7-707: The New Zealand Companies Office (a service of the New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment ) is a government agency that provides business registry services in relation to corporate entities , personal property and capital market securities . It delivers nearly all its services through electronic systems and the internet . Its registers relate to companies, personal property securities, superannuation funds, incorporated societies, building societies, charitable trusts, unit trusts, friendly societies and credit unions. The office also has compliance, prosecution and enforcement functions under
14-610: A secret intelligence unit focusing on immigration, intelligence and operational matters. It drew criticism from the Federation of Islamic Associations of New Zealand for using tools from Israeli surveillance firm Cobwebs Technologies to scour the social media accounts of prospective immigrants. In April 2024, the Ministry chose not to renew its contract with Cobwebs for undisclosed reasons. By April 2024, MBIE had laid off 286 employees as part of Government cost cutting measures in
21-665: Is a merger of the Department of Building and Housing (DBH) , the Department of Labour (DoL) , the Ministry of Economic Development (MED) , and the Ministry of Science and Innovation (MSI) . The Ministry was responsible for the Pike River Recovery Agency from 31 January 2018 to 1 July 2022. In October 2018, the newly created Ministry of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) assumed several of MBIE's housing policy, funding and regulatory functions including
28-805: The KiwiBuild programme, the Community Housing Regulatory Authority , and administration of funding for the HomeStart, Welcome Home Loans, the legacy Social Housing Fund and Community Group Housing programmes. On 14 July 2020, the Ministry assumed responsibility for running the New Zealand Government's COVID-19 managed isolation and quarantine (MIQ) programme . The last four MIQ facilities closed in June 2022. In October 2023, RNZ reported that MBIE had
35-475: The Companies Act, Securities Act, Corporations (Investigation and Management) Act 1989, Financial Reporting Act along with others. The Companies Register's website includes an electronic register available to the public 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and provides the online searching, incorporation and maintenance services for New Zealand registered companies or other body corporates. The Companies Office
42-432: The administration of the following registers: Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment ( abbr. MBIE ; Māori : Hīkina Whakatutuki ) is the public service department of New Zealand charged with "delivering policy, services, advice and regulation" which contribute to New Zealand's economic productivity and business growth. Formed on 1 July 2012, MBIE
49-527: Was the first government corporate registry in the world to allow access over the Internet to statutory corporate information. The site went live in 1996. In 1999 the Companies Office was the first in the world to allow the incorporation of companies over the Internet. The register is free which makes the office one of the most transparant in the world. The Companies Office is also responsible for
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