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Books

Case Law

NZLR are New Zealand's only official law reporting series. They report cases of significance from the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court of New Zealand. Coverage from 1883 onwards.

Commentary

Contains current conveyancing cases.

Databases

Lexis Advance is an innovative online research platform that contains New Zealand and international legislation, case law and secondary material. Use the Lexis.com link on the Lexis Advance  home screen to locate material not available on the New Zealand platform.
Coverage: Coverage varies (Full text)
The New Zealand Legal Information Institute (NZLII) provides free access to legal information in New Zealand.
Westlaw New Zealand allows you to view relevant cases, commentary and authorised reports in a single search.

Encyclopedias

The Laws of New Zealand is an encyclopaedic work, updated quarterly, which reflects the need to have a New Zealand equivalent to Halsbury's Laws of England. Provides a reliable statement of the whole of the law of New Zealand – statutory, regulatory and judicial. It is a comprehensive source of primary comment required by both practitioners and academics.

Journals

Statutes

Websites

LINZ is a New Zealand government department responsible for land titles, geodetic and cadastral survey systems, topographic information, hydrographic information, managing Crown property and a variety of other functions.
This website provides information about current Māori Land. You can search the database by owner, block name or simply do a map search. This database is managed by Te Kooti Whenua Māori: The Māori Land Court Office.
Website of the Property Law Section of the New Zealand Law Society, containing up-to-date information about property law issues and access to property lawyers.
Information about the Tenancy Tribunal and links to related websites.
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