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Dear Mr Velayuthan

 

Thank you for your email (below) to Hon Dr Nick Smith, Minister for
Building and Housing.  Your request, received on 13 September 2016, will
be placed before the Minister for his consideration and will be responded
to in accordance with the provisions of the Official Information Act 1982.

 

Kind regards,

 

 

Alan Clark |Private Secretary- Building and Housing

Office of Hon Dr Nick Smith | Minister for Building and Housing

Tel +64 4 817 9924 |021 823903 | [1][email address] |

Office 5.3L, Executive Wing, Parliament Buildings, Wellington
| [2]www.beehive.govt.nz

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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From: Hari Velayuthan
[[3]mailto:[FOI #4598 email]]
Sent: Tuesday, 13 September 2016 8:35 p.m.
To: N Smith
Subject: Official Information request - Percentage of overseas buyers by
country of origin

 

Dear Minister for Building and Housing,

 

I would like to know the percentage of overseas buyers who have bought a
property in NZ by their country of origin.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Hari Velayuthan

 

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Dear Mr Velayuthan

I'm sorry for the delay. I will look into it and let you know shortly.

Kind regards,

Alan Clark |Private Secretary- Building and Housing
Office of Hon Dr Nick Smith | Minister for Building and Housing
[email address] |
Office 5.3L, Executive Wing, Parliament Buildings, Wellington | www.beehive.govt.nz

-----Original Message-----
From: Hari Velayuthan [mailto:[FYI request #4598 email]]
Sent: Monday, 17 October 2016 9:45 a.m.
To: Alan Clark <[email address]>
Subject: Re: FW: Official Information request - Percentage of overseas buyers by country of origin

Dear Alan Clark,

I haven't received any response yet! Can you update me the status pls?

Yours sincerely,

Hari Velayuthan

-----Original Message-----

Dear Mr Velayuthan

Thank you for your email (below) to Hon Dr Nick Smith, Minister for Building and Housing. Your request, received on 13 September 2016, will be placed before the Minister for his consideration and will be responded to in accordance with the provisions of the Official Information Act 1982.

Kind regards,

Alan Clark |Private Secretary- Building and Housing

Office of Hon Dr Nick Smith | Minister for Building and Housing

Tel +64 4 817 9924 |021 823903 | [1][email address] |

Office 5.3L, Executive Wing, Parliament Buildings, Wellington | [2]www.beehive.govt.nz

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Dear Mr Velayuthan

Please see attached the Minister's response to your request for information received 13 September.

Kind regards,

Alan Clark |Private Secretary- Building and Housing
Office of Hon Dr Nick Smith | Minister for Building and Housing
[email address] |
Office 5.3L, Executive Wing, Parliament Buildings, Wellington | www.beehive.govt.nz

-----Original Message-----
From: Hari Velayuthan [mailto:[FOI #4598 email]]
Sent: Monday, 17 October 2016 9:45 a.m.
To: Alan Clark <[email address]>
Subject: Re: FW: Official Information request - Percentage of overseas buyers by country of origin

Dear Alan Clark,

I haven't received any response yet! Can you update me the status pls?

Yours sincerely,

Hari Velayuthan

-----Original Message-----

Dear Mr Velayuthan

Thank you for your email (below) to Hon Dr Nick Smith, Minister for Building and Housing. Your request, received on 13 September 2016, will be placed before the Minister for his consideration and will be responded to in accordance with the provisions of the Official Information Act 1982.

Kind regards,

Alan Clark |Private Secretary- Building and Housing

Office of Hon Dr Nick Smith | Minister for Building and Housing

Tel +64 4 817 9924 |021 823903 | [1][email address] |

Office 5.3L, Executive Wing, Parliament Buildings, Wellington | [2]www.beehive.govt.nz

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Dear Mr Velayuthan

Thank you for your email below.
Data on property transfers according to tax residency is collected by Land Information New Zealand. Their report can be found here:

http://www.linz.govt.nz/system/files_for...

If you have further queries about how LINZ categorises the data you could contact them directly.

Kind regards,

Alan Clark |Private Secretary- Building and Housing
Office of Hon Dr Nick Smith | Minister for Building and Housing
[email address] |
Office 5.3L, Executive Wing, Parliament Buildings, Wellington | www.beehive.govt.nz

-----Original Message-----
From: Hari Velayuthan [mailto:[FOI #4598 email]]
Sent: Wednesday, 19 October 2016 6:06 p.m.
To: Alan Clark <[email address]>
Subject: RE: FW: Official Information request - Percentage of overseas buyers by country of origin

Dear Alan Clark,

Are foreign students and temporary workers who don’t intend to stay in the country or live in the home, considered NZ residents? or overseas buyers?

Yours sincerely,

Hari Velayuthan

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Dear Mr Velayuthan

Please see attached the Minister's response to your request for information received 13 September.

Kind regards,

Alan Clark |Private Secretary- Building and Housing Office of Hon Dr Nick Smith | Minister for Building and Housing [email address] | Office 5.3L, Executive Wing, Parliament Buildings, Wellington | www.beehive.govt.nz

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