Your local expert in foreign investment in New Zealand

Overseas investment law in Queenstown, Wānaka and beyond.

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Our team has extensive experience in obtaining consent for overseas investors to acquire land (including sensitive land) and business assets in New Zealand.

We are experts in managing the consenting process under the Overseas Investment Act 2005 from inception to completion, as well as responding to concerns about compliance with the Overseas Investment Office (OIO) following acquisition.

Our client base of offshore companies and high-net-worth individuals are a testament to our ability to navigate the complexities of the Overseas Investment Act effectively, and ensure applications by our clients are successful. By working closely with the OIO throughout the consenting process, we ensure our client’s applications are processed as quickly as possible, saving our clients valuable time and costs.

We assist our clients with all other legal aspects of their investment, including investment structures, financing, local government requirements and resource management considerations.

Our overseas investment experience includes acting for:

  • Orange Lakes (NZ) Limited on its acquisition of Hunter Valley Station, including obtaining consent from the OIO for the acquisition of “sensitive land” and managing the ongoing OIO consent requirements

  • Blue Lakes (NZ) Limited on its acquisition and development of Guide Hill Station, Lake Pukaki

  • Chinese real estate group Shanghai CRED and its New Zealand subsidiaries on its acquisition and development of Carrington Resort in Northland (Peter Sygrove acted for Shanghai CRED prior to joining Todd Walker)

  • James Hardie on its acquisition and development of a 61-hectare property at Kaukapakapa to extract and process silica sand for fibre cement products (Peter Sygrove acted for James Hardie prior to joining Todd Walker)

  • Acurity Health Group on its sale and leaseback of three hospitals (Bowen, Wakefield and Royston), sold to NZX-listed Vital Healthcare Property Trust for $122m (Peter Sygrove acted for Acurity Health Group prior to joining Todd Walker)

Our process

  • Reach out to our friendly team via our contact form, email enquiries@toddwalker.com or call +64 (3) 441 2743

  • We’ll connect you with the lawyer best suited to your situation, so you’re in the right hands from the start.

  • Your lawyer will be in touch to set up a meeting, either in person or over the phone, whatever works best for you.

  • At this session, your lawyer will guide you through the onboarding process (including our anti-money laundering check) and talk through the next steps so you know exactly what to expect.

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