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Data sources
Every dataset PropertyKete uses, its owner, licence, refresh schedule, and coverage area. Findings on individual reports link back to the relevant source.
Auckland Council
Auckland Council rates and valuations (2024 revaluation)
Auckland Council region. ~624k rating units with CV, LV, latest CV / LV, valuation dates per rating unit. 2024 revaluation snapshot.
Usage note: Rates and valuations are publicly inspectable under Rating Valuations Act 1998 s.54. CV is the council assessment, not a market valuation — Auckland properties typically transact at a different ratio depending on suburb, condition, and market cycle.
Auckland Unitary Plan base zones (operative in part)
Auckland region. Base zone polygons under the Auckland Unitary Plan (operative in part). Overlays are held as a separate layer. Designations and heritage scheduled items are not currently checked.
Usage note: The Unitary Plan is operative in part; appeals and plan changes may modify zones between refreshes. Findings direct you to council confirmation rather than treating the zone as authoritative for development capacity. Auckland Council’s licence does not permit republishing a substantial amount of this data outside a property report.
Auckland Unitary Plan overlays (operative in part)
Auckland region. AUP overlay polygons: Special Character (Residential and Business), Historic Heritage (extent of place), Significant Ecological Areas, Notable Trees, and Sites and Places of Significance to Mana Whenua. Other AUP overlays/controls/designations are not yet ingested.
Usage note: Operative in part; appeals and plan changes may modify overlays between refreshes. Findings name the overlay but never claim what is or is not consentable — confirm with the council.
Auckland Council (Engineering, Assets and Technical Advisory)
Auckland Council landslide susceptibility — large-scale (2025)
Auckland region. Large-scale (slope-unit) landslide susceptibility. Five classes: Very Low, Low, Moderate, High, Very High. Recommended viewing scale 1:50,000.
Usage note: Regional-scale susceptibility mapping — "is not intended for site-specific use without further, more detailed assessment" (Auckland Council). Indicator wording must direct material findings to a chartered geotechnical engineer rather than imply a property-specific hazard determination.
Auckland Council landslide susceptibility — shallow (2025)
Auckland region. Shallow (near-surface soil/rock) landslide susceptibility, 32 m grid. Five classes: Very Low, Low, Moderate, High, Very High. Recommended viewing scale 1:20,000–25,000.
Usage note: Regional-scale susceptibility mapping — "is not intended for site-specific use without further, more detailed assessment" (Auckland Council). Indicator wording must direct material findings to a chartered geotechnical engineer rather than imply a property-specific hazard determination.
Auckland Council (Healthy Waters)
Auckland Council coastal inundation — 1% AEP (current sea level)
Auckland region coastline. Modelled inundation extent for a 1% AEP (1-in-100-year) storm at present sea level.
Usage note: Modelled at catchment scale; site-specific assessment may differ, and Auckland Council disclaims fitness for site-specific use. Auckland Council publishes this layer for public use but does not state which licence applies, and we have asked the council to confirm.
Auckland Council coastal inundation — 1% AEP with 1m sea-level rise
Auckland region coastline. Modelled inundation for a 1% AEP storm assuming 1m of sea-level rise (roughly a 2100-horizon scenario under high-emissions trajectories).
Usage note: A projection, not present-day flooding: it models a 1% AEP storm assuming 1m of sea-level rise, which is one scenario among several. Modelled at catchment scale and not fit for site-specific use. Auckland Council publishes this layer for public use but does not state which licence applies, and we have asked the council to confirm.
Auckland Council flood plains (1% AEP)
Auckland region. Areas modelled to be inundated in a 1% AEP storm event with future climate change.
Usage note: Auckland Council disclaims fitness for site-specific assessment, and the report wording reflects that. Auckland Council publishes this layer for public use; it does not state a licence for it, and we have asked the council to confirm one.
Auckland Council overland flow paths
Auckland region. Linear features showing stormwater flow over the surface during heavy rain. LiDAR-derived 2019.
Usage note: Identified using GIS techniques rather than hydraulic modelling. Indicative of stormwater risk and consenting constraints, not a guarantee that land outside a path will not flood. Auckland Council publishes this layer for public use but does not state which licence applies, and we have asked the council to confirm.
Auckland Council / Wellington City Council / Christchurch City Council
Council District / Unitary Plan zoning layers
Deferred at launch — Auckland Unitary Plan, Wellington District Plan, and Christchurch District Plan zoning layers each require separate council licence review before ingestion.
Usage note: Each council restricts redistribution of its GIS layers under its own data-supply terms. Where a council’s zoning layer is not yet licensed to PropertyKete, the report says the data is unavailable for that address and links you to the council’s planning portal — it never treats the gap as a clear result.
GNS Science
GNS Active Faults Database (NZAFD-AF250)
Nationwide. 1:250,000 scale active fault traces with attributes (NZAFD-AF250).
