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How to view cancelled titles

Updated by Katie

You can open a property's cancelled prior titles from the Title Transaction Report to trace its title history back through earlier titles.

Overview

When a title is cancelled, for example after a subdivision or a cross-lease conversion, it is replaced by one or more new titles. The Title Transaction Report lists the current title's prior titles as links. Click one to open the report for that cancelled title without leaving the window.

How to view a cancelled title

  1. Search for the property and open the Property Details Panel.

  2. Click the Titles tab at the top of the panel.

  3. Click the teal Title Transaction Report button at the bottom of the title record. The report opens in a window over the map.

  4. Scroll to Prior Title, below Registered Owners.

  5. Click the title reference shown as a teal link. The report for the cancelled title opens in the same window.

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What the cancelled title report shows

  • Cancelled label at the top of the report.

  • Address: shows Not current – title cancelled and the address you opened it from.

  • Identifier, Land Registration District, Date Issued and Title type.

  • Title Status: Cancelled.

  • Estates and Registered owners at cancellation: shown where Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) recorded them. Otherwise they show Not recorded by LINZ.

  • Cancelled into: the titles that replaced the cancelled title, each as a link.

The title references at the top left of the window show the path you have followed. Click an earlier reference to go back to that title. Click Copy, Print or PDF at the bottom right to copy, print or save the report.

❓ FAQs

Why does a cancelled title show "Not recorded by LINZ"?

LINZ does not hold estate or owner details for some older cancelled titles. Where LINZ has no record, the cancelled title report shows Not recorded by LINZ for those fields.

Why can't I see a Prior Title link?

The Prior Title section only shows links when the current title replaced an earlier title. Titles with no prior title in LINZ records show no link.

Can I order a copy of a cancelled title?

The cancelled title report is a preview only. To order an official historical title, contact LINZ or your usual title search provider.

Last updated: 10 November 2026