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The public is invited to provide feedback on proposed new regulations and standards to better manage 1.2 million hectares of Crown pastoral land in the South Island high country.

A Bill relating to overseas investment in production forestry is being considered by a Parliamentary select committee and, if approved, the changes are likely to take effect quickly. Find out more in this month's Pānui.

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In this edition: survey and title processing times for May within performance expectations, protecting survey marks, smooth sailing for aqua applications, guidance for surveys of boundaries created by diagram on transfer, Automated Notice of Change for Auckland Council and Watercare, survey pilot, legal webinar.

Rabbit control is getting underway in the Lake Dunstan area to address exploding rabbit numbers.

We are updating and simplifying the Landonline forms you use to manage your account. The information we collect won’t change but you’ll see minor changes to how the forms look.

Toitū Te Whenua works with Te Kāhui Whakatau (part of the Office for Māori Crown Relations – Te Arawhiti) to manage surplus Crown properties in the Treaty Settlements Landbank.

From January 2023 Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) will take on responsibility for managing the NZ Localities dataset.

The demolition of the former Masterton hospital is in its final stages, with only four buildings left to come down.

This edition of Pānui includes our top tips for smooth sailing when it comes to fresh or seawater areas, invite you to attend our webinar about the types of real estate transactions that require our consent, and list our recent decision summaries.

In this edition: survey and title processing times improving, new Cadastral Survey Guidelines on Legalisation CSDs, majority of councils now using Notice of Change service.

In late February, we advised stakeholders and Landonline users of delays processing survey and title transactions. Figures for April show Toitū Te Whenua is making good progress bringing survey and title transaction processing times to within 10 working days.

The New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa has announced decisions from its April hui, including corrections to existing Māori place names and making fifteen undersea feature names official.