Archived Overseas Investment Office News
2013
- 1 March 2013 Trans-Tasman Investment Made Easier
2012
- 29 November 2012 Counterfactual analysis update
- 24 October 2012 Overseas Investment Office’s investigation of UBNZ Assets Holdings Limited
- 17 October 2012 OIO Welcomes Supreme Court Decision On Crafar Appeal
- 8 August 2012 Overseas Investment Office Welcomes Court Of Appeal Decision
- 20 April 2012 Ministers approve Crafar farms bid
- 15 February 2012 High Court rules on Milk New Zealand judicial review
- 27 January 2012 Ministers approve Milk New Zealand application for the Crafar farms
- 18 January 2012 Reduced Landonline Customer Support during Wellington Office Relocation
2011
- 14 April 2011 Overseas Investment Office Confirms Receipt of Pengxin Application
- 21 February 2011 Government Welcomes Investment Agreement
- 28 January 2011 Media advisory from the Overseas Investment Office
- 13 January 2011 Ministerial Directive Letter takes effect
2010
- 22 December 2010 Ministers Decline Natural Dairy Application for Crafar Farms
- 9 December 2010 Directive Letter Sets Balanced Investment Rules
- 21 October 2010 Serious Fraud Office investigates Natural Dairy and UBNZ Assets
- 27 September 2010 Minister of Finance Announces New Overseas Investment Rules
- 17 September 2010 Overseas Investment Office Sets Record Straight on Natural Dairy Application
- 4 August 2010 Changes to LINZ Fees due to GST Increase
- 16 July 2010 Media Update from the Overseas Investment Office (OIO)
- 7 July 2010 Overseas Investment Office Receives Revised Application from Natural Dairy (NZ) Holdings Ltd
- 5 July 2010 Media Update from Overseas Investment Office (OIO)
- 11 June 2010 Overseas Investment Office Advised of High Court Decision
- 4 June 2010 Overseas Investment Office Provides Evidence to the Auckland High Court
- 7 May 2010 Overseas Investment Office Launches Investigation into Farm Purchases
- 1 April 2010 Overseas Investment Office Seeks More Information on Natural Dairy (NZ) Holdings Ltd Application
- 13 January 2010 Amendment to Ministerial Directive Letter Issued
2009
- 1 December 2009 OIO Operating Hours Over Christmas
- 15 September 2009 New Ministerial Directive Letter Issued
- 6 August 2009 New Overseas Investment Office Fees Set
- 9 July 2009 Amendments to Overseas Investment Regulations
- 23 June 2009 New & Improved OIO Section Now Live
- 24 April 2009 New Designation and Delegation Letter
- 17 March 2009 Government to simplify foreign investment rules
2008
- 17 December 2008 Purchase of NZ Steel Business Assets Declined
- 16 July 2008 Consent Granted for Sale of Vector's Wellington Network
- 27 May 2008 Decision on Nutritek Overseas Pte Ltd's Bid to Increase its Shareholding in New Zealand Dairies Ltd
- 9 May 2008 How to Present a Consent Application
- 9 May 2008 Charging for Legal Advice
- 11 April 2008 Canada Pension Plan Investment Board bid for Auckland International Airport Ltd
- 4 March 2008 Amendment to the Overseas Investment Regulations 2005 to Give Greater Protection to New Zealand's Major Strategic Assets
2007
- 17 December 2007 Seasons' Greetings
- 17 December 2007 New Ministerial designation and delegation letter issued
- 7 November 2007 New Ministerial directive letter issued
- 27 March 2007 Ministers Approve Sale of Poronui Ranch and Station
2006
- 15 December 2006 Seasons' Greetings
- 8 September 2006 Changes to the Process for Offering Seabed, Foreshore, Lakebeds and Riverbeds to the Crown Overseas Investment Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2006
- 5 May 2006 Updated Application Fees
2005
- 2 December 2005 Queenstown Court Publishes Weller Sentencing Note
- 14 November 2005 Conviction Sends A Warning To Overseas Investors
- 9 November 2005 List of Reserves, Parks and Other Sensitive Areas under section 37 of the Overseas Investment Act 2005
- 8 November 2005 Six monthly report and final report of the Overseas Investment Commission tabled
- 25 August 2005 Introduction of the new Overseas Investment regime
- 19 August 2005 Ministerial Directive Letter and Notice of exemptions from farm land criterion gazetted
- 8 August 2005 New Act and Regulations Gazetted
- 26 July 2005 OIC Transition to Land Information New Zealand (LINZ)
- 11 July 2005 Overseas Investment Commission's function to be transferred to LINZ
- 17 June 2005 Overseas Investment Bill passed into law
- 2 March 2005 Six-monthly report to Parliament
- 25 February 2005 Annual statistics release 2004
2004
- 10 November 2004 Overseas Investment Bill
- 21 October 2004 Prime Infrastructure/Powerco Limited decision
- 16 September 2004 Motatapu Station/Mt Soho Station (near Wanaka)
- 24 August 2004 Six monthly report to Parliament
- 19 August 2004 Motatapu Station/Mt Soho Station (near Wanaka)
- 20 July 2004 Government review of the Overseas Investment Act 1973
