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Details of the Overseas Investment Act reform announced

24/02/2025

Further to the Government's announcement last year to reform the Overseas Investment Act 2005 (Act), Cabinet has now approved the details of the proposed reforms, with new legislation to be in place by the end of 2025.

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Private Equity: Year in Review 2024

17/12/2024

As we quickly approach the end of the year, we wanted to take the chance to review the major developments in Private Equity in 2024 and look ahead at what's to come in 2025.

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Major reform proposed for New Zealand's overseas investment controls

14/10/2024

As signalled in its most recent Ministerial Directive Letter, the Coalition Government has announced a plan to reform the Overseas Investment Act 2005 as part of its policy objective to encourage overseas investment in New Zealand.

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Chambers & Partners Private Equity 2024: A Global Practice Guide

25/09/2024

Our experts Ben Paterson, Cath Shirley-Brown, and Julia Farrell have contributed to the New Zealand chapter of the Chambers & Partners Private Equity Guide 2024.

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New OIO Ministerial Directive Letter signals NZ open for investment, further overhaul of Act coming

6/06/2024

As anticipated in prior releases, the coalition Government has today issued a new Ministerial Directive Letter setting out the Government's general policy on, and approach to, overseas investment under the Overseas Investment Act 2005 (Act). This letter repeals and replaces the prior Government's November 2021 Directive Letter in its entirety.

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New Build to Rent Directive Letter could have wider implications

5/04/2024

As foreshadowed, the coalition Government yesterday issued a new Ministerial Directive Letter on Build to Rent Housing Developments. The new Directive Letter is intended to provide immediate encouragement to Build to Rent developers ahead of formal changes to the Overseas Investment Act that are in train for later in the year and which will introduce a new streamlined OIO consent pathway for investments in existing large-scale housing developments.

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New Government pushing ahead with changes in approach to overseas investment

8/03/2024

Although it is early days, and the Government's overseas investment policy has not yet been formally published, the coalition Government is pushing ahead at pace to encourage offshore investment in New Zealand through changes to our overseas investment regime. This is consistent with the Government's coalition arrangements, which made clear that reducing red tape to make things easier for overseas investors to invest in New Zealand was one of its immediate policy priorities.

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New "significant business assets" OIO consent thresholds for Australian investors announced

31/03/2022

Following the implementation of the New Zealand – Australia Closer Economic Relations Investment Protocol, certain Australian non-government investors have had the benefit of a materially higher threshold than other overseas investors for Overseas Investment Office (OIO) "significant business assets" consents.

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