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Your choice of business entity will depend on whether your company is a wholly owned subsidiary , a franchise arrangement, a licensee or a distribution only eg  from another country like Australia. 
The normal choices of Public and Private Limited Liability companies are available along with Partnerships (Registered and unregistered) and sole traders. 
Independent Contractors (distributors) may choose these same categories although clearly the option of a publicly listed company is unlikely. 
Many DSA member company distributors choose to separate their business from themselves by utilizing a Private Limited Liability Company which only requires two shareholders. This has advantages over the sole trader arrangement where business assets can be treated autonomously from personal assets although little overall financial benefit can be gained unless retained earning are used within the company due to the lower company tax rate to that of the highest personal rate.
We recommend  that any Direct Selling Company setting up in New Zealand very carefully check the implications of "Withholding Tax" paid on Commissions and Overide bonuses to Distributors which have implications to Fringe Benefit Tax liability.
Your Contractual arrangements on your distributor agreements will have much to do which this and should be vetted by a good tax lawyer.
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