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• Negative impacts of bulk water extraction

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

  • Overseas investment

• Continued or enhanced public access

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

  • Overseas investment

• Overseas Investment year in review and quarterly dashboards

  The two overseas investment dashboards summarise key performance statistics, accompanied by two more targeted forestry annexes that provide data and insight across the previous financial year and the first quarter.
  Resource

  • Overseas investment

• Investor test

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

  • Overseas investment

• Overseas investment tests

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

  • Overseas investment

• Contact

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

  • Overseas investment

• OIO assessment report on Microsoft NZ Ltd application for consent

  This OIA response provides the Overseas Investment Office’s Assessment Report relating to Microsoft New Zealand Limited's application for consent under the Overseas Investment Act 2005 to acquire land in New Zealand, for the purpose of developing and…
  Resource

  • Overseas investment

• Overseas investment assessment report: Ingka Investments Forest Assets NZ Limited and Ingka Investments Management NZ Limited

  The OIA response provides the Overseas Investment Office’s Assessment Report relating to an application by Ingka Investments Forest Assets NZ Limited and Ingka Investments Management NZ Limited for consent under the Overseas Investment Act 2005
  Resource

  • Overseas investment

• Overseas Investment assessment of significant business asset acquisitions

  The Overseas Investment assessment reports for business asset acquisitions by Bettcher Industries, Inc; DB Breweries Limited and Chubb Life Insurance New Zealand Limited.
  Resource

  • Overseas investment

• Fees and penalties

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

  • Overseas investment

• How we assess your application

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

  • Overseas investment

• Register: Exemptions from farm land advertising requirements

  This page provides a register of exemptions from farm land advertising requirements
  Guidance

  • Overseas investment

• Rimu Forestland Limited Overseas Investment Recommendation Report – Application 202300702

  Overseas Investment’s Assessment report prepared for Rimu Forestland Limited’s application to acquire existing forestry (being sensitive land and significant business assets) decided on 8 January 2024.
  Resource

  • Overseas investment

• Overseas Investment applications around Wilsons Road, Havelock

  Request was for all Overseas Investment applications that relate to 'ensuring Wilsons Road, Havelock, is reopened to the public in a timely manner'.
  Resource

  • Overseas investment

• Ministerial directive letter - 24 November 2021

  The Ministerial Directive Letter, and Supplementary Directive Letters, contain information on the Government’s general policy approach and other matters, including relating to the OIO’s functions, powers, and duties as regulator.
  Resource

  • Overseas investment

• New ministerial directives

  Information about the ministerial directives introduced in 2017, including the ‘rural land’ and ‘forest land’ directives, and the effect they have had on the assessment of applications.
  Page

  • Overseas investment

• Legislation, ministers and delegated powers

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

  • Overseas investment

• Ministerial delegation letter - 24 November 2021

  This letter is superseded, but contains information about the functions and powers under the Act and the Regulations that have been delegated to LINZ.
  Resource

  • Overseas investment

• Supplementary delegation letter - 8 June 2020

  This letter is superseded, but contains information about the functions and powers under the Act and the Regulations that have been delegated to the OIO.
  Resource

  • Overseas investment

• Ministerial directive letter - 28 November 2017

  Resource

  • Overseas investment

• Pānui - October 2022

  Pānui is our regular newsletter for overseas investment news.
  News

  • Overseas investment

• Consents granted for the purchase of sensitive land at Mataka Station, Purerua, Bay of Islands, Tai Tokerau

  Details of the consents granted to overseas persons for the purchase of sensitive land at Mataka Station, Purerua, Bay of Islands, Tai Tokerau.
  Resource

  • Overseas investment

• Pānui - July 2023

  In this month's Pānui, we have updates about farm land advertising exemptions, information about changes to Australian investor thresholds, and recent decision summaries. In this issue:
  News

  • Overseas investment

• Overseas investment assessment reports for case numbers 202200068, 202200414, 201900377 and 201900621

  Request was for all overseas investment assessment reports for case numbers 202200068, 202200414, 201900377 and 201900621.
  Resource

  • Overseas investment

• Application by Hampshire Holiday Parks Limited under the Overseas Investment Act 2005

  Overseas investment assessment report relating to Hampshire Holiday Park’s consent to acquire leasehold interests in five holiday parks in the Queenstown Lakes District.
  Resource

  • Overseas investment

• Number of declined overseas investment sensitive land applications

  Request was for the number of applications to acquire sensitive land declined by month since 22 October 2018.
  Resource

  • Overseas investment

• Overseas investment assessment report for Agright New Zealand OpCo 3 Ltd and The A2 Milk Company Limited

  Requesting copies of the recommendations/reports prepared by Overseas Investment for the following decisions: 202200246, 202100803, 202200141, 202100774, 202000515 and 202000875.
  Resource

  • Overseas investment

• Overseas investment assessment report for SunPork Holdings Pty Limited

  Requesting copies of the recommendations/reports prepared by Overseas Investment for the following decisions: 202200246, 202100803, 202200141, 202100774, 202000515 and 202000875.
  Resource

  • Overseas investment

• Pānui - January 2022

  Our January issue of Pānui is looking a little lighter this month, as the new year gets underway. However, we're pleased to be staying in touch and introducing our updates and items of interest. In this issue:
  News

  • Overseas investment

• Pānui - December 2021

  This month we are publishing our latest updates and consent decisions earlier than usual, taking account of the upcoming holiday period. In this issue:
  News

  • Overseas investment

• Pānui - September 2021

  We are looking ahead to reform changes coming in November. Find out more about the upcoming changes and other Overseas Investment Office activity in our latest edition of Pānui.
  News

  • Overseas investment

• Panui - Special edition

  Overseas Investment Office fee changes from today In this edtion we cover our new fees framework for applications to the Overseas Investment Office.
  News

  • Overseas investment