Order and pay for instruments

Instructions to buy instruments, such as mortgage or easement documents in Land Record Search.

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Have your card and email ready

Before you start make sure you have your credit or debit card and an email address ready. We accept Visa, Mastercard and Prezzy cards.

Our fees are changing. For current fees go to:

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Step 1: Review instrument summary 

Review the instrument summaries to make sure you want to order them.

If you've searched for an address, title or survey reference you'll find instruments under Current Instruments or Historical Instruments.

Click on the arrows next to Current Instruments or Historical Instruments to open the list of instrument summaries.

Example of where to select to open current instruments.

If you've searched for an instrument number, you'll see the instrument summary under the search field.

Example of instrument review.

Step 2: Select the instruments you want to order

If you can see multiple instruments, check the buttons next to the instruments you wish to order. Each instrument costs a fee to order.

As you select instruments a Purchase bar will appear at the bottom of the screen.

The Purchase bar shows you how many instruments you've ordered. The price for the order changes depending on how many instruments you select.

Example of select instrument and purchase bar.

If you searched for 1 instrument you don't need to select the instrument to buy it.

Step 3: Select Purchase button

If you've selected multiple instruments to order the Purchase button will be in the Purchase bar at the bottom of the screen.

Select Purchase.

Example of Purchase button.

If you searched for an instrument number, a Purchase instrument button will be below the instrument summary.

Select Purchase instrument.

Example when purchase one instrument.

A Checkout summary will appear.

Make sure the instrument reference in the Checkout summary is correct.

Step 4: Enter your email address

Enter the email address you want the title to be sent to.

If you want to you can also change the Subject line for this email.

Example of checkout summary for instrument order.

Step 5: Agree to the terms and conditions

Check you confirm you agree to the terms and conditions of the order.

Example of box to check to confirm order.

Step 6: Select Email button

Select Email.

Example of button to select to finalise order.

A payment screen will appear.

Step 7: Enter your credit or debit card details

Enter your credit or debit card details and press Submit.

Example of where to enter credit card details.

Your payment may take a few seconds to come through.

If your payment is successful, you'll get a message to say 'Your purchase is on its way!'

You'll also be given an Order reference number.

Example of message when purchase is successful.

Step 8: Check your email

If your payment was successful, check your email for 2 emails:

  • LINZ Order Confirmation
  • LINZ Order - your instruments you ordered attached to your email.

Orders are normally delivered withing minutes but can take up to 24 hours to arrive in your inbox.

Example of order confirmation email in inbox.

Step 9: Save or download the PDF of your instruments

You can save the PDF copies of your instruments by saving them to your files or downloading it.

Save the PDF

Find the PDFs under the subject line at the top of the email.

Click on the arrow next to a PDF in the email. A drop-down menu will appear. 

From the menu select Save As or Save All Attachments and choose a location in your files to save it.

Example of arrows to download pdfs.

Download the PDF

In the body of the email is a Click to download button. 

Select this button to download PDFs into your files. Usually PDFs will save to your download files.

You have 7 days to download the PDF. After that you won't be able to download it and  you'll need to re-order the instruments.

Example of download button in LRS

My order didn't arrive or is incorrect

Find what to do if you have problems with your order:

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