January to December 2009

Overseas Investment Office
Decisions

Commentary and Index prepared by CAFCA

(Note: the OIO decisions quoted here can be viewed here)

Contents

January 2009 decisions

The Japanese Clearly Still Have Money To Spend
Suntory Of Japan Buys Local Beverage Star From The French
ING Buys Property Instead Of Paying Out Investors
Russian Billionaire Buys Northland Farm
Israeli Billionaires Trade Interest In Walter Peak Station For $1
Dutch Share Shuffle In Rakaia
Fletcher Extends Lease At Kumeu
Indian Winemaker Increases Its Australasian Capacity.
A Confidential Decision
Cement Transnational Gets More Cheap Land, This Time From You And I
Summary Statistics January 2009

February 2009 decisions

Australian Buys Cambridge Farm
UK Pension Fund Acquires More Central North Island Land
Aussie Buys Interest In Ashburton Dairy Farm
Another Aussie Buys Into The South Island
Swiss Cement Transnational Acquires Oamaru Land
Roger Award Finalist Buys Large Farm For Wind Farm Project
Contact Energy Buys Up More Land For Wind Farm
$1.3 Billion Aussie Share Shuffle Of NZ Retirement Assets
Another Enormous Aussie Share Shuffle Of NZ Retirement Homes Approved
The Aussies Want Our Rental Car Industry As Well
Another Aussie Share Shuffle, This Time Of A Significant Power Network
Hold The Press:  QIC Can't Make Its Mind Up And Wants More Of Powerco
Summary Statistics February 2009

March 2009 decisions

Transpacific Taken Over: Confidential Decision Released On Appeal
Aussies Tighten Grip On NZ Retirement Village Business
QPE Still Has More Money To Spend
Aussies Consolidate Their Ownership Of Our Health Food Industry As Well
Nuplex Risks Becoming An “Overseas Person”
Ripples From The AIG Debacle Hit Our Shores
Global Financial Crisis Survivor Grabs Credit Rating Agency
Origin Gets Approval Buy More Of Contact Energy
Ownership Of Satellite Communications Facility Changes Hands
Capital Raising Needed For Former Carter Holt Harvey Forests
Weiti Forest Park Beachfront Soon To Be Gated?
Wiroa Station Sold
Irish Keen On Dairying Prospects In Southland
Fosters Keen On NZ Vineyards
Other March Decisions
Summary Statistics March 2009

April 2009 decisions

Australians Consolidate Holding In NZ Retirement Villages
UK Financial Meltdown Hits Our Shores
Aussies Complete Takeover Of Hirequip Thanks To Management Sell-Out
US Company Wants Our Pebbles For Swimming Pool Coatings
The Irish Are At It Again
Mount Aspiring Hotel Sold To US Timeshare
Phar Lap Isn't The Only Kiwi Horse The Aussies Want To Claim
A New Otago Gold Rush?
Other April Decisions
Summary Statistics April 2009

May 2009 decisions

US Company Grabs More Rubicon
UK Transnational Grabs Chunk Of Waihopai Forest
More US Interest In Our Wineries
Another Mega Bunnings Warehouse Planned
US Company Eyeing Up Our Red Beech
Other May Decisions
Summary Statistics May 2009

June 2009 decisions

UK Interests Restart Point Ridge Gated Community
Fletcher Concrete Acquires Buffer For Hunua Quarry
Another Vineyard Gets New US Owners
Other June Decisions
Summary Statistics June 2009

July 2009 decisions

The Japanese Like Steinlager
Aussies Forget To Get OIO Approval Re NZ Rental Group
International Commodity Trader Buys ABB Grain
Aussies Sell Out Of NZ Travel Agencies
But That's Not Quite The End Of This Story
ANZ Acquires More “Bleeding Mortgages”
US Taxpayer Bailout Rolls On, This Time Citigroup
A “New” Owner For Holden?
Contact Energy's Geothermal Station Forces Marae To Be Relocated
Westpac Buys CEO's Multi-Million Dollar “Bunker”
Chemical Giant Gains Foothold in New Zealand
Other July Decisions
Summary Statistics July 2009

August 2009 decisions

Aussie Retirement Share Shuffle Forgets OIO Approval Is Required
Another Aussie Retirement Operator Plans Further Growth Here
And US “Grave Dancer” Buys Into Our Retirement Industry
Global Financial Meltdown Hits the Dutch
Singaporeans Consolidate Ownership Of Some Of Our Hotels
I Can “Hear” The Aussie Cash Registers Ringing Again
The ANZ/ING Saga Continues…
US Property Developers Take Control Of Tui Farm Park
Significant Queenstown Property Now Has Singaporean Owners
Other August Decisions
Summary Statistics August 2009

September 2009 decisions

Overseas-owned Joint Venture Splits 27,000 Hectare Forest between Them
New Asian Owners For NZ King Salmon?
Contact Buys Farm To Ensure Transmission Easement
Swiss Buy 2,500 Plus Hectares
Taylors Is Now Spotless
Westbury Stud Now Part Of The Harvey Norman Stable
Paratiho Farms Now Owned By Ex British Banker
More Forestry Deals
Other September Decisions
Summary Statistics September 2009

October 2009 decisions

ANZ Can't Get Enough of ING.. 1
Citigroup Quick To Spend Uncle Sam's Money. 2
More New Zealand Vineyards Sold To The US. 3
Auckland's' ASB Tennis Centre Needs UK Money For Upgrade. 4
Other October Decisions. 5
Summary Statistics October 2009. 5

November 2009 decisions

ANZ And ING, Yet Again
Aussies Again Forget To Get OIO Approval. This Time It's Vitaco
Kiwis Can't Seem To Hang On To Their Phone Networks
Powerco Has Another New Shareholder
German Share Shuffle Of LeasePlan
Synlait Wants To Milk More Of The Canterbury Plains
Chinese Take Cornerstone Shareholding In PGG Wrightson
Another Aussie-Owned Supermarket For Palmerston North
Other November Decisions
Summary Statistics November 2009

December 2009 decisions

“Vampire Squid” Consolidates Its Retirement Holdings
Aussie Retirement Operator Plans Southern Retirement Village
UK Taxpayer Bailout Of Royal Bank Of Scotland Rumbles On
But the “British” Still Have Enough Spare Change To Buy Glencoe Station?
And Canadians Nab A Piece Of Middle Earth
While Mt Gerald Station Goes To Belgium
MediaWorks (TV3 and RadioWorks) To Get A New Owner
Harvey Norman Owner Buys Another Horse Stud
Three Related Confidential December Decisions
Other December Decisions
Summary Statistics December 2009

Numbers of deleted or released decisions
before appeal

 

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Total
2009

Deletions

3

1

3

3

3

1

2

4

4

2

0

5

31

Applications refused

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Decisions released

10

12

20

13

7

6

16

20

18

9

12

10

153

 

Compiled by:
Campaign Against Foreign Control of Aotearoa,
P. O. Box 2258 
Christchurch.