What land records are for

Land title and survey records provide an accurate and up-to-date picture of legal ownership of privately owned land in New Zealand. They also provide a historical record of the land.

The land records that Toitū Te Whenua holds are mostly used to record: 

• registered transactions – showing when a property is dealt with, including when it is bought or sold
• ownership of registered interests – such as a bank which holds a mortgage on the property, or an easement that gives a neighbour the right to use some of the property 
• legal survey boundaries 
• survey dimensions. 

Other uses of land records include: 

• Treaty of Waitangi claim research
• research into land once owned by a family member 
• genealogical research.

Land record holders

Toitū Te Whenua doesn't hold all land records. Find a list of land record holders:

Other land record providers

Land records held by Toitū Te Whenua