John Whitehead, Treasury Secretary confess that the New Zealand government might be amenable and is definitely looking forward to encourage foreign investment with regard to buying assets in New Zealand by lowering investment screening thresholds. There are a number of steps being taken in this process such as making adequate changes for overseas investors, capital gain taxes had been discharged. These steps will surely profit the country's economy, as per the new policies of Treasury.

The flow and gush of people, ideas and investments had a lot to be gained from. Overseas investment could lead to boost up the standard of living among the New Zealanders (citizens of New Zealand), along with the economy up shot.

The Crafar family who owned 16 dairy farms has recently been given receivership by The Overseas Investment Office as per the overseas offer laid. This act is considered undesirable by groups who aren't in favor of letting their land in hands of overseas investors.

The government has lately reviewed The Overseas Investment Act, and the act was expected to consider the budding profits and benefits which the country could gain by overseas investors, and accordingly formulate the terms and policies of overseas investment. But the fact being that the New Zealand government has not been able to come up with final decision over the same.

Various aspects of privatization, partial privatization are being taken into consideration, the list of advantages and disadvantages of state-owned assets over privatization and partial privatization respectively are being discussed. The government/Treasury laid stress on what the common people (New Zealanders) had to say about overseas investment, and what was their concern regarding privatization.

Regarding the idea of compulsory retirement savings, the option of KiwiSaver is kept open as per the advice laid by the Treasury. Whitehead also indicated that the government would review the policies of overseas investment, once the present contract expires in coming year