• High Country Matters – July 2022

    A lot has happened since our last update. As most of you will be aware, the Crown Pastoral Land Reform Act received Royal assent on the 17 May. 
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  • LINZ seeks Registrations of Interest for management of property portfolio

    Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) is seeking Registrations of Interest from suppliers to help manage its property portfolio.
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  • Crown Pastoral Land Reform Bill passes third reading

    New legislation to improve the management of Crown pastoral land and end tenure review was passed in Parliament yesterday.
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  • Agreement reached for Dunstan Downs tenure review

    A tenure review agreement has been reached for high country station Dunstan Downs that will see 99 percent of the Crown pastoral lease become conservation land.
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  • Significant progress at former Barrett St hospital

    Only remnants of the former Barrett St hospital remain after demolition resumed earlier this year.
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  • Māori interest in surplus Crown-owned land: April 2022

    Toitū Te Whenua 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.
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  • 280,000kg of material salvaged from former hospital

    The demolition of the old Masterton hospital continues to progress at pace with only 9 buildings left to come down.
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  • LINZ to begin procurement for management of significant property portfolio

    Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) will shortly be going to the market seeking a supplier or suppliers to help manage its significant property portfolio.
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  • Māori interest in surplus Crown-owned land: June 2022

    Toitū Te Whenua 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.
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  • Survey seeks feedback from NZ Localities dataset users

    From January 2023 Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) will take on responsibility for managing the NZ Localities dataset.
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  • LINZ considers Lake Dunstan water park application

    We are considering an application from an Otago business for a recreation permit to continue operating a waterpark on Lake Dunstan this summer.
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  • Māori interest in surplus Crown-owned land: October 2022

    Toitū Te Whenua 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.
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  • Conditional approval for recreation permit granted to Kiwi Waterpark

    Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) has today granted conditional approval to the Kiwi Waterpark for a one-year recreation permit to operate a waterpark on Lake Dunstan.
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  • Pīwauwau / rock wren is Bird of the Year 2022

    Congratulations pīwauwau / rock wren – winner of Bird of the Year 2022 and one of the native birds we’re helping through pest and weed control work on Crown lands we manage.  
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  • Changes to better protect Crown pastoral land

    Changes to provide greater protection for 1.2 million hectares of Crown pastoral land in the South Island high country will come into effect next week.
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  • High Country Matters, November 2022

    Tēnā koutou and nau mai, haere mai to High Country Matters.
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  • Efforts to control lakeweed underway in Central Otago

    Work to tackle an invasive aquatic weed is underway in Lake Wānaka and Lake Dunstan before an influx of visitors this summer.
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  • Waterpark granted permit to operate on Lake Dunstan

    Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) has granted approval to the Kiwi Waterpark for a one-year recreation permit to operate on Lake Dunstan.
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  • Consultation open on farm plan regulation

    Consultation is open on a proposed regulation involving farm plans that aims to improve the consenting process for Crown pastoral leaseholders.
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  • Old Masterton hospital demolition complete

    The demolition of the old Masterton hospital is now complete and 2800 tonnes of material salvaged from the site.
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  • Surplus Crown-owned land - February 2023

    Toitū Te Whenua 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.
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  • Surplus Crown-owned Land - April 2023

    Toitū Te Whenua 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.
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  • Demolition of the Hinepare Nurses’ Home and Tuakana Annex begins

    Our demolition of the Hinepare Nurses’ Home in Napier – which begins this week (April 26) – will result in about 90 percent of its material being recycled.
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  • High Country Matters, May 2023

    Tēnā koutou and nau mai, haere mai to High Country Matters.
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  • New rules for freedom campers

    Freedom campers are advised to familiarise themselves with new freedom camping laws which came into effect on Wednesday, 7 June.
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  • Transfer of Crown-owned Christchurch residential red zone complete

    Toitū Te Whenua recently finished a mammoth piece of work that marked the end of the Crown’s 12-year post-earthquake recovery programme in Christchurch.
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  • Crown Property services update

    We’re making changes to how we support our non-residential land and property customers.  
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  • Easement application approved for Crown pastoral lease proposed solar array

    An application for an easement on a South Island pastoral lease for the purposes of establishing a solar array has been granted.   
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  • Prevention measures introduced for lagarosiphon lakeweed at Frankton Marina

    Toitū Te Whenua LINZ and the Lake Whakatipu Aquatic Weed Management Group have introduced prevention measures at Frankton Marina to help ensure the pristine waters of Lake Whakatipu remain weed-free.
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  • Surplus Crown-owned Land - December 2023

    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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  • Work begins on former Paeroa Maternity Hospital demolition

    Work has started on the demolition of the former Paeroa Maternity Hospital.
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  • 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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