List of companies of New Zealand

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Auckland CBD contains New Zealand's largest concentration of multi-story commercial buildings and businesses
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The Kinleith Mill, part of the forestry sector in New Zealand
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The Tiwai Point Aluminium Smelter, opened in 1971

This is a list of notable companies based in New Zealand, a country in Oceania. For further information on the types of business entities in this country and their abbreviations, see "Business entities in New Zealand".

Contents

New Zealand is a wealthy country, with a relatively high GDP per capita and a relatively low rate of poverty. Since the 1980s, New Zealand has transformed from an agrarian, regulated economy to a more industrialised, free market economy that can compete globally. Since 1984, government subsidies including for agriculture have been eliminated; import regulations have been liberalised; exchange rates have been freely floated; controls on interest rates, wages, and prices have been removed; and marginal rates of taxation reduced. The restructuring and sale of state-owned enterprises in the 1990s reduced government's role in the economy. Many of the largest companies lost ground and new enterprises were established. [1] New Zealand companies are dependent on international trade, mainly with Australia, the European Union, the United States, China, South Korea, Japan and Canada. The major capital market is the New Zealand Exchange, known as the NZX.

Largest firms

95% of the companies entirely within New Zealand are classed as small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). [2] The Financial Reporting Act 1993 [3] defines a large company as one that satisfied at least one of two criteria:

Several of the largest firms are listed below:

Name2022 Revenues
(NZ$ million) [4] 		Employees
(globally)		Revenue per Employee

(NZ$ thousand)

Notes
Fonterra 22,95319,6081171New Zealand's largest company. A dairy giant that controls 30% of the world's dairy exports.
Fletcher Building 8,49820,000425Construction company, with a market capitalisation of over NZ$7 billion.
Woolworths NZ 7,58520,000379Retail chain; wholly owned subsidiary of Australia's Woolworths Group
Air New Zealand 2,7348,860308 Flag carrier of New Zealand.
Spark New Zealand 3,6945,144718Largest telecommunications company in New Zealand.

Notable firms

This list includes notable companies with primary headquarters located in the country. The industry and sector follow the Industry Classification Benchmark taxonomy. Organisations which have ceased operations are included and noted as defunct.

For convenience, the word "Limited", which every company registered or re-registered under the Companies Act 1993 must have at the end of its name, is reduced to the common and universally recognised term "Ltd", which is a specifically permitted abbreviation under the Act. In the New Zealand registration system, unlike those of some other countries, the term "Incorporated" is restricted to societies (generally nonprofit) under the Incorporated Societies Act 1908. [5]

