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To keep New Zealand’s world-leading property system at the forefront of digital innovation and maximise productivity in the sector Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) is seeking feedback on a proposal to modernise the way people use survey plans.

LINZ and the Parliamentary Counsel Office (PCO) are seeking feedback on the Valuers Bill before it is introduced to Parliament. The purpose of the Bill is to revise the Valuers Act 1948.

In this edition: Guidance on providing the right information first time in your application form, updates on the class exemption from farm land advertising requirements and the Australian investor threshold, and June’s decision summaries.

On 1 January 2025, the significant business assets threshold for Australian investors will be updated.

New satellite infrastructure officially opened in Southland is expected to help the New Zealand economy soar by benefiting a range of sectors, particularly aviation.

Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa New Zealand Geographic Board announces today Franz Josef village and glacier will be retaining the existing spellings of their official dual names.

A hydrographic survey of the seafloor along the coast of Otago is underway to help support safe navigation.

Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) is pleased to announce membership of the Expert Advisory Panel that will support the review of the Public Works Act 1981 (PWA).

Ngā mihi o te tau hou Māori (happy Māori new year),

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Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aoteatoa New Zealand Geographic Board announces it is adopting five existing undersea feature names as official, amending three official place names and discontinuing three trig names.

The Government is reviewing the Public Works Act 1981 (PWA) to make it easier to build critical infrastructure in New Zealand.