Applicant
QWIL Investments (NZ) Pty Limited
Case number(s)
201510078
Decision date
Type
Decision
DecisionConsent granted
Section 12(a) Overseas Investment Act 2005
Decision Date21 September 2015
InvestmentAn overseas investment in sensitive land, being the Applicant's acquisition of a freehold interest in approximately 3.2687 hectares of land at 82 Delta Lake Heights, Waihopai.
Consideration$800,000
Applicant

QWIL Investments (NZ) Pty Limited
Gold Rainbow Int'l Limited, Hong Kong (SAR) (45.31%)
Trueway International Limited, Hong Kong (SAR) (22.05%)
Triluck Assets Limited, Hong Kong (SAR) (7.45%)
Hong Kong Public (25.1843%)
Various overseas persons (0.0057%)

VendorEdward William Johns
United Kingdom (100%)
Background

The Applicant intends to lease the land to Accolade Wines New Zealand Limited for incorporation into the vineyard it operates on the adjoining land (see Decision Summary Case 201510080).

The overseas investment transaction has satisfied the criteria in section 16 of the Overseas Investment Act 2005. The 'substantial and identifiable benefit to New Zealand' criteria were satisfied by particular reference to the following factors:

Overseas Investment Act 2005
17(2)(a)(iii) – Increased export receipts
17(2)(a)(iv) – Greater productivity or efficiency
17(2)(a)(vi) – Increased processing of primary products

Overseas Investment Regulations 2005
28(e) – Previous investments
28(g) – Enhance the viability of other investments

More informationMelissa Clark
Martelli McKegg
PO Box 5745
AUCKLAND