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| Formed | July 1, 1996 |
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| Jurisdiction | New Zealand |
| Headquarters | Radio New Zealand House, 155 The Terrace, Wellington WELLINGTON 6011 |
| Annual budget | Vote Lands Total budget for 2019/20  $494,024,000[1] |
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| Website | www |
Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) is the public service department of New Zealand charged with geographical information and surveying functions as well as handling land titles, and managing Crown land and property. The minister responsible is the Minister for Land Information, and was formerly the Minister of Survey and Land Information. LINZ was established in 1996 following the restructure of the Department of Survey and Land Information (DOSLI), which was itself one of the successor organisations to the Department of Lands and Survey.[2]
The New Zealand Geographic Board secretariat is part of LINZ and provides the Board with administrative and research assistance and advice.[3]
The Minister for Land Information is Chris Penk.[4]
Gaye Searancke was appointed Chief Executive of Land Information New Zealand in August 2019.[5] She succeeded Andrew Crisp, who had been in the post since 2016.[6]
- ^ "Total Appropriations for Each Vote". Budget 2019. The Treasury.
- ^ "Our Whakapapa". LINZ.
- ^ "NZGB members". Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand. 21 May 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Ministerial List". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ "Chief executive LINZ appointed" (Press release). State Services Commission. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ^ "Andrew Crisp appointed as LINZ Chief Executive" (Press release). State Services Commission. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
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