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Maintain company details FREE

Maintain company details FREE

Use the Companies Office online service to keep your company details up to date.

Each year you are required to file an annual return.  You may also need to update company information including director, shareholder and address details throughout the year.


Is your company in financial difficulty?

Check out business.govt.nz for some helpful ideas and tools to assist you in managing your business through tough economic times.


You will need a company key

Every company has a company key [icon] Company key.

The seven-character company key, issued upon registration, is a type of password that is used to authenticate online transactions. 


Lost your company key?

If you have lost or forgotten your company key, use our secure automated online service to retrieve it.

Change your company key

You can change your company key to a seven character alphanumeric value, containing at least one number and at least one letter.

Keyless transaction agreement

If you have a Logon with the Companies Office you may be able to enter a keyless transaction agreement. A keyless transaction agreement allows you to conduct a certain number of key dependant transactions each day without entering the company key.

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Last updated 16 January 2009