A New Zealand spatial reference

Data, systems
and people behind
GIS in Aotearoa.

Find the right source. Understand what its records mean. Reach the organisation or specialist who can help.

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Property & titlesParcels, records and boundaries NZ addressesRecords, roles and corrections Find GIS helpSearch providers by what you need Starting in GISRoles, workplaces and what to ask

01 Data Atlas

Start with the source.

Useful records, connected to the system behind them and the right place to ask questions.

4 starting records Source records checked 22 Oct 2026

Property & cadastreDataset

NZ Property Boundaries

LINZ’s composite property view uses rating units as its main source, with spatialised titles and parcels filling gaps. A rating unit represents a rateable property and can combine several titles; the mapped outline is not necessarily one legal parcel or title, or a boundary position on the ground.

Land Information New Zealand (LINZ)Checked 22 Oct 2026 Property & cadastreDataset

NZ Property Titles

The open spatial layer shows title information only where a title is related to one or more primary parcels; it is not the complete title register and excludes ownership. One title can relate to several parcels or a part share, so its mapped shape is not always a one-title, one-parcel boundary.

Land Information New Zealand (LINZ)Checked 22 Oct 2026 Property & cadastreDataset

NZ Parcels

A cadastral parcel layer with current and historical approved parcels. It includes both spatial records and non-spatial parcel records with no geometry; clipped exports omit the latter. Published nominal accuracy ranges describe classes of parcel polygons, not a guarantee for each feature.

Land Information New Zealand (LINZ)Checked 22 Oct 2026 Addresses & roadsDataset

NZ Addresses

Territorial authorities allocate or change road names and property numbers and notify LINZ. LINZ checks changes against the addressing standard and updates the national record; LINZ Data Service publishes NZ Addresses on a weekly cycle.

LINZ, with local address responsibilities described in LINZ guidanceChecked 22 Oct 2026

One question, different records.

A parcel view, a title record and an address record answer different questions. Check each source’s own description, date, terms and limits before relying on it.

See how the systems connect

02 How NZ systems work

Know what a record
can and can’t tell you.

A practical guide to the records, organisations and local variations behind common New Zealand spatial data.

SYSTEM 01

Property, parcels and titles

A parcel is a cadastral land unit; a title records registered interests; NZ Property Boundaries is a composite rateable-property view that can combine several titles. Landonline holds cadastral survey records. These records connect, but their outlines and purposes are not interchangeable.

Parcel record
Title and survey records
Property boundary view

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SYSTEM 02

NZ addressing

City, district and unitary councils allocate or change addresses and notify LINZ. LINZ checks notified changes against the addressing standard and updates the national record; LINZ Data Service publishes the dataset weekly. Councils handle local corrections; LINZ handles national data and service questions.

Council allocates or changes address and notifies LINZ
LINZ checks the standard and updates the national record
LDS publishes NZ Addresses weekly

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SYSTEM 03

Council and regional data

Local data can have its own publisher, coverage, schema and update cycle. Start by identifying the relevant council or regional authority, then check its own data catalogue and terms; local coverage and services vary.

Choose a place
Find the local publisher
Check coverage and update notes

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Get to the right contact

What do you need answered?

National property layer, parcel or title data questionFor LINZ layer, metadata, download or service questions, open the relevant record in LINZ Data Service and use its current support route. Rating-unit or valuation-record corrections belong with the council that supplied the local record.Rating-unit or valuation-record correctionContact the city, district or unitary council responsible for the property to ask about its rating-unit or valuation record. Use the Local Government Commission’s council-identification guidance if you are unsure which council covers the place. LINZ publishes the national composite; that does not make LINZ the source of every local rating record.Ownership or registered title recordsUse LINZ Land Record Search for an individual title or survey record. LINZ currently lists a fee of $8 per record. The service cannot search by a person’s name or run bulk searches. The open NZ Property Titles layer is not the complete title register and excludes ownership information; check current fees and access conditions before ordering.Where a property boundary is on the groundA GIS outline cannot locate a legal boundary on the ground. Check the Cadastral Surveyors Licensing Board register for the individual licensed cadastral surveyor who would undertake the work; a firm’s service listing does not verify that person’s current licence. The Board does not recommend a particular surveyor.National address data, schema or serviceUse the direct NZ Addresses LINZ Data Service page for national data access, and its data dictionary for field names and definitions. Use LINZ’s roles guidance for the responsibility split; for a local correction, contact the responsible council.Correct or assign a local addressContact the city, district or unitary council responsible for the place; councils allocate or change local addresses and notify LINZ. If you do not know which council covers the location, use the Local Government Commission’s guidance to identify it. That guidance helps identify the council; it is not an address-correction service. Then use the council’s official website to find its address, property or road-naming contact route. LINZ checks notified changes against the national addressing standard and maintains the national record; LINZ Data Service publishes NZ Addresses weekly, so allow time for a local decision to appear in the national dataset.Council or regional GIS dataUse the Local Government Commission’s guidance to identify the city, district, unitary or regional council responsible for the place. It is council-identification guidance, not a GIS support directory. Then visit that council’s official website and look for its data catalogue, GIS or data team, or another published contact route. Do not assume every authority publishes the same datasets or uses the same access and update practices.Māori data and local governance contextWhere data is produced by Māori, is about Māori, or concerns environments with which Māori have relationships, identify the relevant iwi, hapū, mana whenua or Māori data authority through appropriate local channels and follow its own published governance and engagement guidance. Te Mana Raraunga is a national Māori data sovereignty network and a useful source of principles; it is not a proxy for local authority or a single position shared by all Māori. Open availability alone does not settle appropriate use.Commissioned GIS workSearch the Business Directory by the service, sector and region you need. Listings will show their evidence and last-confirmed date.

03 Business Directory

What do you need
help with?

Find a GIS provider by the job, place or sector. Profiles link to the provider’s own claims and public contact route.

NZ
GIS
directory

Independent listings.
No paid ranking.

This is an initial, source-based set of listings, not a complete national directory. Listings are included when a provider’s public source describes relevant GIS or spatial services and provides a public contact route. There is no paid ranking; inclusion is not endorsement. Filters match stated information, and an unstated detail does not mean a provider cannot offer that service or serve that place.

Provider corrections and listing requests are not enabled yet. Each profile links to the public provider source used for its summary.