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The maps on this page show the size of land movements in many of the urban localities affected by the earthquake

If you have a claim which falls within the guarantee of title provisions of the Land Transfer Act 2017 you may be entitled to claim compensation from the Crown.

Find out about the discretion to grant an exemption from the need for consent to invest in New Zealand, or from the definition of overseas person, associate or associated land.

Information relating to the Canterbury earthquakes for cadastral surveyors, property professionals and property owners in the Canterbury region

We publish information that describes the implementation and use of New Zealand’s geodetic system. This information is provided to support users of geodetic data and provides background information for research purposes. This section includes geodetic publications that are available from Toitū Te Whenua.

New Zealand Continental Shelf Lambert Conformal 2000 (NZCS2000) projection is used for mapping and representing spatial data covering the New Zealand continental shelf.

New Zealand Map Grid (NZMG) was previously used as the projection for topographic 1:50,000 and other small-scale mapping in mainland New Zealand. New Zealand Transverse Mercator 2000 (NZTM2000) replaced NZMG in 2001 and is now the official projection used in New Zealand.

New Zealand Geodetic Datum 1949 (NZGD1949) ‘D’ coordinates were computed and adjusted in terms of New Zealand Geodetic Datum 2000 (NZGD2000) and then transformed into NZGD1949 using a grid transformation.

In May 2010, a new set of orders for positions and heights was introduced for New Zealand and the Ross Sea Region. This led to revisions in how coordinate accuracy is determined and displayed. This section also covers other order systems, including NZGD1949, previously used in New Zealand.

This page contains information on the orders that define the accuracy of coordinates and heights in New Zealand.

In 2010, 5a control marks were reclassified from order 5 to order 6. They have since been tested against the standards and the appropriate orders assigned.

The Orders of control marks have been updated to reflect the accuracy definitions in the LINZS25005 and LINZS25006 standards.

The World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS84) is a global datum, used for determining positions on the Earth's surface. The WGS84 is a reference system used by the satellite navigation systems like GPS and is used in various mapping applications.

Chatham Islands Geodetic Datum 1979 (CIGD1979) was previously used to define positions on the Chatham Islands. New Zealand Geodetic Datum 2000 (NZGD2000) is now the official datum used in the Chatham Islands, superseding CIG1979 from March 1998.

Chatham Islands Geodetic Datum 1971 (CIGD1971) was previously used to define positions on the Chatham Islands. It was replaced in 1981 by Chatham Islands Geodetic Datum 1979 (CIGD1979), and both were superseded by New Zealand Geodetic Datum 2000 (NZGD2000) from March 1998.