Foreign investment in
Aotearoa/New Zealand:

Decisions of the
Overseas Investment Commission

and

Overseas Investment Office

 

The Overseas Investment legislation has been changed. Click here for details of what's happened.

 

The approval of the Overseas Investment Office (OIO; before 25 August 2005, the Overseas Investment Commission (OIC)) is required for most overseas investment into Aotearoa/New Zealand that involves land and fishing, and most other investment valued at $50 million or more. See its web site for details. In fact, it acts as a rubber stamp, approving almost all applications.

However, it does act as a source of information as to foreign investment coming into Aotearoa/New Zealand. CAFCA decided to make use of this by requesting under the Official Information Act all decisions of the OIC, and analysing them each month. After several years of argument, that information began being supplied in December 1989. Decisions since November 2006 are now available on the OIO's web site at http://www.oio.linz.govt.nz/decision-sheets.htm. Most of CAFCA's analyses are available through the links below, and give often detailed information on the companies buying assets in Aotearoa/New Zealand.

 

greenballOverseas Investment Office Decisions 2007
greenballOverseas Investment Office Decisions 2006
greenballOverseas Investment Commission/Office Decisions 2005
greenballOverseas Investment Commission Decisions 2004
greenballOverseas Investment Commission Decisions 2003
greenballOverseas Investment Commission Decisions 2002
greenballOverseas Investment Commission Decisions 2001
greenballOverseas Investment Commission Decisions 2000
greenballOverseas Investment Commission Decisions 1999
greenballOverseas Investment Commission Decisions 1998
greenballOverseas Investment Commission Decisions 1997
greenballOverseas Investment Commission Decisions 1996
greenballOverseas Investment Commission Decisions 1995
greenballOverseas Investment Commission Decisions 1994

 

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Christchurch.

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