The document provides an introduction and update on the New Zealand Companies Office. It discusses the Companies Office structure with 80 staff across 3 locations. It oversees 17 corporate registers and processes over 500,000 company forms annually. While the recession has increased registrations and searches, the Companies Office remains highly rated and achieved mobile and international cooperation milestones in 2009. Plans for 2009 include systems upgrades to improve integrated services across the New Zealand government.

1. New Zealand Companies Office An Introduction and an Update Corporate Registers Forum 2009

10. Companies 510,868 as at 28 February 2009

21. Companies Office Mobile