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Information about the ministerial directives introduced in 2024, including the effect they have on the assessment of applications.

Case studies that illustrate how the Overseas Investment Office regulates access to New Zealand’s land and property, and how it assesses whether overseas investment applications benefit the country.

The Overseas Investment team at Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand ensures responsible overseas investment in New Zealand.

Learn about the history of the Overseas Investment Office (OIO) and the former Overseas Investment Commission (OIC).

Use these interactive dashboards to access overseas investment information – filtering data on such things as land area, dollar investment and the nature of consent applications.

These maps, tables and graphs show how many overseas investment consents have been approved across different New Zealand regions.

Information about the former special land regime.

Find Overseas Investment Office decision summaries for applications that have been granted or declined since 2005.

Philanthropists Paul and Deborah Brainerd were granted consent in 2014 to buy the Glenorchy holiday park and general store.

Costco Wholesale New Zealand Limited (Costco) was in March 2020 granted consent by the Office to acquire about 2.7 hectares of land in Westgate for approximately $23 million.

On this page, data can be sorted to show which investment pathway was used to make a decision, along with related information such as the total investment, total land area, and the average time it takes to assess by investment pathway.

These tables and graphs show approved overseas investment consents across different industries, including the total area involved.

We receive applications for overseas investment from all over the globe. These visuals show approved consents by applicant country, including the amount of investment and land area.

The government is reforming the Overseas Investment Act 2005, to encourage more overseas investment in New Zealand.

Organisations and websites that relate to overseas investment.

New Zealand rockets into the space age on the back of overseas investment.