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Indexes

LINZ's land record indexes may be in electronic, hard copy, map-based or text-based formats.

Order an index

You can order a copy of an index (or part of an index) or request to view an index if you have either the relevant property's:

Most print-based indexes will need to be viewed, as many of them cannot be copied. Other property record providers can help with more complicated searches and historical research.

Find legal descriptions

Recent legal descriptions look like "Lots 1 and 2 DP 456789". Older legal descriptions look like “Section 1019-1022 Town of Christchurch”. You can find legal descriptions on rating valuation notices or rates demands. You can also search maps on some local council websites. Rating rolls, which are held by some city and district councils, also list the history of legal descriptions for properties.

Title reference numbers

The reference number for a title is called an "identifier". It may also be called a Certificate of Title number or a CT number. They look like "386573" on more recent titles or "WN123/115" on older titles.

Order a copy

You can order a copy of a land record or request an appointment to view records either online or by completing a printable order form and posting or faxing it to us.

About indexes

In some cases, the form of an index changed over time (eg from books to cards to computer).

The following electronic and hard copy, text and map based indexes are available:

  • Deeds Indexes - an example of the reference number for a Deeds Index is "D.R. 160 folio 300"
  • Statutory Action Index
  • Index to Places and Streets - list of streets which tells you which electoral district you're in (find out about electoral streets and places)
  • titles are a form of index. They contain abstract or document numbers
  • Plan Registers
  • Field Book Registers
  • Section Registers
  • Alphabetical nominal index.

Landonline is LINZ's primary index and has replaced the Land Titles System (LTS) and the Survey Data Index (SDI) indexes. Learn more about Landonline and survey conversion.

 
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