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I’d like to take this opportunity to introduce myself as LINZ new Head of Crown Property.

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.

In this edition of Pānui you will find information on the conclusion of an investigation involving the purchase of sensitive land without consent, build-to-rent guidelines, our quarterly consents data and recent decision summaries.

Alternative monetary thresholds for Australian non-Government and Australian Government investments in New Zealand.

The demolition of the old Masterton hospital continues to progress at pace with only 9 buildings left to come down.

A Korean citizen and his lawyer have been ordered to pay $130,000 in civil penalties, in addition to criminal fines handed down in 2020, after the pair attempted to obstruct the Overseas Investment Office investigation.

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.

The Minister for Land Information, Hon Damien O’Connor has reappointed four current members to the New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa.

There has been an ongoing increase in demand from the property sector following the Covid-19 pandemic, creating a backlog of survey and title transactions.

A long-standing Treaty grievance for mana whenua will be addressed when the New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa formally changes Maxwell to Pākaraka today.

In this edition: new transition arrangements for RCS 2010 CSDs, new Cadastral Survey Guidelines on water and tidal boundaries, Moriori Claims Settlement Act 2021 Registration Guideline 2022, Notice of Change of Ownership - 34 of 67 councils on board, Landonline offline Saturday 19 February 2022.

Work is going on behind the scenes to progress the demolition and remediation of the former Tokanui Psychiatric Hospital, south of Te Awamutu.