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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.

Two important changes to the overseas investment rules are coming into force in June and July 2021.

In this edition of the OIO Reform Update:

Around 18,000 hectares will become conservation land in the Mackenzie Basin after tenure review agreements were reached for The Grampians and Godley Peaks pastoral leases.

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.

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.

It’s been a busy first few weeks settling back into the Overseas Investment Office (OIO) at Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand (LINZ).

In this edition of Pānui:

The Auckland High Court has ordered an overseas investor to pay a penalty of $49,000 and $15,000 in costs for failing to get consent from the Overseas Investment Office (OIO) before entering a long-term lease.

Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) today announced the new members of its High Country Advisory Group.

The High Court in Auckland this week ordered overseas investors to pay penalties totalling $1.38 million and legal costs for breaching the Overseas Investment Act.

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 increased.

Welcome to our second OIO Reform Update. The Update is for Pānui subscribers wanting more detailed information about upcoming legislative changes, new or revised technical guidance and OIO process improvements.

The Minister for Land Information, Damien O’Connor has announced four new projects from Banks Peninsula to Stewart Island under the Government’s Jobs for Nature programme.