Where do we get our data from?

Where do we get all our information from is quite a good question, and very relevant, given we hope you’re making important decisions based on our skillful presentation of facts and figures.

Terralink - www.terralink.co.nz
Property reports are sourced from Terralink International Limited Terralink International Limited has the most comprehensive and accurate land and property information database of New Zealand. This database comprises 13 layers of data including topographic, legal property, aerial/satellite imagery, and addressing data layers.

PropertyIQ - www.propertyiq.co.nz
PropertyIQ purchases rating valuation and sales information from 90% of New Zealand councils around New Zealand. The valuation and sales data is supplied by PropertyIQ to Terralink International Limited who incorporates this information into other data held by Terralink International Limited and produce the Property Reports available for you to purchase on this website.

Valuation Consultants New Zealand Limited - www.vcnz.co.nz
VCNZ has licensed their technology to Terralink International Limited to provide the Home Valuer Report. This report provides an estimate of the most probable selling price of the subject property using advanced automated valuation technology, and analysis of sales data and market trends combined to derive this estimate.

Real Estate Institute of New Zealand - www.reinz.co.nz
Statistics on median sale price, number of sales and median days on the market are provided by REINZ. REINZ is established under the Real Estate Agents Act 1976 and governs real estate practitioners through its Rules and a Code of Ethics. Along with regulating the real estate industry REINZ also collects data on property sales throughout New Zealand conducted through licensed real estate agents.

Realestate.co.nz - www.realestate.co.nz
Information on the number of listings, viewings and searches is provided by realestate.co.nz. Realestate.co.nz is the official website of the New Zealand real estate industry. The website is 100% NZ owned and operated and provides the most comprehensive selection of listing across all categories of real estate. At any one time over 100,000 listings are featured on the website representing over 90% of all listings currently marketed by real estate professionals. The website does not feature private sellers’ properties. Realestate.co.nz is used by over 1,300 real estate offices to showcase their listings and viewed by over 270,000 unique visitors each month from within NZ and overseas.

Statistics New Zealand - www.stats.govt.nz/census/default.htm
Demographic data is sourced from the 2006 New Zealand Census. The census is the official count of population and dwellings in New Zealand, providing a ’snapshot’ of our society at a point in time. The New Zealand census is taken every five years.

Department of Building and Housing - www.dbh.govt.nz
Information on average rental income is derived from information gathered from bonds lodged at the Department of Building and Housing. The results may not be a true indication of the rental market, because they only reflect properties where bonds are lodged at the Department of Building and Housing.

Any category that has less than five bonds lodged has been excluded, to prevent individual properties being identified. However, the totals include any excluded items, so that the categories shown may not add up to the total in the “all” category. The market rent regions are based generally on Statistical Area Units from the 2006 Census. However they have been changed to meet the requirements of the Department and others who use the information on these pages. It is important to note that the regions are not an exact match to the Statistical Area Units from the 2006 Census or any other Census.

The data has been produced to show recent market rents for non-government owned properties for which the Department of Building and Housing holds information. It should not be used to determine the market rent of any property or for any other purpose except as an indication of the non-government rental market based on bonds lodged at the Department of Building and Housing.

Local Suburb Summaries
Local suburb summaries, shopping and eating out information has mainly been provided by real estate agents throughout New Zealand.

Ministry of Education - www.minedu.govt.nz
Provides information on education and schooling in New Zealand and provides boundary details for school zoning.