This page was originally constructed for an internal NZME training session on online geeking. It's intended for reporters to use as a bookmark and will be occasionally updated.
The Internet - FREE
Googlefu
- Main site - don't forget tab to narrow by type of result or date (under "tools") www.google.co.nz
- Advanced search https://www.google.co.nz/advanced_search
- Alerts www.google.co.nz/alerts
Whois
- Finding who’s behind a website: whois.domaintools.com/
- What else have they registered?viewdns.info/reversewhois/?q=
The Wayback Machine
- Timestamped grabs of most websites - what’s deleted can be telling archive.org/web
Official Registers - FREE
Companies Office
- Main site: www.companies.govt.nz
- Advanced Search: www.companiesoffice.govt.nz/companies/app/ui/pages/companies/search?advancedPanel=true
- Dashboard [Requires RealMe login] www.companiesoffice.govt.nz/companies/app/ui/pages/home/dashboard
- Search other (incorporated societies, some trusts etc) registers: www.companiesoffice.govt.nz/companies/app/ui/pages/companies/otherSearch
Charities
- Search by charity or trustee name, financial accounts filed as annual reports www.register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/Search
Bankruptcies
- Insolvency Register - recording aliases address and number of bankruptcies app.insolvency.govt.nz/oasis3-web/oasis3/page/-oasis/domain/communications/SearchInsolvencyRegister.wdk?fromHome=Yes
- See also Companies Office directors bans: www.companiesoffice.govt.nz/companies/app/ui/pages/individual/search?roleType=DDIR
Court Rulings
- Judicial Decisions Online forms.justice.govt.nz/jdo/Search.jsp
Officialish Registers - PAID
All require logins and credit cards. Most newsrooms have access.
Property - owners, mortgages, sale prices
- QV www.qv.co.nz/
- Terranet www.terranet.co.nz/
Financing agreements, also contact details
US Court documents
- Pacer www.pacer.gov
- Google Scholar - for US court rulings (also academic papers) scholar.google.co.nz/
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