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Find out what activities need the consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands, and how to apply for consent.

If you are concerned with the decision that's been made in relation to your application, you may be able to apply for a rehearing and/or can make a complaint.

Information on our residential property managers Colliers and how to contact them with a maintenance request.

Our biosecurity and biodiversity strategy will guide our priority-setting and investment decisions over the next 10 years.

We’ve been carrying out a range of works to prepare the reserve.

The Commissioner of Crown Lands exercises rights of ownership and has statutory responsibility for Crown land held under the Land Act 1948.

We work with iwi, councils, crown agencies and community partners on these Jobs for Nature funded projects.

A map showing Crown pastoral leases (current and former) across the South Island.

We administer some forestry land on behalf of the Crown, safeguarding it for use in Treaty of Waitangi settlements.

The web viewer shows where our suppliers have carried out pest and weed control.

We’re working to prepare the Tokanui Psychiatric Hospital site for demolition and remediation.

Toitū Te Whenua manages a range of residential and commercial properties and other buildings such as closed schools, courthouses and prisons.

We are managing the site of the former Napier Prison on behalf of the Crown.

Find accredited suppliers in your region.

Find out about the Government’s land acquisitions for Christchurch anchor projects. Anchor projects are expected to bring a range of benefits to the region.

We manage a comprehensive biosecurity programme in both the North and South Islands. Our operations specialise in aquatic and land-based pest and weed management, alongside mapping, monitoring, and surveillance of pests and weeds.

Our pest and weed control work in Bay of Plenty.

Our pest and weed control work in the Canterbury region.

We manage 5 camping areas in Central Otago and South Canterbury. These are free for everyone to enjoy on a first come, first served basis. No bookings are needed.

We manage around 1.2 million hectares of Crown pastoral land in the South Island high country, stretching from Marlborough to Southland, including pastoral leases.

Before you submit an Expression of Interest, check if the land and/or property is managed by us.

Examples of activities allowed on Crown lands and properties we manage, application forms and types of agreements.

You will need to pay an application processing fee. Fees for use of the land may also be charged. The time to process your application will depend on the details and our backlog.

Information on how to report a hazard on Crown lands and properties.

The Government has completed its review of the Public Works Act (PWA) 1981 to make it easier to progress infrastructure in New Zealand.

We are managing the site of the former Barrett Street hospital in central New Plymouth on behalf of the Crown.

Information and forms

You will be able to access data from the 3DCM programme on the LINZ Data Service and Registry of Open Data on Amazon Web Services (AWS). Data from tide gauge sensors can be accessed from the organisations that own and operate them, for example ports, regional councils, Earth Sciences New Zealand (formerly GNS Science and NIWA) and the UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC).