Core Paper Records Project

All LINZ's branch offices have now closed and the new record access system is up and running.

At a glance

  • In August 2000, the Government decided that no special facilities would be provided for the storage of paper records in LINZ branch office areas (Invercargill, Nelson, Blenheim, Hokitika, Gisborne, Napier, New Plymouth). Cabinet reconfirmed this decision in March 2001;
  • Consequently, low-access paper records have moved to the appropriate Recall facility (eg Discharged Mortgages, Documents). High-access paper records (eg Deeds Books, Indexes) have moved to the appropriate LINZ processing centre;
  • All customers will still have access to all LINZ's land records. All requests for land records should be made to LINZ.
  • Landonline Stage One has now rolled out across New Zealand.

The present

LINZ's new access system for paper records is up and running. For the first time, customers can order records via the Internet and by fax. This service is available for all land records, subject to size and fragility. More information is now available to help customers find the record they want.

Customers can order copies all types of records through Skylight except for some records that cannot be copied, due to their size and fragility. If you wish to view these records, please visit the appropriate processing centre.

LINZ has closed all its branch offices in Invercargill, Nelson, Blenheim, Hokitika, Gisborne and Napier and New Plymouth.

The future

The Core Paper Records project and the rollout of Landonline, LINZ's digital land title and survey plan system, mean that LINZ now has the best ever documentation of its records. Storage and management standards for paper records are the highest they have ever been.

The changes being made to the way LINZ land records are stored and managed will ensure that all land records are stored safely and securely for generations to come and will continue to be readily accessible to all New Zealanders.

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