AgriBase

AgriBase - Geospatial data set of New Zealand's rural properties

AgriBase is a comprehensive national database managed by AsureQuality, containing geospatial and farm-level data on approximately 144,500 rural properties across New Zealand.

It plays a crucial role in supporting primary industries, government agencies, and researchers with insights for agriculture, biosecurity, and land use planning.

Key features:

Extensive coverage – Includes properties involved in livestock farming, cropping, horticulture, viticulture, forestry, lifestyle blocks, and conservation estates.
Unique identification – Assigns each property a traceable farm ID with geospatial coordinates.
Detailed farm data – Holds key contact details, farm type, size, stock numbers by class, and planted areas for crops, orchards, and forestry.

How AgriBase supports New Zealand's Primary Industries:

Biosecurity & disease response – Facilitates tracebacks and containment during pest or disease outbreaks.
Disaster relief & recovery – Helps identify affected properties after drought, fire, snow, or flooding to assess damage and access relief funding.
Flood recovery planning – Spatial data is used to determine land affected by slips and potential impacts on production.
Land use & farm planning – Assists in fertiliser planning, hazard mapping, and stock exclusion from waterways.
Research & environmental monitoring – Supports land use change analysis, water quality modelling, and epidemiological studies.
Food safety & traceability – Enables farm-to-market traceability and verification systems for New Zealand’s food industry.

AgriBase serves as a master index for all rural land holdings and is a critical resource for government and industry groups in decision-making and strategic planning.

Forms

AgriBase Property Registration - General DOCX (62 KB)

AgriBase Property Registration - Poultry DOCX (143 KB)

AgriBase Property Registration - Horticulture DOCX (86 KB)

AgriBase Property Registration – Equine DOCX (59 KB)

AgriBase Property Registration – Pork DOCX (61 KB)

Find Answers to Common Questions

Where/how did you get my details?

There are a number of ways that we may have received your contact details, such as:

We may have sourced your information from Land Information NZ. Property ownership data is a public record within New Zealand that any person can access.
AsureQuality may hold your contact details from any verification services you have enrolled in, i.e. farm assurance programmes
If cattle or deer have ever been farmed on your property, the property may have been registered in the past as part of a Tb scheme
Similarly, other Primary Industry organisations have encouraged growers and producers to register properties with AgriBase such as Pork, Poultry and Horticulture.
If your property was ever included within a pest or disease biosecurity control zone, it may have been recorded and registered as a result

It is important to note that a key focus of AgriBase is land use across NZ. Therefore, properties remain registered with AgriBase regardless of who the current owner might be.

Why are the details for my property incorrect and out of date?

It may have been a while since we carried out a data currency campaign in your area.

The information we hold may be from a previous owner, or you may have sold part of your farm or bought additional land.

Now would be a great opportunity to update the information for your property.

What is the purpose of AgriBase, and how will my data be used by AQ?

AgriBase data is used for the following purposes including:

Disaster relief, i.e. drought, fire, snow or flooding/recovery planning (i.e. calculating proportion of land affected by slips, enabling farmers and growers to determine likely future effects on production);
Land use planning, i.e. informing planning based on historic data held, including previous land use, environmental quality issues and product quality issues;
Biosecurity threats, i.e. when a pest or disease outbreak occurs within NZ, AgriBase is used to facilitate trace backs and disease containment.
Support bona fide research for the public good by Crown Research Institutes and Universities
To help produce agricultural statistics
To provide landowners with the opportunity to support rescue helicopter services in your region.

AgriBase data is never used for commercial marketing purposes.

If I register or update my property details, what is in it for me?

By helping us respond to pest or disease outbreaks, you help to keep New Zealand plant and livestock species free from disease.

In cases of disaster relief, i.e. drought, fire, snow or flooding/recovery planning (i.e. calculating proportion of land affected by slips, enabling farmers and growers to determine likely future effects on production).

How do I register my property on AsureQuality's AgriBase database?

1. Find the relevant form on this page. Choose from AgriBase Property Registration forms for General, Poultry, Horticulture, Equine, or Pork farms. If you are unsure, please use the General form.

2. Complete the form that applies to you with your property ownership and management information, property details, location, and property enterprise details.

3. Send the completed form to us via email. We will then input this information into the AgriBase database where it is held securely(external link) .

Who has access to my data? Is it passed on to third parties?

AsureQuality may disclose AgriBase data to third parties in accordance with the Privacy Act 2020.

Any third party use is always covered under licence agreement confining use to the specific purpose.

Examples of third parties are Central and Local Government Agencies, Industry groups, Research Institutes & Universities for research purposes.

AgriBase data is never used for commercial marketing purposes.

How can I access the data you hold in relation to my property?

Verified key contacts have the right of access to, and correction of, their information provided to AsureQuality in accordance with the Privacy Act 2020.

Contact: agribase.updates@asurequality.com

I have sold this farm, what/who should I advise?

Contact agribase.updates@asurequality.com, advising the AgriBase FarmID if known, Key Contact Details (name, address, phone, email), full physical address of the main property.

Is it compulsory for me to provide this information?

No, registration with AgriBase is encouraged, but is not compulsory.

Can I remove my data, or restrict its use?

Once a property has been created, it is not removed unless it was created in error. If it has been absorbed/amalgamated with another property it is archived for historical tracing purposes.

A property record can have a “Restricted – For Legislative Use Only” flag against it which will prevent it from being used for any purpose other than those related to specific Legislative Acts, i.e. Biosecurity, Food Safety, Animal Welfare.

If my data is restricted will I still receive an update form?

Yes, you will still receive an update form for any relative data collection programmes your property falls within.

I no longer wish to receive update forms

Contact agribase.updates@asurequality.com to add a “Do Not Post” flag against the record.

How is property ownership verified?

Ownership is verified against Land Information NZ data.

What is AsureQuality’s relationship with the Heli Trust?

Rescue helicopter services are charities that receive government funding for the essential medical services they provide in emergency situations. AsureQuality works in partnership with some of the rescue helicopter services because of the vital work they do protecting Aotearoa’s rural communities.