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Guidance on meeting the requirements of the Cadastral Survey Rules 2021 (CSR 2021) and Landonline capture when dealing with boundaries created by diagram on transfer.

Guidance on the duty of a surveyor when defining a boundary by survey and determining when a boundary or boundary point must be defined by survey or may be adopted or accepted.

New Zealand Vertical Datum 2016 (NZVD2016) heights can be obtained anywhere in New Zealand, including the offshore islands. Published NZVD2016 heights are available in Landonline and the Geodetic Database. Calculated heights can be derived from GNSS (global navigation satellite system) observations. Transferred heights can be obtained using traditional heighting techniques.

We collect tax-related data when people buy, sell or transfer property pursuant to the Land Transfer Act 2017. In addition the legislation requires us to ask questions that help inform housing policy. This information is collected through a tax statement.

Find out about our work investigating possible breaches of the overseas investment rules.

Find out when an exemption from the requirements for consent may be available.

Find out where to seek expert New Zealand legal and land advice before applying, what information you will need to gather to support your application, and how to arrange a pre-application meeting with us.

Clear and complete referencing of coordinates is important because ongoing movement can mean that they change several times after an earthquake.

The reference surface for New Zealand Vertical Datum 2016 (NZVD2016) is New Zealand Quasigeoid 2016 (NZGeoid2016). NZGeoid2016 is a gravity derived model, which can be used to determine NZVD2016 heights anywhere in New Zealand and its offshore islands.

Selected presentations relating to geodesy in New Zealand by staff from Toitū Te Whenua.

This page provides a ‘step-by-step guide’ to manual lodgement of documents.

LINZ collects tax-related data when people buy, sell or transfer property. LINZ has produced the quarterly property transfers and tax residency reports since 2016 using transfer tax statements data, and has helped Stats NZ replicate their methodology and enhance the data series.

We follow a process to dispose of Crown-owned property that is no longer needed. You can also find out about land subject to a Right of First Refusal (RFR) in favour of an iwi.

The physical part of New Zealand’s geodetic system is a network of geodetic marks that are used as reference points for surveys.

Vertical datums define a reference surface for measuring elevations and depths, ensuring consistency in height measurements.

Meridional circuits divide the country into a set of survey regions, used to define a local projection for mapping purposes. The Cadastral Survey Rules 2021 require that the NZGD2000 (New Zealand Geodetic Datum 2000) Transverse Mercator 2000 Meridional Circuit projections are used for cadastral surveyors.

The North Island Yard Grid and South Island Yard Grid were the projections for the 1:63,360 (inch-to-the-mile) topographic mapping in New Zealand between 1942 and 1973.

Projections are used to transform a curved surface into a flat map, making locations easier to define. There are 5 official map projections currently used in New Zealand, and 4 that are no longer used.

Coordinate and height accuracy values categorised in 3 ways: network accuracy is described by its tier, local accuracy is described by class, and combined accuracy is its order.

The Ross Sea Region Geodetic Datum 2000 (RSRGD2000) is the official geodetic datum used to define positions for the Ross Sea region of Antarctica.

The mathematical parameters and equations used to convert geodetic datum coordinates to and from a transverse Mercator projection.

Find out more about New Zealand's maritime zones and boundaries.

Find out about investing in sensitive land when you are intending to live in New Zealand indefinitely.

Find out what information you need to provide to show you have met the conditions of your consent.

Find out about the process we use for rent reviews, and the formula we use to calculate the rent.

Find out about valuers and property valuations in New Zealand.

Find the standard tidal levels for ports around New Zealand.

Definitions of common tidal terms.

The tide you see is a combination of all the different water movements happening at that location.

Standards and specifications for hydrographic surveys and the production of nautical charts and publications, and links to International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) resources.

You can keep your charts and nautical publications up to date using our Notices to Mariners.

Guidance and requirements for creating property addresses.