Kia ora James Webb,
 
On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 7/11/2025 requesting, under the Official
Information Act 1982, the following:
 
Please provide me with the following data from 2020 - 2025 ytd.

How many small businesses were in operation? Can this please be provided
as companies, partnerships, sole traders, and total?
How many new companies were incorporated?
How many companies closed/were removed from the companies register?

How many companies were incorporated and how many were closed by industry
type (eg accommodation and food service, construction, mining, retail
trade etc.)
 
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible, and no
later than 5/12/2025, being 20 working days after the day your request
was received. If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will
notify you of an extension of that timeframe. If you have any enquiries
regarding your request feel free to contact us via email to
[1][MBIE request email].
 
Nāku noa, nā
Ministerial Services
Strategy and Assurance
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 |  P O Box 1473 Wellington 6140

References

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1. mailto:[MBIE request email]