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Today the LINZ Data Service (LDS) website has been switched to a new user interface with loads of new features and improvements.

LINZ and Napier Port have been awarded the Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute’s Hydrography Excellence Award for 2022 for the ‘Next Generation Charting for Napier Port’ project.

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

Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa New Zealand Geographic Board has officially named and defined the boundaries of two Waikato rural localities north of Huntly: Rangiriri and Whangamarino.

Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa New Zealand Geographic Board is proposing to make three “Meyer” place names official in the Waimate District.

Pānui is our regular newsletter for overseas investment news and updates.

Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa New Zealand Geographic Board announces recent decisions for official place names and invites public submissions on the proposal to officially name Mitiwai Stream.

More than half of New Zealand can now be freely viewed in astounding detail following the release of three-dimensional mapping data for Waikato and Southland.

The upgrade of Landonline took a big step forward this week when we closed an area in the legacy system that was previously used for survey capture activities.

We’re over the moon for our colleague, Apanui Williams (Api) Kaitohutohu Matamua / Principal Advisor Māori Crown Relations, who has been awarded Te Tohu Amorangi a Te Kawa Mataaho, the Public Service Commissioner's Commendation for Excellence.

The first of four satellite dishes in the Southern Positioning Augmentation Network (SouthPAN) is now in place.

Mount Misery to Maungatūtū, Clive River to Te Awa o Mokotūāraro and naming the newly formed lake Lake Te Horonui are just some of the decisions highlighted in the Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa New Zealand Geographic Board 2022/23 Annual Report.

Pānui is our regular newsletter for overseas investment news and updates.

Pānui is our regular newsletter for overseas investment news and updates.

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.

Two previously uncharted shipwrecks have now been mapped in great detail thanks to a recent hydrographic survey of Tūranganui-a-Kiwa/Poverty Bay.

In this edition: New Landonline Survey update, New Landonline Web Search releases, guidance and tips for getting the best out of the Landonline Notice of Change of Ownership (NoC) service in conveyancing, mortgagee consent for land vesting on deposit of a plan, and guideline for registration of the Ō-Rākau site.

New Zealand’s official record of place names, the New Zealand Gazetteer, has been updated with improved accessibility and user experience.

Over 130 cubic metres of native timber has been recycled through the demolition of the former Tuakana Hostel, which is now complete.

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.

In Budget 2025 the Government made available $28.6M to develop high-tech navigational products that will transform shipping in New Zealand waters.

People can now make submissions on the Overseas Investment (National Interest Test and Other Matters) Amendment Bill, with public submissions open until 23 July 2025.

The trig beacon at Kaputerangi Pā is set to be removed next week.

In this edition: upcoming consultation on Statutory and Evidentiary Requirements for E-Dealing Standard, a reminder about requirements for Land Transfer instruments, and more.

This week we’ve released three new guidance documents on: investments in the grocery sector, the definition of “associate”, and how the alternative monetary threshold regime works.

In this edition: instruments under the Crown Minerals Act 1991, updates to the Unit Titles Act 2010 Guideline 2024, and more.

We are seeking nominations for the Valuers Registration Board and chair of the Orton Bradley Park Board.

In this edition, we provide you with a brief update about proposed changes to the Overseas Investment Act to allow overseas-based investors with a New Zealand investor residence visa to buy or build a house here

A joint initiative has cleared 430 hectares of invasive wilding pines in the basin.

In this edition we share a warning about relying on AI summaries, information about autofill in Landonline, account management and more.

Achieving high-accuracy mapping while reducing time and costs are just some of the benefits the Central Otago District Council has welcomed following successful testing of the Government’s SouthPAN service.