automatically and are included on the NZBN Register, and the Companies Register can be searched using either identifier.
What does a New Zealand annual return contain?
The annual return confirms that the details recorded for the company are correct: its addresses, director details, shareholding information and whether it has an ultimate holding company. It is not a financial document, and it is separate from the tax return collected by Inland Revenue. It also tells the Companies Office that the company is still operating.
Can the Companies Register be searched by a person's name?
Yes. The Companies Register supports searching for companies by a director's or shareholder's name, alongside searches by company name, registration number or NZBN, and it also offers a search of banned directors. Director records include names, addresses, appointment dates and consent forms.

Get a Company Record for New Zealand

A Company Record is the KYB report for one company plus the standard set of official registry documents for its jurisdiction, in a single purchase. It is retrieved from the official register at the time of purchase, not from a cached copy. Search by company name, then pay once by card: no subscription, no minimum. See a sample report, the document types, pricing and the FAQ.

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