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Progress on the Crown Pastoral Land Reform Bill, continuing with tenure review with agreements for Grampians and Godley Peaks, and an update about our pastoral lease visits.

This issue includes a message from the Land Information Minister, a record number of pastoral lease visits, a new mapping tool, fighting fire risks and some research into matagouri

High Country Matters will provide updates on the work we’re doing to improve our stewardship of Crown pastoral land both on an operational level and at the regulatory level. We’ll also be including stories on a range of projects and from different people and organisations.

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

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.

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.

Our demolition of the Hinepare Nurses’ Home in Napier – which begins this week (April 26) – will result in about 90 percent of its material being recycled.

An application for an easement on a South Island pastoral lease for the purposes of establishing a solar array has been granted.

The Commissioner of Crown Lands, Craig Harris, has issued his rehearing decision regarding the lease of Crown Land to the Awataha Marae Society.

Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) has today published its first Crown Pastoral Land Strategic Intentions Document and accompanying Performance Monitoring Framework.

The toilet will be closed so the new Cromwell Memorial Hall and Events Centre to be linked up to the existing water line.

The Government is reviewing the Public Works Act 1981 (PWA) to make it easier to build critical infrastructure in New Zealand.

Work is underway to reduce a number of low-use rubbish bins from locations around Lake Dunstan.

Work to remove unsafe trees in Alexandra and Clyde will begin tomorrow.

Updated management plans have been released for Lake Dunstan, Lake Wakatipu, and Lake Wānaka as part of long-term efforts to protect them from the aquatic weed lagarosiphon.

Efforts to control the invasive lakeweed lagarosiphon are ramping up across Otago lakes, with preparations now underway for the busy summer season.

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.

This issue includes the recent Environmental Defence Society Conference, a tenure review update, a partnership for Selwyn Crown pastoral leases, information about pastoral lease visits and our new approach to Russell lupins

Work is underway to manage the invasive aquatic weed lagarosiphon in South Canterbury’s Waitaki hydro lakes.

LINZ has received an encouraging response to its call for expressions of interest in leasing four Crown-owned sites at Lake Dunstan, with the submission period now closed.

Tēnā koutou and nau mai, haere mai to the second edition of High Country Matters, a quarterly newsletter from Land Information New Zealand (LINZ).

Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) is seeking Registrations of Interest from suppliers to help manage its property portfolio.

We’re making changes to how we support our non-residential land and property customers.

Applications for Landbanking and/or Sites of Significance for properties in this schedule close 5 July 2024.

Public consultation has begun on two new documents which will guide how Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) manages Crown pastoral land over the next five years.

A schedule is published frequently with new Crown properties declared surplus. Iwi are invited to register their interest in these properties with the Office for Māori Crown Relations – Te Arawhiti.

The Government is seeking interest in partnerships to plant trees on Crown-owned land as part of efforts to help New Zealand meet its climate change targets and create more jobs.

A schedule is published frequently with new Crown properties declared surplus. Iwi are invited to register their interest in these properties with the Office for Māori Crown Relations – Te Arawhiti.

Work to prevent the spread of lakeweed from Lake Benmore, into nearby lakes that support our hydroelectric power generation, is due to get underway mid next week.

Efforts to create a sanctuary for endangered species in the Rees Valley has seen takahē released in the area.