What products, services and guidance does LINZ offer?
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Toitū Te Whenua – Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) delivers New Zealand's land, geospatial and property system, and its website organises this work under two main entry points: Products & services and Guidance. If you already know what you need, go straight to the relevant section; if you are exploring, the homepage sections and news items are the quickest way to see what is currently available.
Products & services
This section covers the tools and services LINZ provides to the public, professionals and agencies. Examples visible on the site include:
- Landonline – the system for land registration and survey work, referenced in the site's news and updates.
- Landwrap – LINZ's newsletter, which you can subscribe to for updates on land registration, Landonline and survey topics.
The site's news items give a sense of the breadth of work covered under this heading, including land registration, Landonline, and survey topics.
Guidance
The Guidance section (Kōrero ārahi) is where LINZ publishes advice and explanatory material to help people understand and comply with the land, geospatial and property system. This is the place to look when you need direction rather than a transaction — for example, understanding requirements before using a service.
How to find what you need
| If you want to… | Go to… |
|---|---|
| Use a LINZ tool or service | Products & services |
| Subscribe to updates | Landwrap subscription |
| Understand rules or requirements | Guidance |
| See current work and changes | News (Karere) |
What the news section tells you
The homepage news feed shows what LINZ is actively working on, which can help you judge whether a service or topic is relevant to you. Recent examples include:
- New modelling on lake weed movement in Lake Rotorua, under the Crown property topic.
- Drones used to locate remaining wilding pines around the Tekapo River, also under Crown property.
- A schedule of surplus Crown-owned land, with iwi invited to register interest with Te Tari Whakatau, the Office of Treaty Settlements and Takutai Moana.
- Landwrap updates covering how to reset your Landonline password, changes to Landonline terms and conditions, and PDF uploads, under land registration, Landonline and survey topics.
Practical starting points
- Professionals working with land records – start with Landonline and the Landwrap newsletter for changes and how-to updates.
- Anyone needing direction on land or property processes – browse Guidance first.
- Iwi and Treaty-related enquiries – the surplus Crown-owned land notices point to Te Tari Whakatau, the Office of Treaty Settlements and Takutai Moana as the contact route.
The site's stated purpose is delivering a trusted land, geospatial and property system that drives innovation, stability and growth for New Zealand — the Products & services and Guidance sections are the two main ways that purpose is presented to visitors.