Usage note: : the GNS active-fault finding is always rendered in the free preview tier and is never placed behind a paid report or a Pro subscription, and the attribution “GNS Science” always appears alongside the finding. PropertyKete applies both controls unconditionally. Their origin is UNVERIFIED — the written GNS Science permission they were recorded from has not been located, and GNS publishes a commercial-use prohibition on NZAFD-AF250 that is unresolved. Do not describe these as an agreed contractual condition until that written grant is produced. Permission for the separate GNS products (NZAFD-HighRes, Fault Avoidance Zones, Fault Awareness Areas) is a distinct question per product and is not implied by anything here. See in docs/requirements/10-data-source-requirements.md and the source-tier policy in.
Land Information New Zealand
LINZ Basemaps
Nationwide raster + vector tiles. Free for use with attribution.
LINZ NZ Building Outlines
Nationwide where imagery is available; quality varies regionally.
LINZ NZ Primary Parcels
Nationwide cadastral parcels.
LINZ NZ Properties: Property-Address Reference
Nationwide. Many-to-many bridge between LINZ addresses (address_id) and LINZ Property Spine units (unit_of_property_id). ~6.8M rows.
LINZ NZ Street Address
Nationwide. Address points with parcel association.
Land Information New Zealand (DVR data supplied by Territorial Authorities)
LINZ NZ Properties: National District Valuation Roll (open subset)
Partial. Christchurch City, plus opted-in rural districts (Kaipara, Selwyn, Southland, Ōtorohanga, others). Auckland and Wellington are NOT in this subset — full DVR for those TAs is restricted-access or commercial.
Usage note: CV, land value, improvements, building age / condition / construction / floor area, zoning, and property-use codes per LINZS30300 (Rating Valuations Rules 2008). Use only for informational display — never as a substitute for a registered valuer.
Ministry of Education
Ministry of Education Enrolment Zones
Nationwide where zones exist. Not all schools are zoned.
Ministry of Education School Directory
Nationwide schools list with metadata.
OpenStreetMap contributors
OpenStreetMap (amenities)
Nationwide. Crowd-sourced; coverage varies.
Usage note: ODbL share-alike; derived databases must be released under ODbL.
OpenStreetMap (public transport stops + routes)
Nationwide; metro coverage strongest.
Usage note: ODbL share-alike.
Stats NZ
Stats NZ Statistical Area 1 2023
Nationwide. Smallest published statistical geography.
Stats NZ Statistical Area 2 2023
Nationwide.
Stats NZ Territorial Authority 2025 (Clipped)
67 NZ territorial authorities, coast-clipped, current to 1 Jan 2025.
Stats NZ and University of Otago
Stats NZ / Otago Deprivation Index 2018
Nationwide. Updated every census cycle.
Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa
Stats NZ 2018 Census Individual (part 2) by SA1
Nationwide. SA1-level (Statistical Area 1) counts from the 2018 Census, including highest qualification and personal income bands.
Usage note: Counts are statistically rounded by Stats NZ to protect confidentiality (random rounding to base 3). Some SA1s with very low population may be suppressed.
Stats NZ 2023 Census totals by topic for households by SA1
Nationwide. SA1-level 2023 Census household counts — access to telecommunications (internet) and number of motor vehicles. Feeds the NZDep2023 deprivation breakdown.
Usage note: Counts are randomly rounded to base 3 by Stats NZ to protect confidentiality, and some low-population statistical areas are suppressed. This is area-level data — it describes the statistical area, not any individual property or resident.
Stats NZ 2023 Census totals by topic for individuals by SA1
Nationwide. SA1-level 2023 Census individual counts — highest qualification, work and labour force status, sources of personal income, and individual home ownership. Feeds the NZDep2023 deprivation breakdown.
Usage note: Counts are randomly rounded to base 3 by Stats NZ to protect confidentiality, and some low-population statistical areas are suppressed. This is area-level data — it describes the statistical area, not any individual property or resident.
Tenancy Services / MBIE
MBIE Rental Bond Data
Nationwide. Aggregated by SA2 or suburb. Small-cell suppression applies.
Toitū Te Whenua LINZ
NZ Property Titles List
New Zealand (national)
Usage note: Title information only — excludes ownership details. Do not use the ownership-inclusive datasets.
University of Otago and Stats NZ
NZDep2023 Index of Socioeconomic Deprivation
Nationwide. SA1 2023 deprivation decile (1 = least deprived, 10 = most deprived) and score, from the 2023 Census across eight deprivation dimensions. Supersedes NZDep2018.
Usage note: An area-level measure of the statistical area, not of any individual property or resident. Some low-population statistical areas have no published value.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency
Waka Kotahi NZTA Road Centrelines
Nationwide state highway and local road centrelines.
A note on coverage
Where a dataset doesn’t cover the property you searched, we show that the data is unavailable rather than treat it as a clear result. PropertyKete never interprets missing data as a low-risk signal.