As part of our case management system update in September we are changing our website login method to RealMe.

The Official Assignee's Information System (OASIS) is our online case management system and we will be launching a new version in September.

On 5 May 2020, Sam Oliver Spence, a roofing contractor, was sentenced in the Auckland District Court.

In December last year, a commission from the Economic Development, Science and Innovation Committee of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, led by Hon Phil Twyford, submitted the Regulatory…

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

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

A long-time bankrupt has been handed down one of the strongest sentences in recent years following an investigation by the Insolvency & Trustee Service and MBIE’s Integrity & Enforcement Team.

An Auckland accountant has been sentenced to three years imprisonment for seven bankruptcy offences, including hiding assets from the Official Assignee through the use of circular shareholding.

Latest Insolvency and Trustee Services (ITS) statistics show that bankruptcy numbers hit an 18 year low in 2018, due to the introduction of alternate insolvency options.