Office Closures & Record Relocations

The Paper Records Implementation Programme is designed to ensure LINZ’s historical paper records will be preserved and kept accessible for the future as some of LINZ's public counters and processing centres close. The programme stems from LINZ’s operational move to require conveyancers and surveyors to lodge all new land records electronically through Landonline.

The programme is expected to be completed by mid 2012.

In planning the long-term storage of, and access to, archival records, LINZ is working closely with Archives New Zealand.

Processing centre counter & office closures

With the move to electronic lodgement, there was a significant decrease in manual processing of land documents and the need for over-the-counter services. Find out about the consequent counter and office closures affecting three of LINZ's five regional centres. more...

Record locations & access

Find out what is happening with those records being moved from LINZ processing centres and how to access these historic documents. more...

Crown property records

Accredited Crown property service providers will continue to have access to Crown land records through the ELFI catalogue and ordering system.

Video: LINZ moves historic records to Archives New Zealand

Watch a short video documenting the move of historic paper records from LINZ to Archives New Zealand, in November 2009. more...

Core Paper Records Project

This project, completed in October 2007, designed the strategy that forms the basis of the Paper Records Implementation Programme. It focused on core survey and title paper records. more…

Frequently asked questions

Find answers to common questions about how LINZ will be storing, preserving and providing access to its historical paper records. more...