News

Issue 183

In this edition:

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.

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.

Pānui is our regular newsletter for overseas investment news.

Several place names have recently been made official, including amendments to existing names, some made official under fast-track, and a changed name for Stewart Crags.

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.

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.

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.

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.

This month, as we approach the summer holiday break, we are publishing our latest updates and consent decisions earlier than usual.

Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) and the Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai (DOC) have developed a draft Long-term Insights Briefing and we are seeking your thoughts.

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.