New Zealand Companies Register

COVID-19 Update

If you are able to file your annual return or annual confirmation on time, we would encourage you to do so. However, for the foreseeable future, we will not be taking any enforcement action, or removing entities from our registers, should they fail to submit their annual returns on time.

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Keeping director details up to date

The name, address and appointment status of your company directors must be kept up to date on the Companies Register.

Updating a director's details

Update director details

Filing your annual return

Your annual return, which includes your address, and details of directors and shareholders, must be updated on the Companies Register every year.

How to file an annual return

Annual returns for overseas companies

File an annual return

Removing a company

When you apply to remove your company from the Companies Register, our guide can help you complete the process.

Removing a company from the register

How to remove a company from the Overseas Register

Apply to remove a company

News and notices

Insolvency relief for businesses impacted by COVID-19

The Government will be introducing legislation to make changes to the Companies Act to help businesses facing insolvency due to COVID-19 to remain viable, with the aim of keeping New Zealanders in jobs.

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Primary Register: Companies Office Published: 3 April 2020

Scheduled outage for end of daylight saving — Sunday 5 April 2020

Due to the daylight saving time change all transactional services for the New Zealand Companies Office's systems will be unavailable from 1.55am NZDT Sunday 5 April 2020 for 1 hour and 10 minutes.

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Primary Register: Companies Office Published: 3 April 2020