We’ve now added Invercargill to iQHOME, alongside the recently added Napier & Hastings.

iQHOME now covers 10 NZ areas with 64 council hazard layers, including flooding, coastal hazards, liquefaction, landslide risk and more.

Suggestions welcome on what city or area we should add next. Nelson is on our list, but unfortunately there isn’t currently enough suitable council hazard data available for us to support it.

Thank you

https://iqhome.co.nz/

Over the last few days, we’ve added Large Landslides and Coastal Erosion to Auckland.

That brings Auckland to 10 hazard layers, more than any other city currently supported.

A genuine thank you to everyone in this community who has tried the beta and shared feedback. It has really helped shape the direction of the product and what gets improved next.

I’ve included a couple of screenshots of the new layers.

Update: Based on feedback we’ve added Landslide Inventory (Polygon) as an 11th Auckland layer, council recorded source/debris areas, separate from the susceptibility grid.

Landslide Inventory is the Auckland Council map of recorded landslide features. Source areas, debris areas, damaged structures, etc. It's different from landslide susceptibility, which is a model of where slips could happen.

Thank you.

There isn't a single property hazard map for New Zealand.

Every council publishes its own hazard data. Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch all have different hazard layers, different names for things, different websites and different GIS systems.

That means checking hazards isn't as simple as looking up an address. What's available in one city isn't necessarily available in another, and the council portals are really designed for planners and GIS users rather than someone standing at an open home on their phone.

The data itself is excellent. It's official council data and it's all publicly available. The challenge is that it's spread across different systems and isn't always easy to understand if you're not familiar with GIS.

We've released iQHOME to bring all of that together into a single report with an interactive map using the official council data from Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.

Currently in open beta and free to use while we continue improving it and adding more cities. If you have any suggestions or feedback, we'd genuinely love to hear it.

https://iqhome.co.nz/

Sample Reports-
Auckland: https://iqhome.co.nz/report.html?report_id=HOME-20260714-62860
Wellington: https://iqhome.co.nz/report.html?report_id=HOME-20260714-83212
Christchurch: https://iqhome.co.nz/report.html?report_id=HOME-20260714-15023

Thank you.

Hi everyone,

With the moderators' permission, we'd like to introduce iQHOME, a property hazard and insights tool developed by an Auckland based software company using Auckland Council data and feedback from property industry professionals.

We built iQHOME to make it easier for buyers, homeowners and investors to understand the risks and characteristics of a property without having to jump between multiple Auckland Council maps and datasets. Whether you're researching properties from home or standing at an open home, our goal is to make property information quicker to access, easier to understand and easy to share across both mobile and desktop. During our open beta, iQHOME is completely free to use while we continue refining the platform with community feedback.

Rather than simply posting a link, we thought we'd share some practical tips that every Auckland property buyer should know, whether you use iQHOME, Auckland Council GeoMaps or another source.

Practical tips for Auckland property buyers

1. Check hazards at the property, not the suburb

A listing saying "low flood risk area" doesn't tell the full story. Auckland Council mapping works at an individual property level. Flood plains, overland flow paths, flood prone areas, PC120 flood hazard areas, coastal inundation, tsunami evacuation zones, liquefaction and landslide susceptibility can all vary from one property to the next, even on the same street.

2. Know the difference between "on the property" and "nearby"

A hazard across the road isn't the same as one affecting your section. Always check whether a hazard actually intersects the property or is simply nearby, as this can influence insurance, future building work and even your negotiating position.

3. Flood isn't just one layer

Many people think flood risk is a single map, but Auckland Council publishes several different datasets:

• Flood Plains
• Overland Flow Paths
• Flood Prone Areas
• PC120 Flood Hazard Areas

A property can be clear on one layer while being affected by another, so it's worth checking them all.

4. Coastal inundation and tsunami are different

Storm surge modelling and tsunami evacuation zones are separate datasets. A property near the coast may be affected by one, both, or neither.

