I'm surprised to find how many online directories have the street addresses of business which are way out of date or no longer exist. We moved from our old work address four years ago however many online directories still show our old street address. Even hospitals which are no longer there such as Bloomfield Hospital in Lower Hutt still show up though the site is now a boarding house. I looked up AMRO Bank NZ a week ago and is listed as 36 Customhouse Quay on the AA website so I nearly went there - but it has been closed since 2009.

How can these many sites be brought up to date? Don't they have systems in place to maintain their databases? Can they check the NZ company register which has the correct address.

I contacted some websites to update our business address but there are so many directory services (4 google pages) which still have the old address.

No address information is better than incorrect information. How does one get up to date information online short of contacting every website with the latest information?

Even apps such as the 'here' map app has 'Bloomfield Hospital Emergency' at a private home address in Bloomfield Terrace, Lower Hutt. This could cause someone to rush there for medical help.

If you have a business which has been around for a while and has moved, google your business name and old address. You may be surprised how many websites have outdated information about you.

Perhaps someone at geekzone can tell me how to have online business details updated.