• Nominations received for appointment to the Cadastral Surveyors Licensing Board and the Valuers Registration Board

    The OIA response provides information on the nominations received for the Cadastral Surveyors Licensing Board and the Valuers Registration Board.
    Resource
    • Property valuation
    • Survey
  • Valuation rules, guidelines and publications

    Find publications and regulatory documents from the Valuer-General and the Valuers Registration Board.
    Guidance
    • Property valuation
  • Rating valuations rules review

    The Valuer-General (VG) and Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) plan to update rating valuations rules (RVR) to support a nationally consistent, impartial, independent, and equitable rating valuation system and ensure it remains current in…
    Guidance
    • Property valuation
  • Property valuation

    Standards for the rating valuations that are used to set the annual property rates.
    Landing page
    • Property valuation
  • General Revaluation deferral – Guidelines for applications

    The Office of the Valuer General has published guidance for councils wishing to apply for a deferment of their General Revaluations allowed under the temporary amendment to the Rating Valuations Act 1998.
    Resource
    • Property valuation
  • Summary of main differences between Rating Valuations Rules version 3.1 and the Rating Valuations Rules 2008

    The following information is a summary of the main differences between the Rating Valuations Rules version 3.1 and the Rating Valuations Rules 2008. This information is intended to help readers compare the two documents easily.
    Resource
    • Property valuation
  • Hastings Severe Weather Recovery (Rating Valuations Act – Hastings District Council) Order 2023

    The latest Hastings District Council 3 yearly general revaluation will not take into account the impacts from Cyclone Gabrielle so that it can meet the statutory deadline to implement a new set of values by 30 June 2023.
    Consultation › general
    • Property valuation
  • Rating revaluations handbook - LINZG30700

    This handbook aims to help territorial authorities and their valuation service providers provide assurance to the Valuer General that their revaluation meets the minimum compliance standards for certification.
    Resource
    • Property valuation
  • Valuer-General

    The Valuer-General ensures that property valuations meet national standards.
    Page
    • Property valuation
  • LINZ Review of the Occupational Regulation of Valuers: Submissions of the Valuers Registration Board

    This document contains the Valuers Registration Board’s (the Board) collective submissions in response to the “proposals” and “other issues” contained in the Review of the Occupational Regulation of Valuers Discussion Document), answers to the questions…
    Resource
    • Property valuation
  • Mangatu Guidance - Guidance on the Rating Valuation of Māori Freehold Land

    This Guidance Note is limited in scope to the Court of Appeal direction on rating valuation treatment of Māori Freehold Land.
    Resource
    • Property valuation
  • Rating Valuations Rules 2008: version date 1 October 2010 - LINZS30300

    The Rating Valuations Rules 2008 took effect on and from 31 March 2009. This is the latest version of the Rules, which comes into force on 1 October 2010. Information on the amendments and their effective dates is set out below.
    Resource
    • Property valuation
  • The rating valuation of Māori Freehold Land guidance review (the Mangatu adjustments)

    In 2000, the Valuer-General (VG) issued the first Māori Freehold Land (MFL) guidelines on the rating valuation of these lands, following a Court of Appeal decision known as the Mangatu case.
    Guidance
    • Property valuation
  • LINZ VAH Rating Revaluation Audit Handbook

    This document is designed to assist Territorial Authorities (TAs) to fulfil their obligations to provide assurance to LINZ that their district valuation roll meets the minimum compliance requirements for a revaluation.
    Resource
    • Property valuation
  • Property valuation in New Zealand

    Find out about valuers and property valuations in New Zealand.
    Guidance
    • Property valuation
  • Public consultation opens for Hastings District on proposed amendments to rating valuation legislation following Cyclone Gabrielle

    Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) with support from the Hastings District Council is consulting on proposals to temporarily amend rating valuation legislation following Cyclone Gabrielle.
    News
    • Property valuation
  • Temporary rating valuation law change approved for Hastings District Council after Cyclone Gabrielle

    A temporary amendment to rating valuation legislation has been introduced to support the Hastings District Council to complete its general revaluation and move forward with rating activities following Cyclone Gabrielle in February. 
    News
    • Property valuation
  • Valuers Registration Board

    The current members of the Board, what to do if you have a complaint about a valuer, and how to apply for registration as a valuer.
    Guidance
    • Property valuation
  • Audits of rating valuations

    Find out about the audits of the property rating valuations made by local councils. The audits are used for revaluation, roll maintenance, objections, and process and controls.
    Guidance
    • Property valuation
  • Ruling to enable use of property category codes for irrigation infrastructure - LINZR30000

    This ruling specifies the property category code to be used in the District Valuation Roll for irrigation schemes.
    Resource
    • Property valuation
  • Registration Requirements Manual - Valuers Registration Board

    This manual is designed to inform those intending to apply to the Valuers Registration Board (VRB) (The Board) for registration as a valuer in New Zealand under the Valuers Act 1948.
    Resource
    • Property valuation