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Applicant
Oceana Gold (New Zealand) Limited
Case number(s)
201900680/5
Decision date
Type
Notification
Parent Decision
OI Case number
201900680
DecisionSection 23A Overseas Investment Act 2005
Schedule 4(2) – Residential land – standing consent
Notification number5 (of 15) 
Decision date17 January 2023
InvestmentAn overseas investment in residential-only sensitive land, being the consent holder’s acquisition of a freehold interest in approximately 0.0359 Hectares of Land at 6 Gilmour Street, Waihi, Hauraki District 
Consideration$740,000
Consent holderOceana Gold (New Zealand) Limited 
United States of America 42%
United Kingdom 25%
Canada 11%
Australia 8%
Various 14%
Background

The Consent Holder was granted a standing consent under the incidental residential and non-residential use tests on 6 October 2020. The consent permits the Consent Holder to acquire up to 75ha of residential (but not otherwise sensitive) land in up to 15 transactions of 5 ha per transaction, within the Hauraki District Council territory. 

The transactions comprise the fifth acquisitions of land by the Consent Holder under their standing consent. 

Under the standing consent the Consent Holder is permitted to acquire residential land for various purposes related to its mining activities in Waihi. The Consent Holder intends to lease the land until mining activity commences/ or while mining takes place. 

More informationAlistair Moore 
Anderson Lloyd Lawyers
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