New Zealand Companies Office

Insights and articles

Last updated 9 January 2026

744,378 companies on the register as at 31 December 2025
4,106 companies incorporated in December
7,628 companies removed from the register in December
297 companies placed in liquidation, receivership or voluntary administration in December
14,962 financial service providers on the register as at 31 December 2025
1,780,550 financing statements registered on the PPSR as at 31 December 2025

Latest company statistics
Review of Companies Office fees and levies

Progress on the proposal to introduce a new charging model across the Companies Office registers.
Law changes for societies

Visit our 'Law Changes Hub' to get up to speed with the new law and prepare to reregister.

Recent notices

Primary Register: Companies Register Published: 29 January 2026

Removal notice — section 318(1)(d)

Notice of intention to remove 336 companies from the Companies Register.

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Primary Register: Companies Register Published: 29 January 2026

Restoration notice

Notice of intention to restore 29 companies to the Companies Register.

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Primary Register: Companies Register Published: 23 January 2026

Notice of intention to correct the register

Notice of intention to correct the Companies Register for 2 companies.

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See all 18 notices

Recent news

Primary Register: Companies Office Published: 1 December 2025

New law related to directors’ residential addresses

The new Companies (Address Information) Amendment Act allows directors who have safety concerns to substitute their residential address.

Read about Companies (Address Information) Amendment Act