The Companies Office is a business unit within the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment and we’re responsible for administering New Zealand’s business registers for corporate entities, securities over personal property, capital markets and financial products. As the authoritative source of information on New Zealand companies we’re focussed on making New Zealand a fair and easy place to do business. We do this by: • ensuring all entities and companies on our registers are legitimate • helping businesses to know, understand and comply with the law • providing online systems to make it easy for businesses to manage and update their records • providing public access to business information that is comprehensive and accurate. We administer the following registers: Corporate Body Registers • New Zealand Companies • Overseas Companies • Limited Partnerships • Incorporated Societies • Building Societies • Charitable Trusts • Industrial and Provident Societies Capital Market Registers • Financial Service Providers • Auditors Financial Product Registers • The Disclose Register Other Registers • Personal Property Securities • Unit Trusts • Friendly Societies • Credit Unions • Retirement Villages • Unions