The Country
  • The Country home
  • Latest news
  • Audio & podcasts
  • Opinion
  • Dairy farming
  • Sheep & beef farming
  • Rural business
  • Rural technology
  • Rural life
  • Listen on iHeart radio

Subscriptions

  • Herald Premium
  • Viva Premium
  • The Listener
  • BusinessDesk

Sections

  • Latest news
  • Coast & Country News
  • Opinion
  • Dairy farming
  • Sheep & beef farming
  • Horticulture
  • Animal health
  • Rural business
  • Rural technology
  • Rural life

Media

  • Podcasts
  • Video

Weather

  • Kaitaia
  • Whāngarei
  • Dargaville
  • Auckland
  • Thames
  • Tauranga
  • Hamilton
  • Whakatāne
  • Rotorua
  • Tokoroa
  • Te Kuiti
  • Taumurunui
  • Taupō
  • Gisborne
  • New Plymouth
  • Napier
  • Hastings
  • Dannevirke
  • Whanganui
  • Palmerston North
  • Levin
  • Paraparaumu
  • Masterton
  • Wellington
  • Motueka
  • Nelson
  • Blenheim
  • Westport
  • Reefton
  • Kaikōura
  • Greymouth
  • Hokitika
  • Christchurch
  • Ashburton
  • Timaru
  • Wānaka
  • Oamaru
  • Queenstown
  • Dunedin
  • Gore
  • Invercargill

NZME Network

  • Advertise with NZME
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • BusinessDesk
  • Newstalk ZB
  • Sunlive
  • ZM
  • The Hits
  • Coast
  • Radio Hauraki
  • The Alternative Commentary Collective
  • Gold
  • Flava
  • iHeart Radio
  • Hokonui
  • Radio Wanaka
  • iHeartCountry New Zealand
  • Restaurant Hub
  • NZME Events

SubscribeSign In

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Home / The Country / Opinion

Should we be concerned about NZ farms in overseas ownership?

user-generated content
24 Mar, 2010 08:47 PMQuick Read

Subscribe to listen

Access to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen.
Already a subscriber?  

Listening to articles is free for open-access content—explore other articles or learn more about text-to-speech.
‌
Save
    Share this article
Photo / Brett Phibbs

Photo / Brett Phibbs

Opinion

New Zealand lenders' apparent lack of confidence is leaving the door open for overseas investors to capitalise on improving prospects for dairying, warns Real Estate Institute of New Zealand president Peter McDonald.

McDonald said while the outlook for dairying was positive, farm sales and prices remained relatively low for the
three months to March, indicating local lenders were being too cautious.

Should we be concerned about NZ farms in overseas ownership? Here is the latest selection of Your Views:

Discover more

Agribusiness

Chinese want to buy $1.5b NZ dairy empire

24 Mar 03:00 PM
Economy

Fonterra chief questions China dairy investment

24 Mar 09:30 PM
Economy

<i>Bernard Hickey:</i> Should May Wang be allowed to buy NZ's dairy farms?

25 Mar 12:35 AM
Agribusiness

Crafar: From ambition and innovation to the fall of a dairy empire

25 Mar 03:00 PM
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Save
    Share this article

Latest from The Country

The Country

Rapid change brings challenges for NZ's fastest-growing district

Premium
The Country

Why gas shortages could halt production at key NZ fertiliser plant

The Country

'A massacre': Two roaming dogs kill 50 backyard birds


Sponsored

Revealed: The night driving ‘red flag’

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Latest from The Country

Rapid change brings challenges for NZ's fastest-growing district
The Country

Rapid change brings challenges for NZ's fastest-growing district

The area's population is expected to almost double in 30 years.

07 Aug 05:00 AM
Premium
Premium
Why gas shortages could halt production at key NZ fertiliser plant
The Country

Why gas shortages could halt production at key NZ fertiliser plant

07 Aug 05:00 AM
'A massacre': Two roaming dogs kill 50 backyard birds
The Country

'A massacre': Two roaming dogs kill 50 backyard birds

07 Aug 04:25 AM


Revealed: The night driving ‘red flag’
Sponsored

Revealed: The night driving ‘red flag’

04 Aug 11:37 PM
NZ Herald
  • About NZ Herald
  • Meet the journalists
  • Newsletters
  • Classifieds
  • Help & support
  • Contact us
  • House rules
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of use
  • Competition terms & conditions
  • Our use of AI
Subscriber Services
  • NZ Herald e-editions
  • Daily puzzles & quizzes
  • Manage your digital subscription
  • Manage your print subscription
  • Subscribe to the NZ Herald newspaper
  • Subscribe to Herald Premium
  • Gift a subscription
  • Subscriber FAQs
  • Subscription terms & conditions
  • Promotions and subscriber benefits
NZME Network
  • The New Zealand Herald
  • The Northland Age
  • The Northern Advocate
  • Waikato Herald
  • Bay of Plenty Times
  • Rotorua Daily Post
  • Hawke's Bay Today
  • Whanganui Chronicle
  • Viva
  • NZ Listener
  • Newstalk ZB
  • BusinessDesk
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • iHeart Radio
  • Restaurant Hub
NZME
  • About NZME
  • NZME careers
  • Advertise with NZME
  • Digital self-service advertising
  • Book your classified ad
  • Photo sales
  • NZME Events
  • © Copyright 2025 NZME Publishing Limited
TOP