At Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand, our key role is to ensure New Zealanders have accurate information about where people and places are, that people have confidence in their property rights and that Crown property is well managed for future generations.

Our responsibilities include managing land titles, geodetic and cadastral survey systems, topographic information, hydrographic information, property addressing, managing Crown property and supporting government decision making around foreign ownership.

Location Information contributes to increasing the value of geographic information by developing and managing new and existing data about our land and seas.  These are released online, through the ToitÅ« Te Whenua (LINZ) Data Service, for others to use and reuse.  Using this data, we provide products and services (maps, charts and the geospatial reference system) to support critical national functions, such as emergency services responses and maritime safety.

 Kōrero mō te tÅ«ranga - About the role

Property addressing is needed for postal services, emergency service responses, like fire, police, and ambulance, as well as utilities like power and water.  It is also the basis of New Zealand's voting system.

It is our job to ensure that property number and street name updates provided by local councils (Territorial Authorities) satisfy addressing requirements (including standards).  We then update the official national record of all road names and property numbers in New Zealand.  In addition to Territorial Authorities, we work closely with the Office of the Surveyor-General (regulatory requirements), Statistics NZ, and the Electoral Commission.

Being a member of the Development Team, you will be well-supported by a diverse network of developers as you apply and grow your experience, skills and expertise in different ways.

 He pÅ«kenga tou - Skills & Experience

You will be a skilled Geospatial Developer with:

• A relevant Computer Science or GIS qualification at the degree level
• A good understanding of property addressing in New Zealand, including standards, systems and processes
• Proven development experience in a range of GIS applications, including Esri products and Open-Source software such as QGIS, PostgreSQL/ PostGIS
• Excellent coding and digital development skills, including in Python programming and SQL language, and familiarity with AWS
• Experience in building and testing processing tools/plugins and PostGIS functions
• Technically proficiency in a variety of operating systems, including Windows and Linux
• Experience with version control, preferably in Git and Github
• Operational knowledge of Agile methodologies and development tools.

 ToitÅ« Te Whenua Culture

The Addressing Team comprises a diverse range of people from various backgrounds and skillsets.  We are all very personable and operate in a very supportive, collaborative, engaging and flexible manner.