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LINZ Data Service

LINZ Data Service is the main national delivery platform for many Toitū Te Whenua datasets. Use the dataset page first: it contains the current title, description, licence, update information, attributes, revisions and service/download options.

Download or connect?​

Choose a file download when you need a fixed snapshot, offline work, a manageable study area or reproducible archive. Choose a live service when you need current data repeatedly or want to avoid maintaining a local national copy.

Main service patterns​

  • WFS for raw vector/tabular features
  • WMTS/XYZ for tiled map imagery
  • Changeset API for incremental vector updates
  • Query API for direct programmatic queries
  • CS-W for metadata discovery
  • ArcGIS REST for selected key datasets

All LDS data web services require an LDS API key. Basemaps use their own access model; see LINZ Basemaps.

Read the metadata before the API URL​

The service only transports the dataset. It does not tell you whether a parcel, title, address, place-name or topographic layer answers your research question. Read the dataset profile and Authoritative for what? first.

Official guidance: LDS APIs and web services.

Last reviewed: 26 August 2026

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