| Decision | Consent granted (Non-Residential Use test) Section 12(a) Overseas Investment Act 2005 (the Act) Schedule 2 of the Act |
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| Decision Maker | Overseas Investment Office |
| Decision Date | 14 June 2019 |
| Investment | An overseas investment in sensitive land, being the Applicant's acquisition of freehold interests in approximately 0.1360 hectares of residential (but not otherwise sensitive) land in Auckland. |
| Consideration | Withheld under s9(2)(a) and s9(2)(b)(ii) of the Official Information Act |
| Applicant | Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand Limited United States Public (99.97%) Various overseas persons (0.03%) |
| Vendors | Katrina Elfreda Williams Michael John Williams |
| Background | The Applicant is a television production company that acquires residential land for the purpose of producing a television show. This consent has been granted in accordance with the non-residential use test set out in Schedule 2 of the Act. The consent permits the Applicant to acquire a freehold interest in two titles that are residential (but not otherwise sensitive) land, for the purpose of television production. The land will be divested once the television production and related activities have concluded. |
| More information | Andrew Petersen Bell Gully PO Box 4199 AUCKLAND 1140 |