News

As November wraps up, we’ve welcomed in changes to the regime that will streamline and modernise processes for our consent applicants and their advisors.

In this issue:

The Court of Appeal has found that a claim brought by the Social Credit political party against the Overseas Investment Office was unmeritorious and not in the public interest.

We’re upgrading our website to make it as customer-friendly as possible.

Further changes to the Overseas Investment Act 2005 come into effect today, marking the final stage of a reform programme that started in 2018.

In this issue we feature new aerial imagery and elevation data, our ArcGIS REST API services and give a heads up on a new LINZ Basemap.

We’re addressing payroll system non-compliance issues with the Holidays Act 2003 to ensure all current and former Toitū Te Whenua LINZ people receive their correct leave entitlements.

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The New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa has announced 820 place name decisions.

These include four official place names in the Darran Mountains, Fiordland National Park:

A message from Karen Farrell, Head of Property Rights Group, Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand.

COVID-19 survey and title services update

In this edition: lodge your old rules Cadastral Surveys 2010 before Christmas, creating roads in subdivisions - covenants and easements, RGL guidelines: authority and identity, withholding information in the register, Notice of Change of Ownership - 24 councils and counting, e-search and e-dealing Landonline changes, protect Landonline and your user access during cyber attacks, Landonline offline 20 November, heads-up for Christmas/New Year Landonline hours.

Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa New Zealand Geographic Board’s Wendy Shaw has been recognised at the Te Rā Ratonga Tūmatanui - Public Service Day Awards.

We’re consulting on a joint think-piece underway with the Department of Conservation – our first Long-term Insights Briefing (LTIB).

For your information

Update – 15 November 2021: Feedback on the briefing’s proposed topic is now closed

We're getting ready for the final Overseas Investment Act law reform changes while staying on top of steady business-as-usual consent applications.

In the October edition of Pānui: