Applicant
ANZCO Foods Limited
Case number(s)
202600275
Decision date
Type
Decision
Topic
Overseas investment
DecisionConsent granted
Section 12(1)(a) Overseas Investment Act 2005
Decision makerToitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand
Decision date10 June 2026
PathwayResidential land development (One-off purchase - Incidental residential use)
InvestmentFreehold interest in 0.8119 hectares of land at 145 Conway Road, Eltham
Consideration$450,000
ApplicantANZCO Foods Limited
Japan 78%
Various 22%
VendorsJohn Graeme Stevens and Delwyn Reina Stevens
New Zealand 100%
Background

The Applicant is a New Zealand meat processing company indirectly owned by Itoham Yonekyu Holdings Inc, a Japanese meat production company listed on the Tokyo stock exchange.

The Applicant is buying a residential property opposite it's beef processing site in Eltham, Taranaki. The Applicant intends to use the residential property for staff accommodation at the processing site.

Consent was granted as the Applicant has met the investor test criterion, and the investment is likely to meet the incidental residential use test

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