Working and doing business in New Zealand

BIZInfo     
Information and tools designed to help you start, manage and grow your business.
www.business.govt.nz
  
Commerce Commission   
The Commerce Commission enforces legislation that promotes competition in New Zealand markets and prohibits misleading and deceptive conduct by traders. The Commission also enforces a number of pieces of legislation specific to the telecommunications, dairy and electricity industries.
www.comcom.govt.nz
 
Companies Office   
The government agency responsible for administering corporate body registers, including the Company Register.
www.companies.govt.nz
  
Employment Relations Service  
The service provides information and support to employers, employees, unions and workplaces on employment relations matters.
www.ers.dol.govt.nz
  
Federated Farmers 
Federated Farmers is New Zealand's leading independent rural advocacy organisation.
www.fedfarm.org.nz

NZ LAW publishes an electronic newsletter, Rural eSpeaking which covers in-depth farming issues. To read the latest issue, please click here.

Franchise Association of New Zealand Inc 
This organisation brings together franchisors, franchisees and others working in the sector, such as accountants, lawyers and other affiliates.
www.franchisebusiness.co.nz
 
Inland Revenue Department  
www.ird.govt.nz

Legislation
The site lists all New Zealand’s Acts, Bills and Regulations.
www.legislation.govt.nz

New Zealand Government  
Contains information, images and resources from all New Zealand government agencies and government funded sites.
www.newzealand.govt.nz

New Zealand Law Society  
All lawyers in New Zealand are regulated by the NZLS when they provide any legal or conveyancing services to clients, or undertake the work of a real estate agent.
www.nzls.org.nz
 
Notaries Public
List of NZ LAW members who are Notaries Public
Click here

NZ CA Limited    
An association of independent chartered accounting firms, and a sister organisation to NZ LAW Limited.
www.nzca.com
 
The National Bank’s Business Outlook 
The results of The National Bank of New Zealand’s monthly survey of 1,500 businesses nationwide, Business Outlook analyses where New Zealand’s economy will be going over the next 12 months.
www.nationalbank.co.nz/economics/outlook
  
Overseas Investment Office   
The Overseas Investment Office (OIO) assesses applications from overseas people who intend investing in sensitive New Zealand assets.
www.linz.govt.nz/overseas-investment/index.aspx
  
Securities Commission    
An independent crown entity under the Securities Act 1978, the Securities Commission is New Zealand's main regulator of investments.
www.sec-com.govt.nz

Validatum - Pricing for Professionals
Richard Burcher, New Zealand's recognised legal services pricing expert has developed a range of services to assist law firms through this minefield and specifically, strategies to help firms move from transactional time based costing to strategic value pricing, or a judicious blend of the two approaches, for the benefit of clients and the firm.
www.validatum.com

NZ LAW publishes an electronic newsletter, Commercial eSpeaking which covers in-depth business issues. To read the latest issue, please click here.