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  • Pānui - September 2020

    This month the Overseas Investment Office has seen a sharp increase in emergency notification numbers, with the assessment of 15 notifications over the week of 14 September alone.

    • Regulatory, Overseas Investment
    • Published: 30 September 2020
  • OIO grants consent for Microsoft to acquire significant business assets

    Microsoft Corporation’s New Zealand subsidiaries have been granted consent by the Overseas Investment Office to acquire significant business assets, which include various land interests to be used for cloud-based data centres in New Zealand.

    • Overseas Investment
    • Published: 16 September 2020
  • Overseas investors must continue to notify OIO

    The Overseas Investment Office is reminding overseas investors and their advisors to continue to notify all relevant overseas investments in New Zealand. This follows the Government retaining the temporary emergency notification process in the Overseas Investment Act 2005 for another 90 days.

    • Regulatory, Overseas Investment
    • Published: 2 September 2020
  • Pānui - August 2020

    While New Zealand continues to manage the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Overseas Investment Office has trucked on with its core business, while also implementing recent changes to the Overseas Investment Act.

    • Regulatory, Overseas Investment
    • Published: 31 August 2020
  • Pānui - July 2020

    It’s been over a month since changes to the Overseas Investment Act came into force on 16 June 2020. The changes were designed to balance the important role overseas investment plays in supporting New Zealand’s economic growth and recovery, while also making sure NZ’s interests are protected.

    • Regulatory, Overseas Investment
    • Published: 31 July 2020
  • Kinetic NZ Holdings to acquire Go-Bus Holdings Limited

    Kinetic NZ Holdings Limited has been granted consent by the Overseas Investment Office to acquire up to 100% of the shares in Go-Bus Holdings Limited.

    • Regulatory, Overseas Investment
    • Published: 30 July 2020
  • Westfleet fishing quota consent good news for West Coast

    The Minister of Finance and the Minister of Fisheries have granted consent to Westfleet Seafoods Limited to purchase fishing quota under the Fisheries Act 1996 for a period of up to five years and Annual Catch Entitlement from third parties for the next 30 years.

    • Regulatory, Overseas Investment
    • Published: 30 July 2020
  • American family-owned wine business buys Nobilo wine brand

    The Overseas Investment Office has granted consent to E & J Gallo Winery (Gallo Winery) to acquire the Nobilo wine brand from a subsidiary of Constellation Brands Inc (Constellation).

    • Regulatory, Overseas Investment
    • Published: 30 June 2020
  • Solicitor fined $60,250 for obstructing the Overseas Investment Office

    Dr Jaeho Choi has been fined $60,250 after pleading guilty to one charge of obstruction under the Overseas Investment Act 2005. Dr Choi appeared in the Auckland District Court on Thursday 25 June 2020.

    • Overseas Investment
    • Published: 26 June 2020
  • New rules around overseas investment support economic recovery

    The Overseas Investment Office is urging the business community to ensure they are up to speed with law changes for overseas investment coming into effect today.

    • Regulatory, Overseas Investment
    • Published: 16 June 2020

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Updated Policy and Regulation

  • Authority and Identity Requirements and Electronic Signing of Documents Interim Guideline 2020 - LINZ OP G 01247 | 14 December 2021
  • Withholding Information in the Register Guideline 2021 – LINZ OP G 01256 | 4 November 2021
  • Caveats and Other Stops on Registration Guideline 2018 – LINZG20773 | 5 October 2021
  • Interim Standard for mark protection surveys (Canterbury Earthquake) - LINZS10004 - Withdrawn | 22 July 2020
  • Authority and Identity Requirements for E-Dealing Guideline 2018 – LINZG20775 | 3 January 2020
  • Approved Paper Forms for the Land Transfer Act 2017 - LINZLF01231 | 22 May 2019

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