NZ Opening Resolution of Company

The first resolution for a company records the following important information:

- the company's name;
- the company's registered office and address for service;
- who the company's directors are;
- how many shares the company has, who the shareholders are and how many shares each shareholder has.

Whoever is administering the company will need all of this information when they incorporate the company online at http://www.business.govt.nz/companies

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Company Name
• Does my company name have to end in 'Limited'?
Company Address
• What is a registered office?
• Does the registered office have to be in New Zealand?
• What is an address for service?
• Are there any restrictions on where the address for service can be?

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Company Name

• Does my company name have to end in 'Limited'?

  Yes, the registered name of a company must end with the word "Limited" or the words "Tapui (Limited)" if the liability of the shareholders of the company is limited.

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Company Address

• What is a registered office?

  The Companies Act 1993 requires every company to have a registered office. This is a place at which the important documents of the company are kept, for example, minutes of the company's meetings and the company's constitution. Often a company's registered office will be its solicitor's or accountant's office.

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• Does the registered office have to be in New Zealand?

  Yes

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• What is an address for service?

  This is the official postal and delivery address of the company. If someone wants to serve documents on the company, they do so at the address for service.
  
  It is common for a company to have the same address for its registered office and address for service.

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• Are there any restrictions on where the address for service can be?

  Yes, it has to be in New Zealand. It has to be an actual office or place where documents can be delivered by hand. It can't be a postal centre or a document exchange.

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