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Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand, in partnership with Environment Canterbury and the Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai, has started seabed surveying around Banks Peninsula.

Rivers and valleys are set to benefit from three large-scale pest and weed projects from the Mackenzie Basin in the west to the mouth of the Opihi River in the east.  

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I hope you’re all keeping well and getting used to adjusting to our new normal, as we all do our bit to help stop the spread of COVID-19 and the Delta variant.

A central Wellington area covering the Botanic Garden precinct, Anderson Park and Bolton Street Memorial Park has been officially named Paekākā by the Minister for Land Information, Hon Damien O’Connor.

The official name Mount Axford has been given to a previously unnamed mountain in the Kepler Mountains in Fiordland National Park by Minister for Land Information Hon Damien O’Connor.

Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand is offering tertiary scholarships to encourage students in geospatial study in 2022.

In this edition: change in date for new survey and title fees, New Plymouth legal seminar now national livestream webinar, new business rule for mortgages in Landonline, changes to business rules for caveats in Landonline, update to 'Caveats and Other Stops on Registration Guideline 2018'.

Land Information New Zealand 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.

Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand has finalised its insurance claim with the Earthquake Commission (EQC) for Crown-owned land in the Christchurch residential red zones.

A first-of-its-kind agreement has been made as part of efforts to better manage Crown pastoral leases in the Selwyn district, and protect the native plants and animals that call them home.

We are looking ahead to reform changes coming in November. Find out more about the upcoming changes and other Overseas Investment Office activity in our latest edition of Pānui.

In the September edition of Pānui:

Mental Health Awareness Week is a chance to reflect on all aspects of mental health, including that of dogs, says the co-owner of Aotearoa’s only rover rehabilitation park.