New Zealand Company & Beneficial Ownership Directory
New Zealand's company register is run by the Companies Office under the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, publishing director names and residential addresses, shareholdings, and filed financial statements for free. One doesn't exist: a 2022 proposal for a beneficial-ownership register at a 25%-ownership-or-voting-rights threshold was shelved and left out of the Companies Office's 2025 reforms. Overseas companies and limited partnerships sit on separate registers, while sole traders and trusts appear on the NZBN register instead of the main Companies Register. The Companies Office verifies registered shareholders and directors directly, but registered shareholders can be nominee entities or trusts, so identifying the natural person who ultimately controls a New Zealand company still requires resolution beyond what the register discloses.
New Zealand beneficial ownership guide- Total Companies2M+
- Officer Records1.3M+
- Shareholder Records751,245
- Ultimate Parents (UBO)109,239
- VAT Records496,504
- Financial Reports130
Get complete shareholder and officer records, ultimate beneficial owner resolution, and ongoing ownership monitoring for New Zealand companies — via API or a bulk data feed.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many New Zealand companies are in Zavia's database?
Zavia holds 2M+ company records for New Zealand, of which 943,558 (47%) are currently active on the register.
Who owns companies in New Zealand, and is that information public?
New Zealand's company register is run by the Companies Office under the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, publishing director names and residential addresses, shareholdings, and filed financial statements for free. One doesn't exist: a 2022 proposal for a beneficial-ownership register at a 25%-ownership-or-voting-rights threshold was shelved and left out of the Companies Office's 2025 reforms. Overseas companies and limited partnerships sit on separate registers, while sole traders and trusts appear on the NZBN register instead of the main Companies Register. The Companies Office verifies registered shareholders and directors directly, but registered shareholders can be nominee entities or trusts, so identifying the natural person who ultimately controls a New Zealand company still requires resolution beyond what the register discloses.
Can I see a New Zealand company's shareholders and corporate structure on Zavia?
Yes. Zavia holds 751,245 shareholder records for New Zealand companies, with 109,239 ultimate parent relationships resolved for group-structure and ownership-chain mapping.
Can I find the directors of a New Zealand company on Zavia?
Yes. Zavia holds 1.3M+ officer and director records for New Zealand companies, sourced directly from the same official register as the company's own filing.
Can I look up a New Zealand company's VAT number on Zavia?
Yes. Zavia holds 496,504 VAT records for New Zealand companies, linked to the same registered entity as its company profile.
Can I access financial statements for New Zealand companies on Zavia?
Yes. Zavia holds 130 digitized financial reports for New Zealand companies, available through Zavia's enriched company data for verified users.
What document shows who owns shares in a New Zealand company?
Share ownership in New Zealand is held as the share register, maintained under section 87 of the Companies Act 1993 rather than filed as a public register.
Does Zavia offer an API for New Zealand company data?
Yes. Zavia's API connects directly to official government ownership registries across 195 countries and territories, including New Zealand, so company registration, shareholder, UBO, officer, and group-structure records can be queried programmatically instead of browsed one page at a time.
Is there a guide to verifying beneficial ownership in New Zealand?
Zavia's New Zealand beneficial ownership guide covers the register, the UBO threshold, and how to verify a company's ownership chain in more depth than this directory page.