Valuers Registration Board

The Valuers Registration Board (VRB) is an independent statutory body administered by LINZ. The VRB regulates registered valuers and investigates complaints about them.

Here you can apply for registration or learn about the process for complaints about a registered valuer.

VRB members

The VRB operates under the Valuers Act 1948. Board members are appointed for a period of three years by the Minister for Land Information.

The current members of the VRB are:

• Evan Gamby
• Phillip Curnow
• Hekiara Puketapu
• Ken Taylor
• the Valuer-General, Neill Sullivan. Neill is the ex-officio chair of the VRB.

Information for valuers

Apply for registration

The VRB registers qualified valuers who meet the standards and requirements (including educational requirements) as set out in its Registration Requirements Manual.

You can contact the Registrar of the VRB (see address below) to request a copy of the manual and an application form or download the following:

• Registration Requirements Manual 2007 (pdf 175KB)
• Valuer Registration Application Form (pdf 21KB).

Annual fees

Registered valuers are required to pay an annual registration fee. If you practise as a registered valuer for the public, you must also take out an annual practising certificate from the VRB for a fee.

Complaints about a registered valuer

The VRB may discipline registered valuers who do not meet its standards and requirements in carrying out their work. If you are not satisfied with the valuation done by a registered valuer on a property, you can formally apply to the VRB to have your complaint investigated.

Contact

Valuers Registration Board
PO Box 5501
Wellington
Phone +64 4 460 0110
Fax +64 4 498 9699