File No. DOIA 2122-0328
3 September 2021
Melinda Clasper
[FYI request #16348 email]
Dear Melinda
Thank you for your email of 9 August 2021 requesting the fol owing under the Official Information Act
1982 (the Act):
Under the Official Information Act, we request the following information on these licensed
businesses in New Zealand:
1) Funeral Homes
2) Funeral Directors
Please provide a spreadsheet detailing:
a) Company Legal Name and/or Partnership
b) Company Registration Number (7-Digits)
c) NZBN
d) Director/s and/or Owner/s of the business
e) Trading Name
f) Contact Details:
a. Email
b. Phone
g) Full Address Details (Unit and Street Number, Street Name, Suburb, City, Post Code)
a. Physical Location
b. Postal Address
Your request for information is refused under section 18(e) of the Act, as the document al eged to contain
the information does not exist. This is because the Companies Office does not licence or register funeral
directors and homes in New Zealand.
We understand that this is done by local authorities, such as city councils under the Health (Burials)
Regulations 1946. These regulations provide for the registration of persons to prepare the dead for burial
and conduct funerals. You may wish to direct your request for information to the respective local
authorities or entities that would hold the information. You could also contact the Funeral Directors
Association of NZ and the New Zealand Independent Funeral Homes (NZIFH) for information.
To assist with your enquiry, we have provided a spread sheet containing publically available information
on entities that have indicated they are funeral directors or homes on their industry classification when
they were issued with a New Zealand Business Number. However, it is not possible to determine whether
the entities on the list are licensed or registered with the relevant local authorities as funeral directors or
homes.
Te Whakatairanga Service Delivery
15 Stout Street, PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140 New Zealand
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[email address]
T +64 4 472 0030
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www.mbie.govt.nz
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this response. The relevant
details can be found at
: www.ombudsman.parliament.nz.
Yours sincerely
Bolen Ng
National Manager, Business Registries