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Hot Topic Hawke’s Bay
Te Ōhanga Māori
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I’m using your likeness for my private company, pai, ne?

OPINION: Why is it so easy for someone to register a business in the name of someone else?

NBR columnist Holly Bennett speaks with Will Mace.

Holly Bennett Thu, 23 Mar 2023

It took me two minutes to apply to reserve the company name ‘Rob Campbell Investments Limited’. That means it would take you two minutes to reserve the name Holly Bennett Investments Ltd. Or Chris Hipkins Investments Ltd. Or Christopher Luxon Investments Ltd, and so on.

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