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We frequently publish a schedule of new Crown properties that have been declared surplus. Iwi are invited to register their interest in these properties with Te Tari Whakatau, the Office of Treaty Settlements and Takutai Moana.

Public submissions now open on Public Works Amendment Bill

The character and capability of overseas investors are an integral part of consent conditions and you can read more about that in this month’s Pānui. There’s also a recap on the recently implemented Overseas Investment (Forestry) Amendment Act 2022, along with this month’s decision summaries.

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.

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

It’s been a busy first few weeks settling back into the Overseas Investment Office (OIO) at Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand (LINZ).

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.

This month, as we approach the summer holiday break, we are publishing our latest updates and consent decisions earlier than usual.

Pānui is our regular newsletter for overseas investment news.

Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa New Zealand Geographic Board announces today that the Whangārei suburb of Kamo has been renamed Te Kamo.

A Korean citizen and his lawyer have been ordered to pay $130,000 in civil penalties, in addition to criminal fines handed down in 2020, after the pair attempted to obstruct the Overseas Investment Office investigation.

We are considering an application from an Otago business for a recreation permit to continue operating a waterpark on Lake Dunstan this summer.

Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) is responsible for the lakebed, and adjacent Lowburn camping area and boat ramp, on behalf of the Crown.

The Crown Pastoral Land Reform Act received Royal assent on the 17 May. This is a major milestone, which not only ends tenure review but changes the way we administer this iconic land.

Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa New Zealand Geographic Board announces seven new names for Auckland railway stations.

Our partnership with Geoscience Australia to develop SouthPAN – a satellite-based positioning system – has marked construction starting on SouthPAN infrastructure with an event in Invercargill.  

When it comes to overseas investors converting farmland to forestry, complex foreign investment rules can make it hard to see the forest for the trees.

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.