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Our Ref
DOIA 25-122
Wel ington Office
Radio New Zealand House
12 December 2024
155 The Terrace
PO Box 5501
Wellington 6145
New Zealand
C Bennett
T 0800 665 463
F +64 4 472 2244
[FYI request #29266 email]
E [email address]
W www.linz.govt.nz
Tēnā koe C Bennett
Response to your official information request
Thank you for your official information request received on 20 November 2024 for:
“the number of sheep and beef farms sold to overseas purchasers from 2022 to present,
broken down by year?”
The number of overseas investment consents granted by year which included land used
for sheep and beef farming were:
• 2022: 39 consents
• 2023: 24 consents
• 2024: 33 consents.
Please find
attached a list of overseas investment consents granted from 2022 which
included land for sheep and beef farming. This list also includes a link to each decision
summary on our website.
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.
Please note, this response letter outlining our decision on your request,
with your
personal details withheld, and any attached documentation wil be published on the
Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand website. This is likely to be published
by 31 January 2025.
Nāku noa, nā
Anneke Turton
Leader Assessment
www.linz.govt.nz
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