New Zealand First leader Winston Peters is labelling the Overseas Investment Office a rubber stamping machine, saying all 189 applications for overseas ownership of New Zealand land in the past two years have been approved.
La société financière genevoise Dynagest adopte une stratégie d’acquisition d’exploitations laitières en Nouvelle-Zélande.
New Zealand's biggest farming industry group on Thursday threw its support behind opposition politicians who have pledged to conduct an audit of foreign purchases of sensitive assets.
Fonterra boss Theo Spierings is "not worried” about sales of NZ productive land to foreigners so long as we are “working together” with foreign owners.
Le président de Kiribati est partisan d'acquérir davantage de terrains à l'étranger, après un premier achat effectué aux Fidji, afin de garantir la sécurité alimentaire du pays et, à terme, de parer à la montée du niveau de la mer.
Foreign ownership of farms stirred birthright rhetoric from Labour leader David Cunliffe but gave Prime Minister John Key some of his most assured moments in last night's TVNZ debate.
The Swedish pension fund is considering increasing its exposure to Southern Pastures, a New Zealand dairy farm fund, alongside six other investors including the New Mexico Education Retirement Board.
Earlier this week, the Overseas Investment Office said it did not know how much farmland was owned by foreigners. Yesterday it told Prime Minister Key it believed the amount is 1 to 2 per cent.
Political parties line up to attack Government over proposed buy-up of Lochinver Station farmland by Shanghai Pengxin, the same Chinese interests that created a furore over the purchase of Crafar Farms
New Zealand should consider adopting policies similar to China's where strategic assets like farmland cannot be sold to foreign investors, only leased, a senior academic said Tuesday.
The head of New Zealand's main farming organization on Tuesday said it welcomed Chinese investment, but urged prospective buyers of farmland to understand the pressures facing New Zealand farmers.
The tiny Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and principality of Monaco have received approval to "invest" in more New Zealand land during the past five years than much-maligned China.
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