Landwrap October 2015 - Issue 122

Issue 122

This month, find out more about the property tax changes that came into effect on 1 October and our plans to expand the Survey and Title team. We give you an update about CSD processing times and the cause of recent Landonline availability issues. There's a chance, too, to give your views on the PositioNZ network and see what we're doing to enhance our geodetic marks mobile app.

Update on CSD processing times

Our team has worked hard to shorten the time it has been taking to process surveys and over the last month more than 96 percent of surveys have been processed within 10 days. 

Hear more from Russell Turner, Deputy Chief Executive Property Rights (Link no longer active - www.linz.govt.nz/news/2015-10/update-csd-processing-times)

Landonline availability

Over the last week we had issues with Landonline, which restricted the number of users. 

We appreciated your patience over this time and have taken steps to manage this capacity so you shouldn’t have any further disruption. 

The issue was with the servers which support the Landonline service, and this limited the number of customers able to use the service at times. It did not pose any risk to the survey and title data held within the Landonline database. We’ve added additional capacity to resolve this problem and will be reviewing our capacity planning to make sure this doesn’t happen again. 

New tax information requirements

On 1 October 2015, new tax information requirements for people buying, selling and transferring property in New Zealand came into force. You’ll find information about this on our website. This also includes tax statement forms that can be edited. We’ve created these based on feedback from lawyers and conveyancers.

Find out about property tax changes

LINZ expands survey and titles team

LINZ is expanding the team that handles surveys and titles so we can meet demand both now and in the future. We’re also working with the New Zealand Institute of Surveyors on other actions to build the technical skills of our staff. 

Read more about the changes (Link no longer active - www.linz.govt.nz/news/2015-10/linz-expands-survey-and-titles-team)

Have your say on the future of the PositioNZ network

We're seeking your input about the way you currently use the products and services provided by the PositioNZ network. We'll use your feedback to make sure we're meeting your GNSS/GPS needs in the future.

The survey takes just 5 minutes to fill out and is open until Monday 2 November 2015.

Go to the PositioNZ survey (Link no longer active - www.surveymonkey.com/r/GNSSGPSSurvey2015)

LINZ’s geodetic mark mobile app is being improved

Keep your eyes peeled for improvements to the geodetic mark mobile app for surveyors. This app is a handy tool for finding information about geodetic marks in New Zealand. 

Find out more about changes to the app (//www.linz.govt.nz/news/2015-10/linz%E2%80%99sgeodetic-mark-mobile-app-being-improved)