Tools for journalists
I’m looking for information on…
- companies and traders
- fuels electricity and emissions
- tourism statistics
- mining permits and data
- patents and trademarks
- insolvencies
- scams
- radio spectrum.
Companies and traders
The Companies Office has a number of databases including the:
financial service providers register
motor vehicle traders register
registers of incorporated societies, charitable trusts, and building societies.
Fuels, electricity and emissions
Find up-to-date data about:
- oil prices, including weekly fuel prices, taxes and the importer margin review
- energy data, including quarterly and annual updates on coal, oil, gas, renewables, emissions and electricity
- The New Zealand Energy Quarterly with quarterly statistics and trend data on fuels, electricity and emissions.
Tourism statistics
Access the latest government tourism surveys, reports analysis, data tables, and forecasts.
Mining permits and data
Browse the New Zealand Petroleum & Minerals databases for permits, maps and technical data for all petroleum, mineral and coal operations.
Patents and trademarks
Search patents, designs, trademarks and plant varieties at the Intellectual Property Office.
Insolvencies
The Insolvency and Trustee Service has information including:
the summary instalment order register
Scams
The Ministry of Consumer Affairs has details on common scams, and regularly updates its scam alerts.
Radio spectrum
Search the register of radio frequencies for licences, certificates and call signs, clients and management rights.
