Private Investigator New Zealand.
We find what others overlook.
Blacklisted Investigations is a licensed New Zealand private investigation firm, based in New Plymouth and operating nationwide. Skip tracing, process serving, surveillance, background checks, debt collection, vehicle repossession and infidelity investigations — all handled by PSPLA-licensed operatives. Discreet, evidence-grade, court-ready.
Full-service private investigations. One licensed team.
Every matter is handled by experienced investigators under strict confidentiality. Database-first research, ground-truth field verification, transparent billing. We work to a brief and deliver evidence you can rely on — in court, in HR, or at the bargaining table.
Skip Tracing
Locate debtors, witnesses and missing persons nationwide. Database research first, field verification second. 89% closure inside seven days. Court-ready reporting.
Process Serving
Personal service of court documents, statutory demands, trespass and relationship-property notices. Sworn affidavit every serve. Same-day urgent available.
Private Investigation
Covert surveillance, background checks, workplace and corporate investigations. Body-cam, vehicle-cam, time-stamped reporting and admissible video evidence.
Debt Collection
Commercial and consumer recovery. CCCFA & FTA compliant. Debt Shield subscription from $650+GST/month, single-file recovery from $60. Paired with skip tracing.
Vehicle Repossession
CCFA-compliant asset and vehicle recovery for finance companies. Strict compliance before we act, full chain-of-custody, body-cam available with selected agents.
Infidelity Investigation
Sensitive relationship investigations with absolute discretion. Documented evidence — no assumptions, no embellishment. Privacy Act 2020 compliant.
🚩 Field agents in every region
Boots on the ground, Cape Reinga to Bluff.
Databases and phone calls only get you so far. When a matter needs someone physically there — a doorstep visit, a debtor located, a document served — we have licensed field agents across every New Zealand region, ready to move. No job is too remote.
- Local agents who know the area — no travel premium for being remote
- Surveillance, skip-trace verification, debt visits and serving
- Time-stamped, body-cam evidence on every attendance
📄 Sworn affidavit every serve
Documents served right, the first time.
Court documents, statutory demands, trespass and relationship-property notices — served personally by licensed agents, with a sworn affidavit of service every time. Same-day urgent serving available nationwide, so a deadline is never missed on a technicality.
- Personal service of court documents, demands and notices
- Sworn affidavit of service — court-ready proof, every time
- Same-day urgent serving available across New Zealand
- Detailed attempt logs when a respondent is evasive
Investigators in every region — coast to coast.
Headquartered in New Plymouth, Taranaki, working the whole country from Cape Reinga to Bluff. Find your region below — every town links straight through to our services.
Built for evidence. Run on trust.
Lawyers & Counsel
Litigation-grade skip traces, court-formatted reporting, sworn affidavits and witness location for civil and criminal proceedings.
Finance & Insurers
Volume skip-trace retainers, debtor location, compliant vehicle repossession, fraud investigation and asset verification.
Businesses & HR
Workplace misconduct investigations, pre-employment background checks, internal fraud and corporate due diligence — findings your board can act on.
Private Clients
Infidelity and matrimonial investigations, missing-family location, estate and beneficiary searches — handled with discretion.
Government & Compliance
ACC and benefit fraud, regulatory investigations and bulk file work — documented to evidentiary standard.
Estate Executors
Cold-trace beneficiaries, locate adult missing family for estate distribution, voluntary-disappearance reconnection.
Database first. Field second. Verify always.
Every matter documented with time-stamped notes, photo evidence and chain-of-custody. Built to survive cross-examination — in court, in HR, or at the bargaining table.
Licensed in NZ
PSPLA #22-099124 — Private Security Personnel and Private Investigators Act 2010.
Court-ready
Time-stamped notes, photo evidence and full chain-of-custody on every matter.
Confidential
Encrypted file handling, NDAs on request, minimum-retention data policy.
24/7 intake
Free, confidential, obligation-free. Same business-hour response.
Need an investigator today?
Free, confidential, obligation-free consultation. 24/7 intake by phone for urgent matters.
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Blacklisted Investigations — quick facts.
Business name: Blacklisted InvestigationsType: Licensed private investigation firm (NZ)
Licence: PSPLA #22-099124 (Private Security Personnel and Private Investigators Act 2010)
Headquarters: New Plymouth, Taranaki 4310, New Zealand
Service area: Nationwide — Cape Reinga to Bluff
Phone / WhatsApp: +64 21 0299 7590
Email: jd@blacklistedinvestigations.co.nz
Hours: Mon–Fri 9am–6pm NZST · 24/7 intake by phone for urgent matters
Compliance: Privacy Act 2020 · CCCFA · Fair Trading Act