New Zealand

Keep farms Kiwi: Fonterra
- Business Day
- 18 November 2010
New Zealand's need for overseas capital does not mean giving away control or ownership of farms, says Fonterra chairman.
New Zealand opposition party urges tighter foreign investment restrictions
- Bloomberg
- 18 October 2010
New Zealand’s main opposition Labour Party will tighten restrictions on overseas purchases of the country’s assets if it is elected to government next year.
Nueva Zelanda toma medidas para restringir venta de tierras a extranjeros
- El Espectador
- 14 October 2010
Preocupado por eventuales compras de suelos agrícolas por parte de empresas estatales foráneas, el Gobierno de Nueva Zelanda anunció que tomará medidas para evaluar mejor los proyectos de inversión que se presenten en el país
Asian buyers likely for Mr Apple
- Business Day
- 11 October 2010
Cash-rich Chinese and Japanese food companies are thought to be the only potential buyers with enough money to risk sinking into New Zealand's biggest pipfruit business, Mr Apple, to be put on the market by South Canterbury Finance receivers.
Dairy farm sale not in NZ's interests, says Labour
- NZ Herald
- 08 October 2010
The approved sale of a large Otago dairy farm to Harvard University in the United States is not in New Zealand's long-term interests and shows a lack of clear and strong rules on foreign ownership of NZ land, says Labour.
US university buys $28m dairy farm
- NZ Herald
- 07 October 2010
An American university is buying a New Zealand dairy farm for more than $28 million as officials and would-be overseas investors get ready for new rules.
Harvard University to buy Otago farmland
- Radio New Zealand
- 07 October 2010
New Zealand's Federated Farmers is welcoming the purchase of a big slice of farmland in central Otago by Harvard University for $34.1 million.
Overseas buyers a blessing to struggling farms
- NZ Herald
- 07 October 2010
Richard Fyers, a commercial lawyer with the NZ China Trade Association, writes about the fuss made over land sales to foreigners.
Emirates Group starts search to buy food assets in Australia, New Zealand
- Bloomberg
- 29 September 2010
Emirates Investments Group is looking to buy food and agricultural assets in Australia and New Zealand as global demand climbs, CEO Raza Jafar said.
New Zealand to tighten rules on foreign buyers of farmland, English says
- Bloomberg
- 27 September 2010
New Zealand tightened rules for major international purchases of farmland and will now require buyers to show how an acquisition benefits the nation’s economy.
Nouvelle-Zélande : réserves sur la vente de terres à des entreprises étrangères
- AFP
- 27 September 2010
Le gouverneur de la Banque centrale de Nouvelle-Zélande a émis quelques réserves lundi à propos du rachat par des entreprises étrangères, et notamment chinoises, de terres agricoles néo-zélandaises
NZ puts new controls on land sales
- Radio New Zealand
- 27 September 2010
New Zealand's government announced on Monday it will place new controls on overseas investors buying large land holdings.