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  • Proposal to correct spelling of Franz Josef town and glacier names

    Consultation is now open for a month on a proposal to correct the spelling of Franz Josef in the names of the village and glacier.
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    • Place naming
  • Place name decisions announced by New Zealand Geographic Board

    Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa New Zealand Geographic Board has announced recent place naming decisions across Aotearoa New Zealand.
    News
    • Place naming
  • Name change addresses long-standing Treaty grievance

    A long-standing Treaty grievance for mana whenua will be addressed when the New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa formally changes Maxwell to Pākaraka today.
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    • Māori and iwi
    • Place naming
  • Final phase of Overseas Investment Act reforms

    Further changes to the Overseas Investment Act 2005 come into effect today, marking the final stage of a reform programme that started in 2018.
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    • Overseas investment
  • COVID-19 survey and title services update

    A message from Karen Farrell, Head of Property Rights Group, Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand. COVID-19 survey and title services update
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    • Land registration
    • Landonline
    • Survey
  • High Country Matters, October 2021

    Tēnā koutou and nau mai, haere mai to High Country Matters.
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    • Crown property
  • Toitū Te Whenua tertiary GIS scholarships open for applications

    Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand is offering tertiary scholarships to encourage students in geospatial study in 2022.
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    • Corporate
  • Landwrap - October 2021

    In this edition: change in date for new survey and title fees, New Plymouth legal seminar now national livestream webinar, new business rule for mortgages in Landonline, changes to business rules for caveats in Landonline, update to 'Caveats and Other…
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    • Land registration
    • Landonline
    • Survey
  • Dog NeuroPark a workout for the mind

    Mental Health Awareness Week is a chance to reflect on all aspects of mental health, including that of dogs, says the co-owner of Aotearoa’s only rover rehabilitation park.
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    • Crown property
  • Old Masterton hospital demolition underway

    The demolition of the old Masterton hospital is underway, with six buildings already pulled down.
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    • Crown property
  • New Zealand first Government to sign global seabed mapping project

    Today New Zealand signed up to a global seabed mapping project, to map the world’s entire ocean floor by 2030. So far, 20 per cent of the world’s ocean floor has been mapped to modern standards.
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    • Marine information
  • Pānui - June 2021

    We reached another significant milestone in June with the introduction of the National Security and Public Order (NSPO) notification regime. Further changes from the Overseas Investment Act 2021 come into force on 5 July.
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    • Overseas investment
  • Overseas investor to pay penalties of $1.246 million for buying Northland properties without consent

    Businessman Seung Heun Lee has been ordered to pay $1,246,625 in penalties and $30,000 in legal costs for buying several Northland properties without applying for overseas investment consent.
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    • Overseas investment
  • 2024 tertiary GIS scholarship applications now open

    Applications are now open for Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand external tertiary GIS scholarships aimed at encouraging students into geospatial study.
    News
    • Geodetic
  • Landwrap - August 2023

    In this issue: information about survey capture, upcoming survey webinars and more.
    News
    • Land registration
    • Landonline
    • Survey
  • Pānui - August 2023

    This month the first three ‘farm-to-forest’ conversion decisions under the new benefit to New Zealand test have been made. In addition, our next Ngā Hui Whakamārama
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    • Overseas investment
  • Major data release showcases Aotearoa from the air

    Toitū Te Whenua has made almost 20TB of aerial imagery available for free for the first time in a cloud-optimized format, making it easier and faster to access these large datasets over the internet.
    News
    • Data
  • Place naming proposals and recent decisions

    The New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa made 1,454 official decisions at its April hui on place names in the Tasman and Marlborough regions, as well as for undersea feature names around New Zealand.
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    • Māori and iwi
    • Place naming
  • Landwrap May 2021

    In this edition: Cadastral Survey Rules 2021 published, legal webinar on 1 June, no payment by cheque after 31 May 2021, update on review of survey and title fees, linz.govt.nz satisfaction survey, leading with Toitū Te Whenua.
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    • Land registration
    • Landonline
    • Survey
  • Leading with Toitū Te Whenua

    From 12 May 2021, Land Information New Zealand now leads with its te reo Māori name, Toitū Te Whenua, followed by Land Information New Zealand.
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    • Corporate
  • Landwrap April 2021

    In this edition: Cadastral Survey Rules 2021 webinars, transmission of trust property when a surviving trustee is incapacitated, ensuring your Landonline account has a system manager, new tax law comes into effect, Landonline password minimum length…
    News
    • Land registration
    • Landonline
    • Survey
  • West Drury Holding Limited to pay $125,000 for breaking overseas investment rules

    A decision by the High Court in Auckland has found West Drury Holding Limited (WDHL) breached the Overseas Investment Act rules when purchasing sensitive land in Drury in June 2017.
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    • Overseas investment
  • LINZ awards Geographic Information Science (GIS) Tertiary Scholarships

    Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) is pleased to announce recipients of this year’s Geographic Information Science (GIS) Tertiary Scholarships.
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    • Corporate
  • Landwrap March 2021

    In this edition: Landonline offline on 20 March, proposed new fees for survey and title services, August launch planned for Cadastral Survey Rules 2021, legal seminars for 2021.
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    • Land registration
    • Landonline
    • Survey
  • Pānui - February 2021

    Welcome to another full issue of Pānui. News may have already reached you that the overseas investment fee structure has been reviewed and consultation is open on the proposed changes. In this edition of Pānui:
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    • Overseas investment
  • Pānui - January 2021

    In this edition: new investor test, national interest assessment information update, overseas investment third party funding consultation, allowing time for the consent process, new Sensitive Land Certificate, share your feedback on the OIO website,…
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    • Overseas investment
  • Landwrap - October 2023

    In this edition: information about Web Search - find land records faster, amendment to the Greater Christchurch Regeneration Act 2016 Registration Matters Guideline 2018, Cadastral Survey Rules 2021.
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    • Land registration
    • Landonline
  • Crown buys final Canterbury Multi-Use Arena property

    The Crown has reached agreement with the owners to buy 212–214 Madras Street, the final property needed for the Canterbury Multi-Use Arena (CMUA) anchor project.
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    • Crown property
  • Landwrap - February 2024

    Issue 193Kia ora koutou,Welcome to our first Landwrap of 2024. We hope you had an enjoyable and relaxing holiday.In this edition we cover:
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    • Land registration
    • Landonline
  • Landwrap - April 2024

    Issue 194In this edition:Landonline Web Search Search Only Users Landonline Dealings 
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    • Land registration
    • Landonline
  • Pānui - April 2024

    Pānui is our regular newsletter for overseas investment news and updates.In this issue:
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    • Overseas investment
  • Awataha Marae lease rehearing decision

    The Commissioner of Crown Lands, Craig Harris, has issued his rehearing decision regarding the lease of Crown Land to the Awataha Marae Society.You can view this decision at:
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    • Crown property
    • Māori and iwi