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Terms of use

Effective 6 November 2026. Ask Matty is run by PH Capital Advisory Limited, 9 Prince Avenue, Mount Maunganui 3116, New Zealand.

Ask Matty counts property titles by type for each suburb and council in New Zealand from LINZ data, with context from other public sources, and shows what LINZ records for a New Zealand address (and, for a Christchurch address, what the council planning maps show). It is general information only.

What this site is, and is not

• It is not legal, valuation, building, engineering, insurance or financial advice. We are not a law firm, lawyers or conveyancers, and using the site does not make us your lawyer.
• It is not a LIM, a title search, a site assessment or a building report. For the official versions, ask the council and LINZ, or ask your own lawyer.
• We are not a real estate agent. We do not list or sell property and we do not act for a buyer or a seller.
• Counts are of property titles, not homes. A figure about a suburb says nothing certain about any one property.

Accuracy

We only show what the data records. A record can be missing, out of date or wrong. Each page shows the date of the data. Do your own checks before you make any decision about a property, and take advice from your lawyer, a building professional or the council. Please tell us if you find an error in what we show.

Our responsibility

We take reasonable care to present the data accurately, but to the extent the law allows we give no promise that the site is complete, current or always available, and we are not responsible for loss that comes from relying on it in place of the official records and professional advice above. Nothing in these terms limits any right you have under the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993, the Fair Trading Act 1986, the Privacy Act 2020 or any other law that cannot be limited by agreement.

Using the site and reusing the data

Use the site for your own enquiries. Please be considerate: do not overload it or try to get around its limits. The data belongs to its sources and is available under their licences; if you reuse it, the licences on the data sources page apply, including crediting the source.

The Buyer Research Pack

• What it is. A printable research pack for one address: what the public records we use show for it, what they do not show, the parcel drawing where there is one, your checklist answers labelled as yours, and the questions and documents to ask for. It is made from the records as at the extract date printed on it and is not updated afterwards.
• What it is not. The same as the rest of the site: not a LIM, a title search, a building report, a valuation, or legal, financial or other advice, and not a statement about the property's condition, compliance or value. Records can be missing, out of date or wrong.
• Price and payment. NZ$29 including GST for one address, the total you pay, by card on Stripe's payment page. You get a link to your pack straight after payment and by email.
• Keeping it. Save or print your pack. We keep the link working while the site runs, but we do not promise that it will always be available.
• Refunds. If you cannot open your pack, or it is not for the address you chose, write to peter@peterhowell.co.nz within 30 days and we will fix it or refund you in full. Nothing in these terms limits your rights under the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 or the Fair Trading Act 1986.
• Your information. See the privacy statement.

Ownership

The design, text and software of Ask Matty belong to PH Capital Advisory Limited. The data belongs to its sources.

Links

Links to other sites are for convenience and are not endorsements. We are not responsible for them.

Changes

We may change the site or these terms. We will update the date above, and give notice on this page at least 14 days before a change that matters to you takes effect.

Law

These terms are governed by New Zealand law. The New Zealand courts have non-exclusive jurisdiction.

Contact

PH Capital Advisory Limited, 9 Prince Avenue, Mount Maunganui 3116, New Zealand. Email peter@peterhowell.co.nz.