Register: Exemptions from farm land advertising requirements

This page provides a register of exemptions from farm land advertising requirements

Exemptions granted in 2025

Case numberDateApplicantLaw firm

202500588

10 October 2025
BENZ Norwood SF Ltd, BENZ Greendale SF Ltd & BENZ Highfield SF Ltd - 202500588
PDF
201.97 KB

Bell Gully

202500586

3 October 2025
Bright Fern Unit Trust - 202500586
PDF
129.17 KB

Lefever Law
20250035922 September 2025
Datagrid New Zealand Limited Partnership - 202500359
PDF
114.7 KB
Russell McVeagh
20250027220 August 2025
Withheld under s(9)(2)(b)(ii) of the Official Information Act
PDF
277.11 KB
Bell Gully
20250046220 August 2025
Aquila Capital SG HoldCo Pte. Limited - 202500462
PDF
167.49 KB
DLA Piper New Zealand
20250034015 July 2025
Alliance Group Limited - 202500340
PDF
175.71 KB
Simpson Grierson
20250021219 May 2025
T&G Global Limited and Roc Asset Management Pty Limited - 202500212
PDF
164.4 KB
Russell McVeagh
20240083422 January 2025
202400834 - Ranui Generation Limited
PDF
177.22 KB
Catherine Reid Barrister

Exemptions granted in 2024

Case numberDateApplicantLaw firm
20240078513 December 2024
1000243587 Ontario Limited
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291.57 KB
Chapman Tripp

202400768

10 December 2024

SP Farming Pty Ltd
PDF
77.19 KB

Lefever Law

2024006372 December 2024
Withheld under s9(2)(b)(ii) of the Official Information Act
PDF
835.87 KB
Russell McVeagh
2024006078 October 2024
ATC Asia Pacific Pte. Limited
PDF
247.6 KB
Brown Partners Lawyers
20240054729 November 2024
Concord Green Power Limited, Naseby Project Limited and Tatuanui Solar Farm Limited
PDF
115.35 KB
Greenwood Roche (Auckland)
2024006117 October 2024
Craigmore Dairy II LP - 202400611
PDF
90.72 KB
Lefever Law
20240047613 August 2024
Beehive Demetra Limited - 202400476
PDF
182.69 KB
Lefever Law
2024004506 August 2024
Glorit Solar P LP - 202400450
PDF
95.28 KB
Buddle Findlay
2024000744 April 2024
Beehive Demetra Limited - 202400074
PDF
102.76 KB
Lefever Law
20240007919 Mar 2024
First Renewables Power Limited (FRPL), Harmony Energy Limited (UK) (HEL), and Harmony Energy NZ Limited (HENZ) - 202400079
PDF
147.87 KB
Bell Gully (Auckland) and Thompkins Wake
20230089920 Feb 2024
Mainland Poultry Limited, Indus Valley Limited – 202300899
PDF
153.49 KB
Bell Gully (Auckland)
20230036315 Feb 2024
Akuo Energy New Zealand Limited - 202300363
PDF
153.98 KB
Anderson Lloyd (Auckland)

Exemptions granted in 2023

Case numberDateApplicantLaw firm
20230058815 Dec 2023
Withheld under s9(2)(b)(ii) of the Official Information Act - 202300588
PDF
1.4 MB
Catherine Reid Barrister
20230066114 Dec 2023
The vendors of the shares in Quay Infrastructure Limited - 202300661
PDF
150.88 KB
Belly Gully (Auckland)
20230053904 Oct 2023
Aquila Capital Holding GmbH & Far North Solar Farm Limited - 202300539
PDF
162.13 KB
DLA Piper (Auckland) 
20230031408 Sep 2023
Kōwhai Park P LP - 202300314
PDF
151.61 KB
Buddle Findlay (Wellington)
20230029628 Aug 2023
BENZ Somerton Limited - 202300296
PDF
111.15 KB
Anthony Harper (Christchurch)
20230035723 Aug 2023
Harmony Energy Limited - 202300357
PDF
151.96 KB
Tompkins Wake
20230033023 Aug 2023
Genesis Energy Limited & FRV NZ1 Limited - 202300330
PDF
131.82 KB
Russell McVeagh
2023000504 Aug 2023
BW Digital Pte. Ltd - 202300050
PDF
171.93 KB
Hesketh Henry 
20230032128 Jul 2023
Kauri Forestry LP - 202300321
PDF
130.8 KB
Lefever Law
20230017428 Jun 2023
Holcim (New Zealand) Limited - 202300174
PDF
44 KB
Russell McVeagh (Auckland)
20230001215 May 2023
IGP New Zealand Ltd
DOCX
32.78 KB
Chapman Tripp
(Auckland)
20230005312 May 2023
Withheld under s9(2)(b)(ii) and or s9(2)(ba)(ii) of the Official Information Act
PDF
708.89 KB
MinterEllisonRuddWatts (Auckland)
2023000291 May 2023
Genesis Energy Limited and FRV NZ1 Limited
DOCX
46.42 KB
Russell McVeagh (Auckland)
2023000301 May 2023 
Genesis Energy Limited ("GNE") and FRV NZ1 Limited ("FRV NZ1")
DOCX
46.61 KB
Russell McVeagh (Auckland)
2023000321 May 2023
Genesis Energy Limited ("GNE") and FRV NZ1 Limited ("FRV NZ1")
DOCX
46.53 KB
Russell McVeagh (Auckland)
20230010428 Mar 2023
Inghams Enterprises (NZ) Pty Limited
DOCX
31.25 KB
Bell Gully (Auckland)
20220058322 Mar 2023
Solar-Gen Joint Venture
PDF
154.15 KB
Russell McVeagh (Auckland)
20220057215 Feb 2023
Joval Wine Group (NZ) Limited
PDF
168.42 KB
Catherine Reid Barrister

Exemptions granted in 2022

Case numberDateApplicantLaw firm
20220033531 Oct 2022
Genesis Energy Limited and FRV NZ1 Limited
PDF
135.94 KB

See the attached assessment report linked below, which was published in response to an Official Information Act request:

Assessment Report and Notice of Decision for Genesis Energy Limited and FRV NZ1 Limited’s farm land advertising exemption application

Assessment report – Case number 202200335
PDF
3.31 MB
Russell McVeagh
20220023622 Jul 2022
Fletcher Residential
PDF
102.81 KB
Simpson Grierson (Auckland)
20210080622 Jul 2022
Aquila Capital SG Holdco Pte. Ltd and Far North Solar Farm Limited
PDF
156.44 KB
DLA Piper NZ Ltd
20220006617 Jun 2022
ATC New Zealand Limited (8298575)
PDF
140.24 KB
Anderson Lloyd (Auckland)
2022001486 May 2022
Drylandcarbon - 202200148
DOCX
48.74 KB
Buddle Findlay
20210080413 Apr 2022
SunPork Holdings - 202100804
PDF
94.57 KB
Lefever Law
20220010131 Mar 2022
BCG NZ Investment Holding Limited
PDF
110.84 KB
Russell McVeagh (Wellington)
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