Adding or updating additional NZBN information
How to add or update optional details about your company
To update additional NZBN information on the Companies Register you must have a RealMe® login, an online services account with the Companies Register and authority to update records on behalf of your company.
You can add or update optional information about your company, at any time.
Additional NZBN details you can provide
Optional information you can update on the Companies Register includes the company’s invoicing, contact and trading details.
You can decide which additional details are kept private on the Companies Register and the New Zealand Business Number (NZBN) Register by selecting either the ‘public’ or ‘private’ option. There is one exception — the ‘Trading Details’ section — which will automatically be made visible to the public.
Public information can be viewed by anyone who searches the website. Private information can only be seen by authorised persons and the Registrar.
Invoicing details
Under invoicing details, you can provide a Goods and Services Tax (GST) number for your company.
If this is provided on the Companies Register it will enable you to send and receive invoices using e-Invoicing. E-Invoicing is the direct, digital exchange of invoices between the accounting systems of suppliers and buyers, enabling the faster delivery, processing and payment of invoices, supporting better cash flow and business growth.
Visit the NZBN website for more information about e-Invoicing.
Contact details
Under contact details, you can provide a website address, phone number, email address, office address, delivery address, postal address and invoice address for your company.
If you choose to provide more than one website address, phone number or email address, you will be asked to provide a purpose description for each of these, e.g. corporate website, reception, or sales, so that it is clear on the register what different websites, email addresses and phone numbers are typically used for.
Trading details
Under trading details, you can provide a trading name, trading area, industry classification and Australian Business Number (ABN) for your company.
Trading area
Now you can select the areas that best describes your business coverage within New Zealand. If you operate on a national basis, throughout New Zealand, please select ‘All of New Zealand.’ Alternatively, you can select one or more regions.
| Region | Trading areas |
|---|---|
| All of New Zealand North Island South Island Chatham Islands Territory |
|
| Northland | All Northland Region Far North District Whangarei District Kaipara District |
| Auckland | Auckland |
| Waikato | All Waikato Region Thames-Coromandel District Hauraki District Waikato District Matamata-Piako District Hamilton City Waipa District Otorohanga District South Waikato District Waitomo District Taupo District |
| Bay of Plenty | All Bay of Plenty Region Western Bay of Plenty District Tauranga City Rotorua District Whakatane District Kawerau District Opotiki District |
| Gisborne | Gisborne District |
| Hawke's Bay | All Hawke's Bay Region Wairoa District Hastings District Napier City Central Hawke's Bay District |
| Taranaki | All Taranaki Region New Plymouth District Stratford District South Taranaki District |
| Manawatu-Wanganui | All Manawatu-Wanganui Region Ruapehu District Whanganui District Rangitikei District Manawatu District Palmerston North City Tararua District Horowhenua District |
| Wellington | All Wellington Region Kapiti Coast District Porirua City Upper Hutt City Lower Hutt City Wellington City Masterton District Carterton District South Wairarapa District |
| Tasman | Tasman District |
| Nelson | Nelson City |
| Marlborough | All Marlborough Region Marlborough District Kaikoura District |
| West Coast | All West Coast Region Buller District Grey District Westland District |
| Canterbury | All Canterbury Region Hurunui District Waimakariri District Christchurch City Selwyn District Ashburton District Timaru District Mackenzie District Waimate District |
| Otago | All Otago Region Waitaki District Central Otago District Queenstown-Lakes District Dunedin City Clutha District |
| Southland | All Southland Region Southland District Gore District Invercargill City |
Industry classification
Now you can choose to provide industry classification/s that best describes the nature of your business. To view what is available, along with the industry code, visit the Business Industry Classification Code website.
Australian Business Number (ABN)
The Australian Business Number (ABN) is a unique identifier issued by the Australian Business Register which is operated by the Australian Taxation Office. Your company would have an ABN only if it’s registered in Australia.
How to add or update additional NZBN information
Log in to your online services account, enter a company name, company number or New Zealand Business Number (NZBN) and follow these steps.
- Select the Company summary tab.
- Select the Edit button in the Voluntary details section.
- Next, provide the additional NZBN information as described in the ‘Additional details you can provide’ section
- Select Submit.
Other guides in
Keeping company details up to date
- Confirming your authority to manage information
- How to file an annual return
- Getting a copy of your company information
- Updating company addresses
- Updating a director's details
- Registering the appointment of a director
- Updating a shareholder's details
- Managing share allocations
- Changing the name of a company
- Adding, amending or removing a company constitution
- Changing your financial reporting month
- Applying for a correction to the register