Personal debt

Understand your financial position
Ways to avoid insolvency
How insolvency affects you
Personal insolvency options
Life after insolvency

Business debt

Determining your type of debt
Company insolvency options
The liquidation process
The effect of liquidation on a company
The effect of bankruptcy on a business

Owed money?

Types of creditor
The claims process
Filing and withdrawing a claim
Requesting liquidation or bankruptcy
Creditors' meetings

What's new

Government improving protections for consumers and workers when businesses fail

5 November 2019

On Monday 4 of November 2019, Minister Kris Faafoi released a statement announcing changes that will favourably affect consumers and workers of failed businesses.

Official Assignee appointed liquidator of companies associated with Barry Kloogh

13 September 2019

On Thursday 29 August 2019 the Official Assignee for New Zealand was appointed liquidator of Financial Planning Limited (FPL) and Impact Enterprises Limited (IEL).

The Insolvency and Trustee Service Annual Statistics and Debtor Profile Report for 2018-19 is now available.

21 August 2019

The Insolvency and Trustee Service Annual Statistics and Debtor Profile Report for 2018-19 is now available.