They administer New Zealand's business registers, including the Companies Register.

Companies Register

You can search for registered NZ companies.

Companies Register

All other registers

The Companies Office also looks after other business registers.

All registers

These include:

• Personal property securities
• Financial service providers
• The Disclose Register
• Approved overseas auditors and associations of accountants
• Auditors
• Building societies
• Charitable trusts
• Credit unions
• Friendly societies
• Incorporated societies
• Industrial and provident societies
• Limited Partnerships (New Zealand and overseas)
• Overseas issuers
• Participatory securities
• Registered unions
• Retirement villages
• Superannuation schemes
• Unit trusts

They are part of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.