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Guidance on complying with the Cadastral Survey Rules 2021 (CSR 2021), related legislation, and meeting Landonline requirements for cadastral survey datasets (CSDs).

Data about the marine environment which helps us understand how to protect our biodiversity and ecosystems.

Information about how to create, surrender, vary or remove an easement.

Information about dealings affecting leases, how leases affect easements and more.

Information about land transfer tax statements and the collection of tax residency data.

Key guidance for practitioners to ensure they are aware of their certification obligations in regard to statutory and evidentiary requirements.

How to protect Landonline and your business from cyber attacks.

When you can apply for an exemption from farm land advertising requirements.

Find out how to pay your overseas investment fee or penalty.

Find out about the discretion to grant an exemption for an entity or entities from the definition of non-New Zealand government investor.

Find out if you need to provide tax information with your application for consent and what use is made of this data.

The range of investment pathways, from investing in apartments, through to investing in large-scale residential development and forestry.

What a sensitive land certificate is and how to get one.

Tell us about a proposed transaction under the national security and public order notification regime.

Information on applications to undertake marine scientific research (MSR).

Learn about the key aspects of a Right of First Refusal (RFR) under a particular Treaty settlement.

The Surveyor-General has developed a standard that can be used to define the location of utility assets, typically when preparing ‘as built’ plans. The use of this standard should reduce the risk of accidental damage and the costs of locating and reworking utilities.

The following guidance is provided to assist cadastral surveyors working in greater Christchurch when dealing with boundary conflicts arising from approved interim surveys.

The New Zealand Vertical Datum 2016 (NZVD2016) was introduced to replace the various local height datums used throughout the country. It enables the consistent collection and seamless exchange of heights across New Zealand. Older datums are still in use in some areas but their reliability is uncertain and Toitū Te Whenua strongly advise switching to NZVD2016.

Find out about buying lease-back units in hotels or lodges as an investment in New Zealand.

Find out about investing in forestry rights or buying or leasing land to be used for forestry.

If you are an apartment developer you can get an exemption certificate that allows an overseas person to buy an apartment as an investment without consent, before construction is complete.

Guidance on meeting the requirements for cadastral survey datasets (CSDs) prepared under the Cadastral Survey Rules 2021 (CSR 2021) to define subdivisions of Crown-owned land not held under the Land Transfer Act 2017 (LTA).

Guidance on meeting the requirements of the Cadastral Survey Rules 2021 (CSR 2021) and Landonline capture for parcel boundaries defined in cadastral survey datasets (CSDs).

Guidance on meeting the requirements of the Cadastral Survey Rules 2021 (CSR 2021) relating to non-primary parcels.

An overview of adverse possession and guidance on meeting the requirements of the Cadastral Survey Rules 2021 and Landonline capture for cadastral survey datasets (CSDs) supporting adverse possession claims. 

This page contains answers to common questions about what tax information is required on land transfer tax statements when buying, selling or transferring property.

The nature of the local vertical datum (LVD) networks can lead to inconsistencies, depending on the source of the heights used. This can create challenges and is why New Zealand Vertical Datum 2016 (NZVD2016) should be used whenever possible.

The following process is for applying the adjustment using ogr2ogr.

Geodetic Mark Coordinate Update - 1 December 2018.

Find out how we identify the ‘relevant overseas person’ and the ‘individuals with control’.

Use these forms and information sheets to prepare and submit your application.