Applicant
Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand Limited
Case number(s)
202200275
Decision date
Type
Decision
Decision

Consent granted 
Section 12(a) Overseas Investment Act 2005 (the Act) 
Schedule 2 of the Act 

Decision maker Overseas Investment Office
Decision date 29 August 2022 
Pathway(s) Residential land development (Non-residential use - One-off purchase)
Investment An overseas investment in sensitive land, being the Applicant's acquisition of a freehold interest in approximately 0.1042 hectares of residential (but not otherwise sensitive) land in Auckland
Asset value Withheld under s9(2)(b)(ii) of the Official Information Act
Applicant

Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand Limited
United States of America (99.98%)
Various (0.02%)

Vendor 850 Beach Road Limited 
Background

The Applicant is a television production company that acquires residential land for the purpose of producing a television show. 

This consent has been granted in accordance with the Non-residential use test set out in Schedule 2 of the Act. 

The consent permits the Applicant to acquire a freehold interest in land which is residential (but not otherwise sensitive) land, for the purpose of television production. The land will be divested once the television production and related activities have concluded.  

The Applicant has satisfied the investor test criteria.

More information

Andrew Petersen  
Bell Gully (Auckland) 
PO Box 4199 
Auckland 1140