The Council can provide information about the owner or ratepayer of a property. You might request this information, for example, as part of preparing an application for a building consent.
You can request the name and contact address of any property’s ratepayer. Contact us to make a request.
You can only request details for up to three properties.
If the ratepayer has requested that their details be suppressed, we cannot supply these details unless you have a valid transaction relating to the property. Examples of valid transactions include:
You can also request property owner details from Land Information New Zealand(external link) (LINZ).
A land title is a document that proves who owns a property and what legal rights and restrictions apply to it. Land titles may also be called computer registers, Record of Title, RTs or property titles.
A land title provides information about:
You can request a land title from Land Information New Zealand(external link) (LINZ).
Each building consent application(external link) must be accompanied by a copy of a land title (RT) that is no more than six months old, and where applicable, the following:
If you do not have a recent copy of a land title, you can request one in the consent application form. The cost of this will be included in your consent processing fees.
The Government has issued its final decisions on a number of matters referred to it as part of the planning process for greater housing density in Christchurch.
6 Jun 2025The remainder of public hearings for Christchurch City Council’s proposed Plan Change 14 have been postponed following a decision released today by the independent hearings panel.
8 Jan 2024The number of consents issued for multi-unit dwellings in Christchurch has risen to make up three quarters of all residential building consents this year, a new report shows.
24 Nov 2022