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Welcome to a special issue of Pānui about the new investor test for consent applications that comes into force on 22 March 2021.

March has seen the Office pass two significant milestones. These were the introduction of the new investor test and the overseas investment fees review consultation.

Over 700 Māori place names in Hawke’s Bay Region have been made official, with more than 300 of these updated to include macrons for correct pronunciation and meaning. 

A new management plan is being developed for South Canterbury hydro lakes Waitaki and Aviemore after large infestations of the invasive lake weed lagarosiphon were found.

We are working closely with colleagues across Government to support communities throughout New Zealand affected by Cyclone Gabrielle.

Advice for property conveyancers and overseas investment consent holders is provided on our Cyclone Gabrielle: Information on our services page. 

Pānui is our regular newsletter for overseas investment news.

In this issue of Pānui, we highlight a new way to book pre-application meetings and announce our next Ngā Hui Whakamārama seminar on 19 July.

In this issues we discuss discretionary consents, biosecurity, and satellite services, and also introduce another member of our team

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.

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

In this issue: checking eligibility if purchasing property, November’s Ngā Hui Whakamārama and recent decision summaries

Read about the scheduled Landonline outage for 2022/23 Christmas – New Year break, our Christmas contact centre hours, survey and titles processing times and more.

Several place names have recently been made official, including amendments to existing names, some made official under fast-track, and a changed name for Stewart Crags.

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.

In this month's Pānui, we have updates about farm land advertising exemptions, information about changes to Australian investor thresholds, and recent decision summaries.