News

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.

March has seen the Office pass two significant milestones. These were the introduction of the new investor test and the overseas investment fees review consultation.

In this edition of Pānui:

A sign installed at Tapataia Mahaka/Peters Lookout on Highway 80 to Aoraki (Mt Cook) tells the stories of manawhenua in Te Manahuna (Mackenzie Basin).

Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) is pleased to announce recipients of this year’s Geographic Information Science (GIS) Tertiary Scholarships.

Surveying has started on Crown-owned land in the Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor, one of the final steps to prepare it for handover to Christchurch City Council.

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

Tēnā koutou. Nau mai, haere mai to the first issue of High Country Matters for 2021.

Welcome to this first issue of the OIO Reform Update.

In this edition of the OIO Reform update:

Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) is beginning the next stage of work to control wilding conifers on islands in Lake Benmore in the Waitaki River catchment.

In this edition: Landonline offline on 20 March, proposed new fees for survey and title services, August launch planned for Cadastral Survey Rules 2021, legal seminars for 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:

Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) is consulting on funding options to cover the cost of the overseas investment regime.