Search

Information on the legislation, responsible Ministers and policy approach for overseas investment, and our responsibilities as the regulator.

In general, only residents and citizens can buy homes in New Zealand to live in. But there are other investment opportunities. Use this tool to understand who is able to buy and who needs to apply for consent.

Find out about addressing negative impacts of bulk water extraction in an application under the benefit to New Zealand test.

Find out about making a claim under the continued or enhanced public access factor.

Find out about the investor test, who is assessed, and whether you can apply to meet it in preparation for a future consent application.

Find out about the tests that may apply to your application.

Contact the Overseas Investment Office with queries or feedback, subscribe to regular updates, or report a suspected breach of the Overseas Investment Act.

Find out about the transactions exempted from the need for consent.

You can vary your consent or conditions or apply to get conditions revoked.

This page provides a register of discretionary exemptions.

Find out how to identify sensitive land.

Find out about when the benefit to New Zealand test applies, and the different benefits.

Find out how much it costs to apply for consent, variation or exemption, and what penalties may be charged.

Resources to help you prepare and apply for consent to acquire sensitive New Zealand assets. You may need to tell us about a proposed transaction even if you don't need consent.

Find out about our enforcement approach, our strategic priorities, and the enforcement action we have taken. You can also report a suspected breach of the Overseas Investment Act.

Find out about the process we follow to assess applications for consent to invest in New Zealand.

If you’re planning to apply for an overseas investment consent, we suggest you check out these tips which will make it easier for us to assess your application.

When you can apply for an exemption from farm land advertising requirements.

Find out how to pay your overseas investment fee or penalty.

Find out about the discretion to grant an exemption for an entity or entities from the definition of non-New Zealand government investor.

Find out if you need to provide tax information with your application for consent and what use is made of this data.

The range of investment pathways, from investing in apartments, through to investing in large-scale residential development and forestry.

What a sensitive land certificate is and how to get one.

Tell us about a proposed transaction under the national security and public order notification regime.

Find out about buying lease-back units in hotels or lodges as an investment in New Zealand.

Find out about investing in forestry rights or buying or leasing land to be used for forestry.

If you are an apartment developer you can get an exemption certificate that allows an overseas person to buy an apartment as an investment without consent, before construction is complete.

Find out how we identify the ‘relevant overseas person’ and the ‘individuals with control’.

Use these forms and information sheets to prepare and submit your application.

Find out about the discretion to grant an exemption from the need for consent to invest in New Zealand, or from the definition of overseas person, associate or associated land.

Find out if you need to apply for consent before investing in sensitive land, significant business assets or fishing quota in New Zealand.

Find out what farm land is, and how it might affect your application for consent.