New Zealand public records and research resources.
A curated index of New Zealand national public registers, court databases, and government records. New Zealand operates a unitary legal system distinct from Australia, with strong public-records transparency.
This page covers New Zealand national sources. For sanctions and watchlist sources, see International Sanctions & Watchlists.
Corporate filings
New Zealand Companies Office
Type: Corporate registry. · Maintained by: New Zealand Companies Office (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment).
Cost / access: Free, no registration. Document downloads free.
Useful for: Verifying New Zealand-registered companies, limited partnerships, overseas companies operating in NZ. Director and shareholder records. Annual returns and financial statements (subject to thresholds).
Limitations: Self-reported information is not independently verified.
Official link: companies-register.companiesoffice.govt.nz · Last reviewed: 2026-05-24.
Financial Service Providers Register (FSPR)
Type: Financial-services register. · Maintained by: Companies Office.
Cost / access: Free.
Useful for: New Zealand financial-service providers — banks, insurers, broker-dealers, money-transfer operators, custodians, peer-to-peer lenders, crowdfunders.
Limitations: New Zealand registrants only; dispute-resolution scheme membership data is also captured.
Official link: fsp-register.companiesoffice.govt.nz · Last reviewed: 2026-05-24.
Courts and case law
Courts of New Zealand — Decisions
Type: Senior court judgments. · Maintained by: Courts of New Zealand.
Cost / access: Free.
Useful for: Supreme Court of New Zealand, Court of Appeal, High Court, and specialist courts. Also Coroners Court, Employment Court, and Environment Court.
Limitations: Published decisions only.
Official link: www.courtsofnz.govt.nz/the-courts · Last reviewed: 2026-05-24.
NZLII — New Zealand Legal Information Institute
Type: Aggregated NZ case law. · Maintained by: NZLII (academic, not-for-profit).
Cost / access: Free.
Useful for: Full-text search across senior NZ courts, tribunals, and legislation. Sibling to AustLII and BAILII.
Limitations: Lower-court and tribunal coverage varies.
Official link: www.nzlii.org · Last reviewed: 2026-05-24.
Land and property
Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) — Landonline
Type: Torrens-based land titles register. · Maintained by: Land Information New Zealand.
Cost / access: Per-record fee. Registered-user account required.
Useful for: New Zealand real-property title searches under the Torrens system, registered interests, mortgages, easements, and ownership history.
Limitations: Practitioner access generally required; depth of public access more limited than Australian state registers.
Official link: www.linz.govt.nz · Last reviewed: 2026-05-24.
Insolvency
Insolvency and Trustee Service — NZ
Type: Personal and corporate insolvency register. · Maintained by: New Zealand Insolvency and Trustee Service.
Cost / access: Free public search.
Useful for: Personal bankruptcies, No Asset Procedures, Debt Repayment Orders, and corporate-liquidation notices.
Limitations: New Zealand only.
Official link: www.insolvency.govt.nz · Last reviewed: 2026-05-24.
Intellectual property
Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (IPONZ)
Type: Patents, trademarks, designs register. · Maintained by: Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand.
Cost / access: Free search. Paid filing.
Useful for: New Zealand-registered patents, trademarks, designs, geographical indications, and plant variety rights.
Limitations: NZ-registered rights only.
Official link: www.iponz.govt.nz · Last reviewed: 2026-05-24.
Sanctions
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) — Sanctions
Type: New Zealand sanctions register. · Maintained by: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Cost / access: Free.
Useful for: New Zealand-implemented sanctions, predominantly UN Security Council sanctions implemented under the United Nations Act and Russia Sanctions Act 2022 designations.
Limitations: New Zealand-implemented measures only; autonomous sanctions are limited compared to peer jurisdictions.
Official link: www.mfat.govt.nz/en/peace-rights-and-security/sanctions · Last reviewed: 2026-05-24.
Charities
Charities Services — Charities Register
Type: National charity register. · Maintained by: Charities Services (Department of Internal Affairs).
Cost / access: Free.
Useful for: Verifying NZ-registered charities, annual returns, governance documents, trustees, and any deregistration history.
Limitations: NZ registrations only.
Official link: www.charities.govt.nz · Last reviewed: 2026-05-24.
Government, legislation, and procurement
New Zealand Legislation
Type: Consolidated NZ legislation register. · Maintained by: Parliamentary Counsel Office.
Cost / access: Free.
Useful for: Current and historical New Zealand Acts and statutory instruments.
Limitations: New Zealand statutes only.
Official link: www.legislation.govt.nz · Last reviewed: 2026-05-24.
Government Electronic Tenders Service (GETS)
Type: New Zealand public-procurement register. · Maintained by: New Zealand Government.
Cost / access: Free.
Useful for: New Zealand Government contract awards, tender notices, and procurement information.
Limitations: NZ Government contracts only.
Official link: www.gets.govt.nz · Last reviewed: 2026-05-24.
What’s coming in Phase 3
Office of the Auditor-General New Zealand — published reports; Office of the Ombudsman — Official Information Act decisions; Serious Fraud Office (NZ) — case-history information; Commerce Commission — competition and consumer-protection enforcement; Financial Markets Authority — enforcement actions; Tenancy Tribunal decisions.
Disclaimer
General information only. This directory is provided for general information and professional research purposes only. It is not legal advice, financial advice, or due-diligence advice. Information found through any third-party source is not verified by Transglobal Intel Net.
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Last reviewed: 2026-05-24.