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Athina Andonatou
[FYI request #18437 email]
Dear Ms Andonatou
Response to your official information request
Thank you for your official information request received on 4 February 2022 for the
forestry conversion review and names of people and businesses approved by the
Overseas Investment Office under the ‘special forestry test’.
You were advised on 10 February 2022 that the first part of your request was transferred
to The Treasury.
Please provide the names of the people or businesses who were approved to buy
under the "special forestry test"? And what if any conflicts of interest may be
involved?
Regarding the second part of your request, outlined above, please note that that
information can be found on our decision summaries, which are published monthly on
our website at
www.linz.govt.nz/overseas-investment/latest/latest-decisions/search-
decision-summaries. Decision summaries provide information on all applications that
have been decided by the Overseas Investment Office.
As such, please find attached as Appendix One a copy of 92 decisions which have been
made under the ‘special forestry test’ pathway. You can enter these case numbers into the
webpage above to find out more information on specific applications.
Regarding your query on conflicts of interest, Land Information New Zealand has a
conflict of interest policy for al staff. This ensures any perceived, real or actual conflicts
are identified and appropriately managed. Assessors who work on special forestry test
applications are aware of this policy and are expected to raise any conflicts they may have
with a particular application to management in the first instance.
www.linz.govt.nz
There have been no such conflicts of interest declared since the creation of the special
forestry test.
If you wish to discuss this decision with us, please feel free to contact
[email address]. You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this
decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
Yours sincerely
Michael Appleyard
Manager Applications
Overseas Investment Office
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Appendix One: List of Case Numbers – Decisions under the Special Forestry Test:
201810239
201900493
202000309
202100311
201810162 /
201900388
202000532
202100095
201810268
201810283
201900414
202000470
202100373
201810301
201900417
202000684
202100233
201900006
201900450
202000674
202000133 /
202100118
201810269
201900513
202000296
202100045
201810341
201900062
202000620
202100232
201900073
201900504
202000450
202100312
201900004
201900671
202000714
202100212
201810323
201900528
202000715
202100440
201810219
201900460
202000716
202100341
201900168
201900579
202000753
201810220
201900594
202100052
201720128
201900551
202100006
201620028 /
202000125
202000878
201900014
201900040
201900604
202000245
201900085
201900568
202000760
201900341
202000166
202100063
201900210
202000209
202000913
201900384
202000236
202000808
201900218
201900518
202100159
201900187
202000228
202100262
201900317
202000195
202000728
201900232
202000224
202100317
201900257
202000372
202100217
201900359
202000436
202100360
201900387
202000462
202100309
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