April 2005 decisions Retrospective consent followed by further Queenstown land purchase Retrospective consent, change in Napier forestry and lifestyle development CDL buys Hamilton land for…
Decisions of the Overseas Investment Commission and Overseas Investment Office
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 $100 million or more. In fact, it acts as a rubber stamp, approving almost all applications.
February 2005 decisions Toll buys J D Lyons CHH/Rubicon’s biotechnology/nursery operation buys Gisborne property Whenuapai properties to AMP NZ Property Developments for shopping centre Controversial…
January 2005 decisions Carter Holt Harvey buys Tenon’s structural and wood processing business Newmont buys home and church in Waihi for buffer around new Favona…
January to December 2005 Overseas Investment Commission/Overseas Investment Office Decisions Commentary and Index prepared by CAFCA Contents January 2005 decisions Carter Holt Harvey buys Tenon’s…
December 2004 decisions One refusal Macquarie buys neighbouring office block in Greenlane, Auckland Tiongs’ Neil Construction buys land in Tauranga for subdivision Joint venture with…
November 2004 decisions US company buys aged care provider, Guardian Health Care Deutsche Post buys 50% of NZ Post’s courier services Macquarie Goodman Industrial buys…
October 2004 decisions Prime Infrastructure of Australia buys Powerco Centro of Australia buys Barrington Shopping Centre, Christchurch Macquarie Goodman buys Albany office building from Neil…
September 2004 decisions One application refused Unwelcome Ernslaw One buys forest from bankrupt Huaguang amid chaos Ernslaw One also buys Gisborne sawmill Vero buys insurance,…
August 2004 decisions One application refused Pacific Retail Group sells Noel Leeming, Big Byte and Bond & Bond to Gresham Sealink of Australia taking over…
July 2004 decisions One application refused – retrospectively Westfield takes full ownership of Newmarket, Auckland properties Sky City increases its ownership of Riverside Casino (Hamilton)……
June 2004 decisions Four applications refused Britomart Group buys Britomart precinct from Auckland City Council Telecom buys Gen-i Approval for VT Fitzroy of the U.K.…
May 2004 decisions One refusal: vineyard purchase in Marlborough Carter Holt Harvey sells tissues business to Svenska Cellulosa of Sweden Rubicon gets approval to buy…
April 2004 decisions One application refused – to buy land on Waiheke Island Pernod Ricard buys Framingham Wines Neil Construction buys Auckland Crown land for…
March 2004 decisions One refusal Change in Malaysian company with 30% holding in Queenstown Park Royal Macquarie property companies take cross shareholdings Harvard buys another…
February 2004 decisions Fletcher Challenge Forests sells its forests Shell buys Gas Investments NZ Limited in initially suppressed decision Pacific Brands prepares to buy New…