Notable companies
     Active     State-owned     Defunct
NameIndustrySectorHeadquartersFoundedNotes
2degrees TelecommunicationsMobile telecommunications Auckland 2009Telecommunications
AFFCO Holdings Consumer goodsFood products Hamilton 1904Meatworks, subsidiary of Talley's Group
AHI Roofing IndustrialsBuilding materials & fixtures Auckland 1957Roof tiles
Air New Zealand Consumer servicesAirlines Auckland 1965Airline (NZX: AIR)
Airwork Consumer servicesAirlines Auckland 1984Airline
Alliance Group Consumer goodsFood products Invercargill 1948Freezing works
Auckland Airport IndustrialsTransportation services Auckland 1998Airport (NZX: AIA)
Aurora Energy UtilitiesConventional electricity Dunedin 1990Electricity distribution, 100% Dunedin Council-owned
Bank of New Zealand FinancialsBanks Auckland 1861Bank, subsidiary of National Australia Bank
Barfoot & Thompson FinancialsReal estate services Auckland 1923Property sales and management
Black + White Mobile TelecommunicationsMobile telecommunications Auckland 2008Mobile phone sales
Blis Technologies Health careBiotechnology Dunedin 2000Biotech
Bridget Williams Books Consumer servicesPublishing Wellington 1990Publishing
Cavalier Corporation Consumer goodsFurnishings Auckland 1984Carpets (NZX: CAV)
Cloudy Bay Vineyards Consumer goodsDistillers & vintners Blenheim 1985Winery – Subsidiary of LVMH
Contact Energy UtilitiesConventional electricity Wellington 1996Electricity generation and retail (NZX: CEN)
Datacom Group TechnologySoftware Wellington 1965IT services
Designline IndustrialsCommercial vehicles & trucks Ashburton 1985Buses, defunct 2011
Douglas Pharmaceuticals Health carePharmaceuticals Auckland 1967Pharmaceuticals
Eurekster TechnologySoftware Christchurch 2004Search engines, defunct c. 2010
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Health careMedical equipment Auckland 1934Medical equipment (NZX: FPH)
Fisher & Paykel Consumer goodsDurable household products Auckland 1934Appliances – Subsidiary of Haier
Fletcher Challenge IndustrialsHeavy construction Auckland 1981Diversified multi-national
Fletcher Building IndustrialsHeavy construction Auckland 2001Construction and infrastructure (NZX: FBU)
FMG Insurance FinancialsFull line insurance Wellington 1978Insurance
Fonterra Consumer goodsFood products Auckland 2001Dairy
Foodstuffs Consumer servicesSpecialty retailers Auckland  / Wellington 1922FMCG
GAS Petrol Service Stations Consumer servicesSpecialty retailers Auckland 1999Fuel retailer
Gecko Press Consumer servicesPublishing Wellington 2005Children's books
Genesis Energy Limited UtilitiesConventional electricity Auckland 1999Electricity generation, 51% government owned (NZX: GNE)
Golden Bay Air Consumer servicesAirlines Auckland 2006Airline
Griffin's Foods Consumer goodsFood products Auckland 1864Snacks and biscuits, part of Intersnack (Germany)
Grove Mill Consumer goodsDistillers & vintners Marlborough 1988Winery
Harcourts International FinancialsReal estate services Wellington 1988Real estate sales
Heartland Bank FinancialsBanks Auckland 2011Publicly listed registered bank and finance company
Hubbard Foods Consumer goodsFood products Auckland 1990Acquired by Walter & Wild, Cereals
Infratil Conglomerates- Wellington 1994Airports, electricity generators and retailers (NZX: IFT)
Invivo Wines Consumer goodsDistillers & vintners Auckland 2008Winery
Jade Software Corporation TechnologySoftware Christchurch 1978 [6] Software
KMD Brands RetailOutdoor and travel apparel, gear and accessories (NZX: KMD) Christchurch 1987Retailer Outdoor and travel apparel, gear and accessories
Kiwi Property Group FinancialsReal estate holding & development Auckland 1992Property investment (NZX: KPG)
Kiwibank FinancialsBanks Wellington 2001Bank, subsidiary of state-owned New Zealand Post
Kordia Consumer servicesBroadcasting & entertainment Auckland [7] 2003State-owned broadcaster
Landcorp Consumer goodsFarming & fishing Wellington 1987State-owned farming
Macpac Wilderness Equipment Consumer servicesSpecialty retailers Christchurch 1973Outdoors retailer
Mainfreight IndustrialsDelivery services Auckland 1978Freight (NZX: MFT)
McDonald's New Zealand Consumer servicesRestaurants & bars Auckland 1975Fast food chain, part of McDonald's (US)
MediaWorks New Zealand Consumer servicesBroadcasting & entertainment Auckland 2004Television
Mercury Energy UtilitiesConventional electricity Auckland 1999Electricity generation, 51% government owned (NZX: MCY)
Meridian Energy UtilitiesConventional electricity Wellington 1998Electricity generation, 51% government owned (NZX: MEL)
My Food Bag Consumer servicesFood retailers & wholesalers Auckland 2012Online retailer
New Zealand Aluminium Smelters Basic materialsAluminium Wellington [8] 1971Aluminium
Nextspace TechnologySoftware Auckland [9] 2008Data management
NZ Post IndustrialsDelivery services Wellington 1987Postal service
NZX FinancialsInvestment services Wellington 2002Exchange (NZX: NZX)
Northport IndustrialsTransportation services Marsden Point 2000Port – 50% owned by Port of Tauranga
NZ Bus Consumer servicesTravel & tourism Wellington 1992Public transport provider.
One NZ TelecommunicationsMobile telecommunications, Fixed telecommunications Auckland 1998Telecommunications, 100% New Zealand owned. Formerly Vodafone NZ
Pacific Edge Health careMedical equipment Dunedin 2001Bladder cancer diagnostic tools (NZX: PEB)
