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Kiu Hei Chloe is studying for a Bsc/LLB majoring in Geography and GIS at the University of Auckland

Toitū Te Whenua can support all organisations who respond to emergency events and help with post-event recovery. Our people are specialists in mapping, data and charts, so we have the expertise to help identify hazards and understand what may have happened to the land, sea and waterways before and after an emergency event.

Information on how Toitū Te Whenua can support all organisations that respond to emergencies - our data, maps and charts can help you identify hazards, plan a response, and understand what’s happened on the ground.

Toitū Te Whenua can support all organisations that help in recovery after emergencies.

The demolition of the former Masterton Hospital is now complete.

Tokanui is part of 1,194 hectares of Māori land that was taken under the Public Works Act in 1910 to build the hospital.

Tokanui was transferred from the Ministry of Justice, along with the other sites in the Treaty Landbank, to us in 2016.

We completed the investigation and planning stage of the demolition in November 2024. This stage included refining our options for demolition and deciding which one to move forward with – taking into account costs, environmental impacts and iwi aspirations.

Official reports completed throughout the investigation, planning and demolition works.

Tenure review was a voluntary process that gave lessees an opportunity to buy land best suited to economic use, while land with conservation values was protected and restored to full Crown ownership as conservation land.

If you are an eligible applicant you can apply for various property interests in reclaimed coastal land, ranging from freehold title to interests such as a lease, licence, or an easement.

Accredited suppliers and researchers can access historic Crown property information through the Electronic Lands File Information (ELFI) database.

Technical information for equipment manufacturers, solution providers and users of SouthPAN.

This release (59) comprises selected updates to 28 Topo50 NZ sheets and 1 Topo250 sheet.

SNAP (Survey Network Adjustment Package) is a specialist software programme that is used when working with large or complex survey networks. It can perform a range of tasks including adjusting geodetic control marks, transforming between coordinate systems, and applying deformation models. This page includes guidance and examples to help people use this software.

The most accurate method for transforming coordinates between New Zealand Geodetic Datum 1949 (NZGD1949) and New Zealand Geodetic Datum 2000 (NZGD2000) is to use a distortion grid. On this page you can download the distortion grid file and find other information available regarding this horizontal grid transformation.

Proposed, assigned, altered and discontinued undersea feature names, an assigned Antarctic name, validated, discontinued and amended Crown Protected Area names, and new and altered geographic feature names.

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Assigned and altered geographic feature and Crown protected area names, a discontinued Crown protected area name, and corrected geographic feature names.

Coordinated LiDAR procurement maximises national benefit.

Digital elevation models and point clouds are free to download or stream as Open Data. The data can also be previewed as 3D hillshade visualisation through the LINZ Data Service and LINZ Basemaps.

Toitū Te Whenua LINZ is subject to the Privacy Act 2020 which requires us to tell you certain things about the personal information we need to carry out our functions. This page explains the ways that we collect, store, use and share your personal information when you interact with the New Zealand Gazetteer website (gazetteer.linz.govt.nz).

Imagery of New Zealand is free to download or stream as Open Data. The data can also be viewed directly through the LINZ Data Service and LINZ Basemaps.

This National Imagery Base Specification provides a foundation for New Zealand public sector aerial imagery data procurement.

A number of prominent New Zealand mountaineers were involved in the First World War, with mountains and other features in the South Island named after them.

The government is reforming the Overseas Investment Act 2005, to encourage more overseas investment in New Zealand.

View the types of activities we've allowed on Crown lands and properties.

How to transform heights between vertical datums.