About the Overseas Investment Office

The Overseas Investment Office (OIO) administers the New Zealand government's overseas investment legislation. The core work of the OIO is to assess applications for consent from overseas persons who want to invest in sensitive New Zealand assets. The OIO is a regulatory unit within LINZ made up of a team of lawyers and legal executives.

Contact the OIO

Please email, phone, fax or post your enquiries to the Overseas Investment Office (OIO). Office hours are 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, Monday to Friday. The OIO aims to respond to all email within two working days.

Overseas Investment Office
Land Information New Zealand
160 Lambton Quay
PO Box 5501
Wellington
New Zealand
Phone +64 4 462 4490
Fax +64 4 460 0111
Email oio@linz.govt.nz

The manager of the OIO is Annelies McClure.

Legislation, ministers & delegated powers

Check whether the relevant Ministers or the regulator determine consent, plus information on overseas investment legislation. more...

Monitoring & information gathering powers

Find out about the OIO’s monitoring and information gathering powers. more...

Making third party submissions on overseas investment

Learn about consultation with third parties and how to make submissions on an overseas investment application. more...

OIO news

Check the OIO’s archive of media releases, updates and other OIO news. more...

History of the OIO

Learn about the review of the 1973 Act and the former Overseas Investment Commission. more...

Related organisations and websites

Find related New Zealand government agencies and organisations. more...

Legal advice

If you require legal or other expert advice you should seek assistance from a professional adviser. For help finding and engaging a lawyer in New Zealand, please contact the New Zealand Law Society.

Media

For media enquiries:
Phone +64 4 460 0110
Email media@linz.govt.nz

Give us feedback

We welcome your feedback, suggestions and comments about using this website. Email oio@linz.govt.nz.