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A temporary amendment to rating valuation legislation has been introduced to support the Hastings District Council to complete its general revaluation and move forward with rating activities following Cyclone Gabrielle in February. 

Freedom campers are advised to familiarise themselves with new freedom camping laws which came into effect on Wednesday, 7 June.

Toitū Te Whenua manages five camping areas in the South Island. These are:

Our recently upgraded website has been named runner-up in two categories at the first-ever DrupalSouth Splash Awards.

Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa New Zealand Geographic Board announces today that Te Awa o Mokotūāraro is now the new official name for Clive River in Hawke’s Bay.

Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa New Zealand Geographic Board announces recent decisions for official place names, and invites public submissions on proposed place name alterations.

Open for consultation

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In this edition: Contact Centre new hours, call for workshop volunteers, Notice of Change update, Web Search: Product list update and Requests ‘heads up’, Notices transitioning to PDF format, upgrading to a two-year Digital Certificate, and Cadastral Survey Guidance – schedule and memorandum of easement.

In this edition of Pānui, we outline changes to application patterns, cover pre-application meetings and look ahead to our next Ngā Hui Whakamārama seminar.

In this issue:

A new satellite service for the Southern Positioning Augmentation Network (SouthPAN) has been confirmed, with services to be broadcast from a new Inmarsat I-8 satellite from 2027.

Tēnā koutou and nau mai, haere mai to High Country Matters.

Our contact centre is changing its hours to provide support when our customers need it most.

From Monday, May 15, our customer support team will be available from 8am to 5pm Monday to Friday.

We are pleased to announce and extend a warm welcome to our new acting Te Tumu Whakarae / Chief Executive, Adrienne Meikle.

Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) with support from the Hastings District Council is consulting on proposals to temporarily amend rating valuation legislation following Cyclone Gabrielle.