New Zealand

German interests buy into New Zealand dairy farms
- M&C
- 31 January 2011
German investors have bought 11 dairy farms covering more than 3,600 hectares in New Zealand's South Island
Chinese developer may buy Crafar Farms in New Zealand
- Bloomberg
- 28 January 2011
Shanghai Pengxin Group, a Chinese property developer and owner of agriculture and mining ventures, is seeking to buy 16 dairy farms in New Zealand after the government rejected an earlier bid by another Chinese company.
Govt tightens foreign investment rules
- Farmers Weekly
- 10 January 2011
NZ Finance Minister says new test of more than 10 times the average farm size for foreigners buying land is not a cap.
Agria interest purely investment: chairman
- Otago Daily Times
- 26 December 2010
Chinese agribusiness companies Agria and New Hope Group launched a joint bid to take Agria's stake in New Zealand's PGGW to a controlling 50.01%, but Agria CEO Xie Tao said the move was not motivated to secure resources such as food.
New Zealand regulator rejects Natural Dairy's acquisition
- Capital Vue
- 23 December 2010
The New Zealand Minister for Building and Construction and the Minister of Finance rejected Natural Dairy Holdings’ application to acquire Crafar Farms, the largest private family farm in New Zealand
Blocage d'un projet d'achat d'exploitations laitières par des Chinois
- La France Agricole
- 22 December 2010
La Nouvelle-Zélande a bloqué, mercredi, un projet controversé de rachat de grandes exploitations laitières, aujourd'hui en faillite, par un groupe coté à Hong Kong, territoire appartenant à la Chine.
TPP negotiations could open NZ up to US land grab
- Green Party
- 06 December 2010
New Zealand’s overseas investment regime will be on the US’ hit list during the Trans Pacific Partnership talks this week.
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.