Data
New Zealand companies: register statistics
Aggregate counts from the Checkbase directory of the NZ Companies Register. Cite them with a link.
Updated 24 August 2026
As at 24 August 2026, the Checkbase directory tracks 294,567 New Zealand companies from the NZ Companies Register.
Companies by industry
The largest sectors in the directory, by count of registered companies.
- Construction & trades51,429
- Financial services20,667
- Consulting & advisory20,201
- Retail & wholesale16,511
- Hospitality & food10,892
- Property & facility services10,642
- Agriculture & primary8,860
- Health & care7,339
- IT & software7,017
- Engineering & architecture6,641
Companies by region
Where registered companies in the directory are based.
- Auckland106,637
- Christchurch25,431
- Wellington11,162
- Hamilton10,255
- Tauranga7,858
- Lower Hutt5,126
- Dunedin4,848
- Palmerston North4,014
- Whangarei3,655
- Nelson3,388
Method and reuse
Counts are computed from the Checkbase directory, which is built from the public NZ Companies Register and refreshed continuously. Numbers change as companies are registered and removed, so treat the date above as part of any citation. You are welcome to reuse these figures with attribution and a link to this page.
Browse the underlying directory at the company directory, or see the industry and region hubs. For this week’s official notices, see NZ business records: this week.