Company incorporations also reached its highest levels since 2021, with 60,897 new companies started in 2025. At the end of 2025 there were 744,378 registered companies in New Zealand, gaining a net 10,412 companies over the year. “This Government is committed to doing what we can to grow the economy and improving the conditions for doing business,” Simpson said. The result follows the Government putting an additional $35 million into Inland Revenue in Budget 2025 for tax compliance and collection. “There’s ongoing cost rises, there’s uncertainty with an election later this year, and neither is going to help the economy or consumer sentiment.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 14, 2026 01:31 UTC