Landwrap November 2016 - Issue 132

Issue 132

This month we inform you about Landonline being unavailable on 10 December 2016; LINZ hours over the holiday season; finding New Zealand Vertical Datum 2016 Heights; changes to the Land Transfer Tax Statement; verication of identity using Skype and videoconferencing; lapsing caveats over the Christmas / New Year period; an update on rules for Cadastral Surveying in Greater Christchurch and Kaikoura earthquake information for Surveyors.

Landonline unavailable 10 December 2016

All Landonline users

Landonline will be unavailable on Saturday 10 December 2016.

The Land Transfer Tax Statement will be changed at this time, and Landonline will be updated to allow you to enter data from the new Statement.

LINZ hours over the holiday season

All Landonline users

Landonline will close at 5pm on Saturday 24 December and resume at 6am Wednesday 4 January 2017. LINZ Oces, including Customer Support, will be closed from 5pm Friday 23 December 2016.

Normal hours (//www.linz.govt.nz/land/landonline/get-started) will resume on Wednesday 4 January 2017. From everyone here at LINZ, have a safe and enjoyable holiday break.

Finding New Zealand Vertical Datum 2016 Heights

All Landonline users

Heights for more than 44,000 geodetic marks in terms of NZVD2016 (New Zealand Vertical Datum 2016) are now available from Landonline and the geodetic database. This means it will now be much easier for surveyors to connect their surveys to marks in terms of the new national vertical datum.
Read more about nding NZVD2016 heights (//www.linz.govt.nz/data/geodetic-system/datums-projections-and-heights/vertical- datums/nding-nzvd2016-heights)

Login to Landonline (//www.linz.govt.nz/land/landonline) Access the geodetic database (http://apps.linz.govt.nz/gdb/)

Changes to the Land Transfer Tax Statement

Lawyers

We’re creating a new Land Transfer Tax Statement that’s clearer for you and your clients.

This statement will divide up questions about seller or buyer identity, and Citizenship or visa status so they are clearer. The Statement will also have guidance about parts that some clients can skip.

On the weekend of 10 December, we will make changes to Landonline that will allow you to enter information from the new statement.

We encourage you to use the new statement from Monday 12 December. This will help to ensure that the data collected is as accurate as possible.

Read more information including a copy of the new statement and watch a brief video about the changes (//www.linz.govt.nz/land/land-registration/prepare-and-submit-your-dealing/property-tax-compliance-requirements/changes-land- transfer-tax-statement)

Verification of identity – Skype and videoconferencing

Lawyers

While witnessing in person is still the preferred approach when verifying identity for client A&I forms, LINZ and the NZLS Property Law Section consider that videoconferencing or Skype may be used in limited circumstances if certain conditions are met.
Read more about verication of identity using videoconferencing (//www.linz.govt.nz/kb/79#videoconference)

Lapsing caveats over the Christmas / New Year period this year

Lawyers

If you or your client receives a notice of lapse of caveat or notice of claim in the lead-up to the Christmas period this year, you’ll need to act quickly to avoid the caveat or notice of claim lapsing.

Read more about caveat lapsing notice periods (//www.linz.govt.nz/kb/648)

Update on rules for Cadastral Surveying in Greater Christchurch

Lawyers and Surveyors

The Canterbury Property Boundaries and Related Matters Bill became law on 30 August 2016. Our consultation on proposed rules for surveyors to put the Act into practice closed on 12 October 2016 – thank you to everyone who made submissions.

The Surveyor-General and team are now nalising the Rules, considering the feedback received. We expect to have the rules in place early in 2017.

Read more information for lawyers (//www.linz.govt.nz/land/surveying/canterbury-earthquakes/information-for-canterbury-lawyers- and-conveyancers) and surveyors in Canterbury (//www.linz.govt.nz/land/surveying/canterbury-earthquakes/information-for- canterbury-surveyors)

Kaikoura earthquake – information for Surveyors

Surveyors

We’ve created a page about surveying in areas affected by the 14 November 2016 Kaikoura earthquake, and the impact it had on our geodetic coordinates.

We’ll update this page as more information becomes available.

Read more about surveying in affected areas (//www.linz.govt.nz/land/surveying/canterbury-earthquakes/geodetic-survey-control- network/kaikoura-earthquake-%E2%80%93-14-november-2016)