Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index A Crown entity is a type of organisation that forms part of New Zealand's state sector. Most crown entities come under the following subtypes: Crown-Owned Companies (CROCs) -- some, but not all registered companies wholly owned by the government Crown Research Institutes (CRIs) -- registered companies formed from the former Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) school boards of trustees universities colleges of education polytechnics wānanga Notable crown entities include the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Limited (NZSO) and Television New Zealand Limited (TVNZ). Despite being in majority Crown ownership, Air New Zealand Limited is not a crown entity. State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) are not crown entities, but are another type of state sector organisation. See also: state sector organisations in New Zealand (listing of crown entities) This article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by fixing it. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.