Applicant
Macquarie Goodman Property Trust and Macquarie Goodman Group
Case number(s)
200710021
Decision date
Type
Decision
Decision number200710021
Application number200620135
Date14 March 2007
Offeror/applicantMacquarie Goodman Nominee (NZ) Limited and Macquarie Goodman Nominee (NZ) No 2 Limited as nominee of the Macquarie Goodman Property Trust and Macquarie Goodman Group
Ultimate applicant beneficial ownership52.0829 percent - Australia, Australian Public
34.2596 percent - New Zealand, New Zealand Public
5.1929 percent - New Zealand, Goodman Holdings
4.25 percent - Australia, Macquarie Bank Limited
4.2147 percent - Various, Various overseas persons
Beneficial overseas ownership 
- Asset current0 percent
- Asset proposed60.5476 percent
- Share currentN/A
- Share proposedN/A
Offeree(s)/seller(s)Workstore Developments Limited
50 percent - New Zealand, Balcombe-Langridge (Richard, Glenda Eveleen and Andrew) as trustees of the Chiswick Trust
25 percent - New Zealand, Verissimo (Christopher) as trustee of the Christopher Verissimo Trust
25 percent - New Zealand, Scott (Terrence John) as trustee of the Terrence John Scott Trust
Business activitiesProperty & Business Services - Property
Details of land involved0.401 hectares of leasehold situated at 60 Westney Road, Manukau, Auckland being part CT 53370 (North Auckland).
Regions involvedAuckland
Total considerationCONFIDENTIAL
Consent sought - 1995 RegsTo acquire an estate or interest in land which an estate or interest in land which, exceeds 0.4 hectares and includes/adjoins land that exceeds 0.4 hectares which is provided as a reserve, a public park, for recreation purposes, or a private open space.
Rationale

The application has been approved as it met the criteria.

The Overseas Investment Office is satisfied that the individuals with control of the Applicant collectively have business experience and acumen relevant to the overseas investment, and that the Applicant has demonstrated financial commitment towards the overseas investment. The Overseas Investment Office is further satisfied that each individual that exercises control over the Applicant is of good character and is not an individual of the kind referred to in section 7(1) of the Immigration Act 1987.

The Applicant has received consent (Refer A200420076) to enter into options to lease all of or part of a 34 hectares property located at 60 Westney Road, Manukau, Auckland. The Applicant proposes to enter into a ground lease of the subject property (which forms part of the 34 hectare property) from Workstore Developments Limited (Workstore) for an initial term of 20 years. The ground lease will be perpetually renewable.

The Applicant proposes to undertake a commercial property development on the subject land which will be sub-leased to Apollo Motorhome Holidays Limited to be utilised for warehouse and distribution facilities. The entry into a sub-lease which will facilitate the proposed development is to be undertaken by the Applicant.

The proposal is likely to result in the following benefits:

  1. the creation of new job opportunities;
  2. added market competition and enhanced domestic services in the commercial and industrial property sector; and
  3. the introduction of additional investment for development purposes.
ContactWharerimu Iraia
Russell McVeagh
PO Box 8
AUCKLAND