23 March 2026
Ref: DOIA-REQ-0028825
Alisha Riley
Email:
[FYI request #33691 email]
Dear Alisha
Thank you for your email of 4 March 2026 to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE)
requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982, the following information:
I can confirm that the Public Sector NZBN registrations (Central Government, Local Government,
Education, and Other Public Entity) with IDs starting from 300000001 are exactly the dataset I am
seeking.
To avoid any ambiguity or the need for your team to manually select or filter specific information, I
request the complete raw data extract for all public entities in this "300. ." series.
Crucially, please ensure the ID (the 300. . number) is included as a specific column in the
generated file. While I understand this ID is not displayed on the public website, it is the specific
data point underpinning my original OIA request and is "official information" held by the Ministry.
Please provide the export including all available columns/fields associated with these records in
your system. Do not remove, filter, or curate any columns (such as internal ID references,
parent/child pointers, or administrative notes). I am seeking the ful dataset exactly as it exists in
the register to ensure I have a complete picture of these entity structures and any relationships
recorded therein.
I understand this may produce a wide dataset with internal system headers; this is acceptable and
preferred.
Please find attached the documentation relevant to your request.
Where available, the fol owing information that the NZBN register holds in relation to Public Sector
Entities (Central Government, Local Government, Education and Other Public Sector Entity) has been
provided:
• Legal entity name
• NZBN
• Registration Date
• Entity type (GovtCentral, GovtLocal, GovtEdu, GovtOther)
• Status
• Physical address and Postal address
• Trading name(s)
• Website
• Phone number
• Email address
• Organisation Part Number details
(https://www.nzbn.govt.nz/whats-an-nzbn/identifying-
different-parts-of-your-business/)
Some entity information may not have been available/provided at the time of registration and has not
been updated. As a result, it is unavailable. Please note, this register does not contain any additional
information for Public Sector Entities.
Therefore, the additional information requested has been refused under 18(e) of the Act, as the
document al eged to contain the information requested does not exist or, despite reasonable efforts to
locate it, cannot be found.
If you wish to discuss any aspect of your request or this response, or if you require any further assistance,
please contact
[email address].
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision. Information
about how to make a complaint is available a
t www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802
602.
Yours sincerely
Bolen Ng
National Manager, Business Registries
Market Integrity