Land registration guide

Information about applying for a record of title based on adverse possession, and applying to bring deeds land under the Land Transfer Act 2017 (by an adverse occupier).

Information about how to satisfy the requirements for authority and identity, Authority and Instruction forms, who needs to complete and sign A&I forms, electronic signatures, and limited partnerships.

Information about caveats under the Land Transfer Act 2017 including lodging and removing caveats, lapsing a caveat, and caveats entered by the Registrar-General of Land

When a practitioner certifies and signs an electronic instrument for registration via Landonline, they are responsible for the certifications they give for the purposes of section 27 of the Land Transfer Act 2017.

Information about changing or correcting a person’s name recorded in the register.

Checklists to help you prepare and certify and sign transmissions, subdivisions, and caveats.

Information about the Registrar-General of Land’s e-dealing compliance monitoring programme, and a self-assessment questionnaire law firms can use to assess the land registration systems and procedures they have in place.

Information about the different types of dealings and instruments that may require consent from a mortgagee or encumbrancee, or other charge holder.

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

Information about the different types of instruments including image-only instruments, paper instruments, and those instruments that need property tax information or A&I forms.

Information about land covenants over land vesting in a subdivision, and creating, varying or revoking land covenants under the Land Transfer Act 2017 and the Commerce Act 1986.

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

Information about dealings and transactions involving Māori land, including common compliance issues.

Information about mortgages and encumbrances, including escrow mortgages, variations, and changes of priority.

Information about the registration requirements when a New Zealand power of attorney or enduring power of attorney is used to execute an instrument.

Information about instruments created for applications under the Racing Industry Act 2020 and the requirements for dealing with titles that are affected by the Act.

Practical guidance for firms wishing to settle when there is a Landonline system outage.

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

Information relating to subdivisions, including instruments that are commonly completed in a subdivision dealing.

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

Information about transfer instruments including mortgagee sale transfers, no survivorship notations, and more.

Information about registration requirements, how to prepare a transmission to an administrator, and vesting under Grand Lodge statutes.

Information about the Trusts Act 2019 and the requirements for dealing with titles that are affected by the Act.

Information about unit titles, including their creation, redevelopment, and cancellation.

Information about applying for a water boundary change resulting from accretion or erosion, and applying to bring dry river or stream bed under the Land Transfer Act 2017.