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• Getting to the root of farm to forestry conversions

  When it comes to overseas investors converting farmland to forestry, complex foreign investment rules can make it hard to see the forest for the trees.
  News

  • Overseas investment

• High definition aerial laser survey of Taranaki completed

  A groundbreaking high-tech aerial laser survey that captures an exact 3D map of Taranaki's land surface has just been completed - providing valuable data for a wide range of uses.
  News

  • Data

• Geographic Board opens consultation to change Russell to its original Māori name, Kororāreka

  The New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa is calling for public feedback on the proposal to change the name of the nation’s first capital, Russell, to its original Māori name, Kororāreka.
  News

  • Place naming

• Geographic Board proposes to make Ngāmoko Stream an official place name

  The New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa is calling for public feedback on the proposal to make Ngāmoko Stream official for the small and partially tidal stream that flows into Little Bay at Waikawau Bay on the Coromandel Peninsula.
  News

  • Place naming

• Proposal to change Clive River to Te Awa o Mokotūāraro now open for consultation

  The New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa is calling for public feedback on the proposal to change Clive River to Te Awa o Mokotūāraro.
  News

  • Place naming

• Public feedback sought on the proposal to alter the Whangārei suburb name of Kamo to Te Kamo

  The New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa is proposing to change the unofficial name Kamo to Te Kamo for the suburb approximately 5km north-northwest of Whangārei CBD.
  News

  • Place naming

• Property ownership information website

  Today, we became aware that an independent website has gone live, claiming to aggregate property data from a number of sources including Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand (LINZ).
  News

  • Land registration

• Crown Property services update

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

  • Crown property

• Rangiriri and Whangamarino officially named

  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.
  News

  • Place naming

• Three “Meyer” place names proposed to be made official

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

  • Place naming

• Pānui - September 2023

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

  • Overseas investment

• Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa New Zealand Geographic Board 2022/23 Annual Report

  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.
  News

  • Place naming

• Landonline upgrade takes a big step forward

  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.
  News

  • Landonline

• Excellence award for long-term public servant

  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.
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  • Corporate
  • Māori and iwi

• First satellite dish marks major milestone for SouthPAN

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

  • Geodetic

• Pānui - February 2022

  In this edition of Pānui you will find information on the build-to-rent pathway guidance which has been developed with the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development.
  News

  • Overseas investment

• Old Masterton hospital demolition on track

  The demolition of the old Masterton hospital is progressing well, with over half the buildings on site removed and 240,000kg of material salvaged.
  News

  • Crown property

• Landwrap - December 2021

  In this edition: share your thoughts in our Landwrap survey, COVID-19 Interim Guideline remains in force, still time to lodge old rules surveys before Christmas, new Cadastral Survey Guideline on Crown subdivisions, reminder: new survey and title fees 1…
  News

  • Land registration
  • Landonline
  • Survey

• Court of Appeal backs overseas investment decision on Westland Dairy

  The Court of Appeal has found that a claim brought by the Social Credit political party against the Overseas Investment Office was unmeritorious and not in the public interest.
  News

  • Overseas investment

• LINZ Data Service Update November 2021

  In this issue we feature new aerial imagery and elevation data, our ArcGIS REST API services and give a heads up on a new LINZ Basemap.
  News

  • Data

• Landwrap - November 2021

  In this edition: lodge your old rules Cadastral Surveys 2010 before Christmas, creating roads in subdivisions - covenants and easements, RGL guidelines: authority and identity, withholding information in the register, Notice of Change of Ownership - 24…
  News

  • Land registration
  • Landonline
  • Survey

• Help us innovate and shape the future of biodiversity

  We’re consulting on a joint think-piece underway with the Department of Conservation – our first Long-term Insights Briefing (LTIB).
  News

  • Crown property

• High-tech Banks Peninsula seabed survey begins

  Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand, in partnership with Environment Canterbury and the Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai, has started seabed surveying around Banks Peninsula.
  News

  • Marine information

• Māori interest in surplus Crown-owned land: October 2021

  Land Information New Zealand 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.
  News

  • Crown property
  • Māori and iwi

• Partnership to better manage Selwyn Crown pastoral leases

  A first-of-its-kind agreement has been made as part of efforts to better manage Crown pastoral leases in the Selwyn district, and protect the native plants and animals that call them home.
  News

  • Crown property

• Regional community to benefit from 3D mapping data

  The first set of high-resolution 3D mapping data for the Marlborough region has been released as part of the Provincial Growth Fund LiDAR elevation data capture project.
  News

  • Data

• Hillpark suburb officially named after 60 years

  Hillpark, a suburb beside Manurewa, is now an official place name. The decision was made by the Minister for Land Information Hon. Damien O’Connor.
  News

  • Place naming

• Dual name altered for Shag River (Waihemo)

  The name of a river in Otago has been altered putting its Māori name at the front and centre to recognise the mana of the river. The decision was made by the Minister for Land Information Hon Damien O’Connor.
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  • Place naming

• Call for submissions on place name changes in Fiordland

  The New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa is inviting submissions on proposals to change seven place names in Fiordland, including the highest point on Milford Track, Mackinnon Pass.
  News

  • Place naming

• Cadastral Survey Rules 2021 are now in effect

  The Cadastral Survey Rules 2021 (CSR 2021) came into effect on Monday 30 August 2021. The rules set the standards on how cadastral surveyors must define and describe land boundaries.
  News

  • Survey

• Landwrap - August 2021

  In this edition: Landonline unavailable 28 and 29 August 2021, one-hour webinars for Cadastral Survey Rules 2021 in August, transition period for Cadastral Survey Rules 2021, New Plymouth legal seminar now 19 October 2021, more councils using Notice of…
  News

  • Land registration
  • Landonline
  • Survey

• Update on SouthPAN

  The Australian and New Zealand Governments are delivering on their plan to provide early services from the SouthPAN satellite-based augmentation system in 2022.
  News

  • Data
  • Geodetic