New Zealand companies are required to have unique names which end with “LIMITED” or “TAPUI (LIMITED)”. Before submitting an application for a New Zealand company to us, it is recommended to first check that the proposed name is available using our company name check tool. Our New Zealand company name check tool searchers the New Zealand companies Register and displays any names that are identical to the proposed name.

In order to be approved by the Companies Office, the name of the proposed company must also:

• Not be regarded as being offensive (be obscene, contrary to public policy, or be likely to offend any particular section of the community or a particular religion)
• Not be identical, or nearly identical, to the name of an already registered company
• Not contain any restricted words, protected by the Name Protection Act 1981 or any other New Zealand legislation

Please use our New Zealand company name check tool to search the New Zealand companies Register and find any names that are identical to your proposed name.