Pernod Ricard NZ Consumer goodsDistillers & vintners Auckland [10] 1975Winery
PGG Wrightson IndustrialsIndustrial suppliers Christchurch 2005Agricultural supply (NZX: PGW)
phil&teds Consumer goodsDurable household products Wellington 1994Baby care products
Pike River Coal Basic materialsCoal Wellington 1982Coal mining – Defunct 2017
Port of Tauranga IndustrialsTransportation services Tauranga 1988Port (NZX: POT)
Ports of Auckland IndustrialsTransportation services Auckland 1988Port
Pumpkin Patch Consumer servicesApparel retailers Auckland 1990Retail chain, defunct 2016 (NZX: PPL)
Pushpay TechnologySoftware Auckland 2011Mobile payment software
Rakon TechnologySoftware Auckland 1967Technology (NZX: RAK)
Restaurant Brands Consumer servicesRestaurants & bars Auckland 1989Fast foods (NZX: RCD)
Rocket Lab Aerospace manufacturing and space launch servicesRockets, satellites Auckland 2006Technology (NZX: RAK)
Ryman Healthcare Health careHealth care providers Christchurch 1984Retirement villages and aged care (NZX: RYM)
State Insurance FinancialsFull line insurance Auckland 1990Insurance, part of Insurance Australia Group
SilverStripe TechnologySoftware Wellington 2000Software
Skellerup Holdings IndustrialsDiversified industrials Christchurch 1910Industrial/rubber (NZX: SKL)
Sky Network Television Consumer servicesBroadcasting & entertainment Auckland 1987Television (NZX: SKT)
Skycity Entertainment Group Consumer servicesHotels Auckland 1996Hotels, casinos (NZX: SKC)
SLI Systems TechnologySoftware Christchurch 2001eCommerce solutions, search engines
Solid Energy Basic materialsCoal Wellington 1987State-owned coal mining, defunct 2018
South Canterbury Finance FinancialsConsumer finance Timaru [11] 1926Financial services, defunct 2010
Spark New Zealand TelecommunicationsFixed line telecommunications Auckland 1987Telecom, formerly called Telecom New Zealand (NZX: SPK)
Summerset Holdings Health careHealth care providers Wellington 1996Retirement villages and aged care (NZX: SUM)
Talley's Group Consumer goodsFarming & fishing Motueka 1936Fishery
Te Mata Estate Consumer goodsDistillers & vintners Havelock North 1919Winery
The Warehouse Group Consumer servicesBroadline retailers Auckland 1982Retail stores (NZX: WHS)
Todd Corporation Oil & gasExploration & production Wellington 1884Energy
Tourism Holdings Consumer servicesTravel & tourism Auckland 1984Tourism (NZX: THL)
Tower Insurance FinancialsFull line insurance Wellington 1864Insurance
Traffic Design Group IndustrialsTransportation services Lower Hutt 1976Traffic consulting
TR Group FinanceHeavy vehicle rental and lease Auckland 1992Also driver training, vehicle sales
Trimax Mowing Systems IndustrialsDiversified industrials Tauranga 1981Turf equipment
Trustpower UtilitiesConventional electricity Tauranga 1993Electricity generation (NZX: TPW)
Vector UtilitiesConventional electricity Auckland 1999Electricity distribution (NZX: VCT)
Vend TechnologySoftware Auckland 2010Retail software
Vista Group TechnologySoftware Auckland 2014Cinema industry software (NZX: VGL)
Wellington International Airport IndustrialsTransportation services Wellington 1998Airport, joint venture between Infratil and the Wellington City Council
Westland Milk Products Consumer goodsFood products Hokitika 1937Dairy products, part of Yili Group (China)
Wētā FX EntertainmentFilm Wellington 1993Digital visual effects
Wētā Workshop EntertainmentFilm Wellington 1987Visual effects
Woolworths NZ Consumer servicesFood retailers & wholesalers Auckland 1949Grocer chain, subsidiary of Australia's Woolworths Group
Xero TechnologySoftware Wellington 2006Accounting software (ASX:  XRO)
Yealands Estate Consumer goodsDistillers & vintners Seddon 2008Winery – Subsidiary of Marlborough Lines Limited
Z Energy Oil and EnergyFuel, oil & diesel Wellington 1911Founded as Shell New Zealand
Zespri Consumer goodsFood products Tauranga 1997Fruits

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Hawke, Gary (11 March 2010). "Large companies, 1980 to early 2000s". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand . Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  2. ↑ Manarangi, Nicholas (14 July 2015). "New Zealand's Largest Companies by Market Cap". NZL-RTN. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "Companies Act 1993 No 105 (as at 30 May 2017), Public Act Contents – New Zealand Legislation". legislation.govt.nz. New Zealand Parliamentary Counsel Office. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "Deloitte Top 200 (NZ)" (PDF).
  5. ↑ "Incorporated Societies Act 1908 No 212 (as at 01 April 2014), Public Act – New Zealand Legislation". legislation.govt.nz. New Zealand Parliamentary Counsel Office. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "Company Overview of Jade Software Corporation Limited". Bloomberg. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  7. ↑ Kordia Group Limited: Private Company Information – Bloomberg
  8. ↑ New Zealand Aluminium Smelters Limited: Private Company Information – Bloomberg
  9. ↑ "Nextspace: Who we are" . Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  10. ↑ Pernod Ricard Winemakers New Zealand Limited: Private Company Information – Bloomberg
  11. ↑ South Canterbury Finance Limited: Private Company Information – Bloomberg


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