Overseas Investment Lawyers in New Zealand
Overseas investment lawyers help people and businesses navigate New Zealand's rules on overseas investment in land and businesses.
Common situations
- Checking whether you need Overseas Investment Office consent
- Overseas buyers of residential, rural or sensitive land
- Investing in or acquiring a New Zealand business
- Consent conditions and ongoing compliance
- Exemptions and residency-related questions
Find an overseas investment lawyer near you
Northland (Whangārei)AucklandWaikato (Hamilton)Bay of Plenty (Tauranga)GisborneHawke's Bay (Napier)Taranaki (New Plymouth)Manawatū-Whanganui (Palmerston North)WellingtonTasman (Richmond)NelsonMarlborough (Blenheim)West Coast (Greymouth)Canterbury (Christchurch)Otago (Dunedin)Southland (Invercargill)
Free and low-cost help
The Overseas Investment Office (part of Toitū Te Whenua LINZ) has guidance on when consent is needed. If cost is a concern, Community Law Centres offer free legal help throughout New Zealand, and you may be eligible for Legal Aid through the Ministry of Justice.
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