Overseas Investment Office
Ikea owner's first New Zealand forest 'Timber production first
Ingka Investments, the parent company of furniture giant Ikea, now owns 30,000 hectares of forestry in Aotearoa. It's first purchase saw the conversion of Wisp Hill Station in southern Otago from… Audio
OIO approves sale of Mount White Station lease
Back country hikers say the government has missed the perfect opportunity to correct a century-old mistake and ensure one of the South Island's most beautiful spots went back into the public hands. Audio
How hard is it to get access to Hunter Valley Station?
How do people access Hunter Valley Station and who controls it? How easy is it to get access? John Campbell reports. Audio
OIO 'didn't do its job' over Matt Lauer sale - Acting PM
The Overseas Investment Office didn't do its job properly during the sale of Hunter Valley Station to multimillionaire American lessee Matt Lauer, Acting Prime Minister Winston Peters says. Audio
Canada buys $17m Canterbury farm
A company owned by the Canadian government has bought a $17 million dairy farm in Canterbury.
Bill banning foreign home-buyers to be introduced
The government will introduce legislation tomorrow to ban foreigners from buying existing houses.
Govt to reveal plan for foreigners buying NZ farmland
The government will set out in the next few days how it will deal with existing applications from overseas buyers of farmland.
Solid Energy gets OIO approval for asset sale
The defunct state-owned coal miner Solid Energy says the sale of its key assets has been approved by the Overseas Investment Office.
Chinese firm cleared to buy 50% of Silver Fern Farms
A Chinese firm's application to purchase a 50 percent stake in Silver Fern Farms has been approved by the Overseas Investment Office.
Trade school company faces second probe
An Australian-owned trade school company that is already the subject of a fraud investigation is facing another probe.
OIO review a whitewash - Labour
The Overseas Investment Office's good character test is fit for purpose, a review has found. Labour, however, says it's a whitewash.
OIO had another lapse of judgement - Labour
The government must take responsibility for another lapse of judgement by the Overseas Investment Office, says the Labour Party.
Labour: Minister must take responsibility for new OIO lapses
The Labour Party is calling on the Government to take responsibility for what it calls another lapse of judgment by the Overseas Investment Office. Audio
Lawyer says OIO is putting off some Chinese investors
An Auckland-based lawyer who runs Australasia's largest South-East Asian-focused law firm says the overseas investment office is causing some investors to shy away. Audio
Govt boosts OIO staff but opposition unimpressed
A move by the Government to boost staffing in the under-pressure Overseas Investment Office is being labelled too little too late. Audio
OIO a rubber stamp says peters
Labour MP David Cunliffe is claiming The Overseas Investment Office's failure to properly vet the buyers of North Taranaki's Onetai Station is just the tip of the iceberg. Audio
Argentine tanning factory still polluting area
An environmental journalist in Buenos Aires says the brothers' tanning factory in Argentina is still polluting the area. Audio
More heat on OIO as Labour says it knows of other failings
There's more heat coming on the Overseas Investment Office with the Labour Party saying it's got evidence other foreign companies should have failed the good character test. Audio
Govt orders investigation into OIO approval for farm sale
The government has ordered an independent inquiry into the Overseas Investment Office after it was revealed it had approved the sale of a Taranaki farm to Argentinian brothers with serious… Audio
How high is the bar at the OIO?
The Overseas Investment Office is to be the subject of an independent review, following it granting approval for the sale of Taranaki's Onetai Station. Audio
