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  • 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.
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    • 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.
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    • 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.
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    • 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…
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    • 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.
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    • Data
    • Geodetic
  • Pānui - July 2021

    Hōngongoi (July) is always a time of review for government agencies as our financial year ends. As the overseas investment regulator, we are no different, and what a year it has been.
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    • Overseas investment
  • Pānui - May 2021

    In the month of Haratua (May), we refreshed and reorganised our overseas investment webpages and reached significant milestones in the reform of overseas investment legislation. In this edition of Pānui:
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    • Overseas investment
  • Update to threshold for Australian investors

    On 1 January 2024, the significant business assets threshold for Australian investors will be updated.
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    • Overseas investment
  • Geographic Board opens Mitiwai Stream name for consultation and announces other official names

    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.
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    • Overseas investment
  • 3D maps now available for over half the country

    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.
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    • Data
  • Pānui - January 2024

    Pānui is our regular newsletter for overseas investment news and updates.
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    • Overseas investment
  • Consultation opens on Crown pastoral land strategic intentions and monitoring framework

    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.
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    • Crown property
  • Surplus Crown-owned Land - February 2024

    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.
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    • Crown property
  • 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.
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    • 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.
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    • 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…
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    • 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.
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    • 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.
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    • 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…
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    • 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).
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    • Crown property
  • Upcoming rabbit control – Lake Dunstan

    Rabbit control is getting underway in the Lake Dunstan area to address exploding rabbit numbers.
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    • Crown property
  • Landwrap - June 2022

    In this edition: survey and title processing times for May within performance expectations, protecting survey marks, smooth sailing for aqua applications, guidance for surveys of boundaries created by diagram on transfer, Automated Notice of Change for…
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    • Land registration
    • Landonline
    • Survey
  • Working smarter to protect New Zealand’s biodiversity

    Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) and the Department of Conservation - Te Papa Atawhai (DOC) are working together on innovative ways to protect Aotearoa’s biodiversity.
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    • Corporate
  • Landwrap - August 2022

    In this edition: changes to Section 38 ownership requirements, new interim Landonline naming conventions, removing or modifying land covenants under the Commerce Act 1986 and more.
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    • Land registration
    • Landonline
    • Survey
  • Pānui - February 2024

    Pānui is our regular newsletter for overseas investment news and updates.
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    • Overseas investment
  • Work underway to demolish old Masterton hospital

    Work is underway at the old Masterton hospital to enable demolition to start in April.Land Information New Zealand (LINZ), which manages the property on behalf of the Crown, is overseeing the large and complex demolition.
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    • Crown property
  • LINZ appoints High Country Advisory Group members

    Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) today announced the new members of its High Country Advisory Group.
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    • Crown property
  • Seeking feedback from our Contact centre customers

    This week we are launching a Customer satisfaction questionnaire to our Contact centre callers.  
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    • Corporate
  • Mapping the Bay of Plenty coastline

    An aerial survey along the Bay of Plenty coastline aims to create detailed 3D maps to help inform communities about the risks of coastal flooding and provide insights about marine habitat.
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    • Survey