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• Thresholds for Australian investment in New Zealand

  Alternative monetary thresholds for Australian non-Government and Australian Government investments in New Zealand.
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  • Overseas investment

• Pānui - September 2022

  Pānui is our regular newsletter for overseas investment news.
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• Pānui - December 2022

  This month, as we approach the summer holiday break, we are publishing our latest updates and consent decisions earlier than usual.
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  • Overseas investment

• Update to threshold for Australian investors

  On 1 January 2023, the significant business assets threshold for Australian investors will be updated.
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  • Overseas investment

• Pānui - January 2023

  Pānui is our regular newsletter for overseas investment news.
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  • Overseas investment

• Pānui - April 2023

  Pānui is our regular newsletter for overseas investment news.
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• Pānui - October 2021

  We're getting ready for the final Overseas Investment Act law reform changes while staying on top of steady business-as-usual consent applications. In the October edition of Pānui:
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• Overseas Investment Office fee changes from today

  A new fees framework for applications to the Overseas Investment Office starts today.
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• Pānui - August 2021

  Our fees are changing on 13 September. Find out more about the fees changes and other Overseas Investment Office activity in our latest edition of Pānui. In the August edition of Pānui:
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• OIO Reform update 4 - June 2021

  Welcome to our latest OIO Reform Update. The update is for people wanting more detailed information about upcoming legislative changes, new or revised technical guidance and Overseas Investment Office (OIO) process improvements.
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• Pānui - April 2021

  It’s been a busy first few weeks settling back into the Overseas Investment Office (OIO) at Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand (LINZ). In this edition of Pānui:
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  • Overseas investment

• First penalty against an overseas investor leasing land without consent

  The Auckland High Court has ordered an overseas investor to pay a penalty of $49,000 and $15,000 in costs for failing to get consent from the Overseas Investment Office (OIO) before entering a long-term lease.
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• Overseas investors to pay $1.38 million for breaking rules

  The High Court in Auckland this week ordered overseas investors to pay penalties totalling $1.38 million and legal costs for breaching the Overseas Investment Act.
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• OIO Reform update 1 - March 2021

  Welcome to this first issue of the OIO Reform Update. In this edition of the OIO Reform update:
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• Pānui - November 2021

  As November wraps up, we’ve welcomed in changes to the regime that will streamline and modernise processes for our consent applicants and their advisors. In this issue:
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• Pānui - June 2022

  A Bill relating to overseas investment in production forestry is being considered by a Parliamentary select committee and, if approved, the changes are likely to take effect quickly. Find out more in this month's Pānui.
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  • Overseas investment

• High Court orders civil penalties totalling $130,000 for purchase of sensitive land without consent

  A Korean citizen and his lawyer have been ordered to pay $130,000 in civil penalties, in addition to criminal fines handed down in 2020, after the pair attempted to obstruct the Overseas Investment Office investigation.
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  • Overseas investment

• Pānui - May 2022

  This edition of Pānui includes our top tips for smooth sailing when it comes to fresh or seawater areas, invite you to attend our webinar about the types of real estate transactions that require our consent, and list our recent decision sum
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• Pānui - August 2023

  This month the first three ‘farm-to-forest’ conversion decisions under the new benefit to New Zealand test have been made. In addition, our next Ngā Hui Whakamārama
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• Final phase of Overseas Investment Act reforms

  Further changes to the Overseas Investment Act 2005 come into effect today, marking the final stage of a reform programme that started in 2018.
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• Pānui - June 2021

  We reached another significant milestone in June with the introduction of the National Security and Public Order (NSPO) notification regime. Further changes from the Overseas Investment Act 2021 come into force on 5 July.
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• Overseas investor to pay penalties of $1.246 million for buying Northland properties without consent

  Businessman Seung Heun Lee has been ordered to pay $1,246,625 in penalties and $30,000 in legal costs for buying several Northland properties without applying for overseas investment consent.
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• West Drury Holding Limited to pay $125,000 for breaking overseas investment rules

  A decision by the High Court in Auckland has found West Drury Holding Limited (WDHL) breached the Overseas Investment Act rules when purchasing sensitive land in Drury in June 2017.
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• Pānui - February 2021

  Welcome to another full issue of Pānui. News may have already reached you that the overseas investment fee structure has been reviewed and consultation is open on the proposed changes. In this edition of Pānui:
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  • Overseas investment

• Pānui - January 2021

  In this edition: new investor test, national interest assessment information update, overseas investment third party funding consultation, allowing time for the consent process, new Sensitive Land Certificate, share your feedback on the OIO website,…
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• Pānui - April 2024

  Pānui is our regular newsletter for overseas investment news and updates.In this issue:
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• Getting to the root of farm to forestry conversions

  When it comes to overseas investors converting farmland to forestry, complex foreign investment rules can make it hard to see the forest for the trees.
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• Pānui - September 2023

  Pānui is our regular newsletter for overseas investment news and updates.
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• Pānui - February 2022

  In this edition of Pānui you will find information on the build-to-rent pathway guidance which has been developed with the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development.
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• Court of Appeal backs overseas investment decision on Westland Dairy

  The Court of Appeal has found that a claim brought by the Social Credit political party against the Overseas Investment Office was unmeritorious and not in the public interest.
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• Pānui - July 2021

  Hōngongoi (July) is always a time of review for government agencies as our financial year ends. As the overseas investment regulator, we are no different, and what a year it has been.
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• Pānui - January 2024

  Pānui is our regular newsletter for overseas investment news and updates.
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  • Overseas investment