Find Overseas Investment Office decision summaries for applications that have been granted or declined since 2005.

The Overseas Investment Office releases summaries the month after a decision is made. They are released on the last working day of each month, or the last Thursday of each month if the last working day falls on a Friday, weekend, or non-working day.

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Decisions in November 2020

Case number Applicant Decision date
202000309 Norsewood Estate Limited
202000372 Kauri Forestry LP
202000134 Ryman Healthcare Limited

Decisions in October 2020

Case number Applicant Decision date
202000631 Wuthelam Holdings Limited
202000224 ACTIF Aquila Capital Timber Investment Fund S.A. SICAV-SIF
202000153 Happy Valley Nutrition Limited
202000390 Afterpay NZ Limited
201900482 Weta Holdings, LLC
201900680 Oceana Gold (New Zealand) Limited
202000195 Kauri Forestry LP
201900514 CRV Limited

Decisions in September 2020

Case number Applicant Decision date
201900654 Fletcher Residential Limited
202000196 Millennium Centre Trustees Limited
201900621 Jieyu Lu and Hongzhao Huang
201720091 Jieyu Lu and Hongzhao Huang
202000394 Asia Pacific Village Group Limited
202000204 Midwest Disposals Limited
202000002 VSE Holdings Pty Limited
201900313 Oji Fibre Solutions (NZ) Limited
201900078 Nelson Forests Limited

Decisions in August 2020

Case number Applicant Decision date
202000283 WhangaHaumaru Limited Partnership
201900213/1 General Distributors Limited
201900676 Tasman Tourism New Zealand Limited
202000202 Tasman Tourism New Zealand Limited
202000440 Travelex Acquisitionco Ltd; Travelex Topco Ltd; and funds affiliated with Baring Asset Management Limited, Baring International Investment Limited and/or Barings (U.K.) Limited
201900507 Microsoft New Zealand Limited and Microsoft 6399 New Zealand Limited
202000239 James Fletcher Drive Asset Pty Ltd as trustee of the Logos James Fletcher Drive Asset Trust
201810174/3 Fletcher Residential Limited
202000228 Resources Investment Pte. Ltd

Decisions in July 2020

Case number Applicant Decision date
202000276 Shinsei Bank, Limited
202000242 First Sentier Funds, First Fibre Midco Limited and First Fibre Bidco NZ Limited
201900258 UDC Finance Limited and NZGT (UDC) Trustee Limited (as trustee of the UDC Endeavour Auto Finance Trust and the UDC Endeavour Equipment Finance Trust)
202000280 Fletcher Residential Limited
201900453 Cloudy Bay Vineyards Limited
202000172 Teal Developments Limited Partnership and Teal GP Limited
202000234 General Distributors Limited
201720095 Ernslaw One Limited
202000252 AI Lamb (NZ) Limited and AI ICE & Cy S.C.A.
201900340/1 Kiwi Property Group Limited (KPGL) & associated entities
201810174/2 Fletcher Residential Limited
202000029 Oceanwood Investments Master SPC on behalf of the Oceanwood Norske Skog Master Segregated Portfolio
201900518 Oji Holdings Corporation

Decisions in June 2020

Case number Applicant Decision date
201900378 Goh Yew Lin, Magrathea Pte. Ltd, Magrathea Wine Company Ltd
201900618 Mainland Poultry Limited
202000181 Worldline S.A.
202000119 Sun Life Financial Inc
202000169 Kinetic NZ Holdings Limited
201900521 AP SG 17 Pte Ltd.
201810167 NFF QT Development Pty Ltd
201900333 Westfleet Seafoods Limited
202000236 Corisol New Zealand Limited

Decisions in May 2020

Case number Applicant Decision date
202000132 Jadestone Energy (New Zealand) Limited
202000209 Drylandcarbon One Limited Partnership
202000123 E & J Gallo Winery
202000075 Centuria Capital Group
202000114 Ariadne Australia Limited
202000166 Oji Fibre Solutions (NZ) Limited

Decisions in April 2020

Case number Applicant Decision date
201900670 Elanco Animal Health, Inc
202000225 Augusta Capital Limited
201900437 Heinz Wattie's Limited
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