File No. DOIA 2223-0543
10 October 2022
Adam Blake
[email address]
Dear Adam
Thank you for your email of 16 September 2022 requesting the following under the Official Information
Act 1982 (the Act):
Under the Official Information Act, I would like to request the full list of Business Industry
Classification (BIC) codes (for all companies) to acquire the fol owing information.
a) BIC Industry
b) BIC Sector
c) BIC Category
d) BIC Code
e) BIC Descriptor
f) Company Status e.g. Removed / Registered / Liquidation
g) Company Legal Name and/or Partnership
h) Company Registration Number (7-Digits)
i) NZBN
j) Director/s and/or Owner/s of the business
k) Trading Name
l) Contact Details
a. Email
b. Phone
m) Full Address Details (Unit and Street Number, Street Name, Suburb, City, Post Code) a. Physical
Location b. Postal Address
Please find attached the requested information.
The caveats and limitations of the data are set out below.
1. Only companies that have voluntarily provided their Business Industry Classification (BIC) codes
are included in the list.
2. Only information which is publicly available on the companies register and the New Zealand
Business Number Register is included.
3. Personal information, such as telephone numbers and email addresses, unless publicly available
on the NZBN tab on the company’s summary page on the companies register has been withheld
under section 9(2)(a) of the Act to protect the privacy of natural persons.
Te Whakatairanga Service Delivery
15 Stout Street, PO Box 1473, Wel ington 6140 New Zealand
E [email address]
T +64 4 472 0030
W www.mbie.govt.nz
In terms of section 9(1) of the Act, I am satisfied that, in the circumstances, the withholding of this
information is not outweighed by other considerations that render it desirable to make the information
available in the public interest.
In future, please submit similar information requests through the Companies Office’s Data Services page
at
https://www.companiesoffice.govt.nz/data-services/request-data/.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of my decision to withhold
information relating to this request, in accordance with section 28(3) of the Act. The relevant details can
be found at:
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz.
Yours sincerely
Bolen Ng
National Manager, Business Registries