5. Don't overlook liquefaction and landslide risk

These aren't limited to obvious coastal locations. Sloping sections and some inland suburbs can also be affected, making them important considerations before you buy.

6. Check before you make an offer

Auckland Council GeoMaps is the official source, but it can be difficult to use on a mobile phone and requires switching between multiple layers. It's worth checking well before your finance or due diligence deadlines.

7. Hazard information isn't a LIM

A LIM and Council GIS hazard data are different. Hazard mapping is an excellent early screening tool, but before going unconditional you should still obtain a LIM and seek legal or specialist advice where appropriate.

8. Buying bare land or a new subdivision?

Place the map pin on the actual section rather than the road. Small shifts in location can change which hazard layers intersect the property.

Getting started with iQHOME

There are several easy ways to use the site:

Check Address
Generate a detailed property report for any Auckland address.

Use My Location
Standing at an open home? Generate a report for the property you're viewing using your current location.

Explore Hazard Map
Browse Auckland interactively on desktop or mobile, switch hazard layers on and off, inspect properties and generate reports directly from the map.

The interactive map also includes a Hazard Guide with plain English explanations for every hazard layer. You can also add your most-used hazard layers to Favourites from the sidebar, making it easy to customise the map with the hazards most relevant to you.

Website
https://iqhome.co.nz

We've attached several screenshots showing the different hazard layers. If you'd like to see the complete report, you can view the full sample below.

View the Full Sample Report
https://iqhome.co.nz/report.html?report_id=HOME-20260707-45534

iQHOME is currently in open beta and completely free to use while we continue refining the platform with community feedback. Following the beta, we'll move to a full public release and begin expanding support to additional regions throughout New Zealand.

We'd genuinely appreciate your feedback. Every report includes a feedback form at the bottom where you can send comments or suggestions directly to us, or feel free to leave your thoughts in this Reddit thread.

We're particularly interested in hearing:

• What works well.
• What could be improved.
• Additional Auckland Council datasets you'd like to see included.
• Features that would make iQHOME more useful when researching a property.

Thanks for taking the time to have a look. We hope you find iQHOME useful and look forward to hearing your feedback.

The iQHOME Team

I’ve been building iQWEB (https://iqweb.ai) over the last few months with feedback from developers and agencies.

What it is

Paste a URL, get a structured report covering:

• Performance + Core Web Vitals
• Mobile experience
• Technical SEO
• Security & trust
• Structure & accessibility
• AI visibility (category/recommendation style checks, not just “AI score” fluff)

The output is meant to be client facing, not a raw PSI dump. Overview uses plain English issues and a prioritised fix plan. Signals/Evidence stay technical if you want more detail.

Why I built it

Help save agencies time stitching together Lighthouse, spreadsheets, and slide decks. Clients don’t want LCP and CLS explained in a meeting. They want “what’s wrong, why it matters, what to fix first.”

Stuff that might matter to this sub

• Platform aware scoring for Webflow, Shopify, Wix, Squarespace: doesn’t treat platform-controlled hosting/headers as your fault
• White label reports (logo, colours, agency branding)
• Baselines in the dashboard to compare scans over time
• No AI narrative on reports (tried that route; it was vague/wrong). Copy is templated from measured findings instead
• v2 report UI: Overview / Signals / Evidence tabs, PDF export, shareable report links

Free tier

You can run scans from the homepage without signing up. Free account gives 5 scans and baseline tracking.

Would appreciate any feedback on

1. Does the Overview read clearly enough for non-technical clients?
2. Is AI visibility useful or gimmicky in your workflow?
3. Anything that still feels too “developer report” vs “client deliverable”?

I’m the dev behind it (iQLABS, NZ). Happy to answer questions about methodology, scoring, or what’s on the roadmap.

Thanks to everyone who’s already helped in the past.

https://iqweb.ai

Example report: https://iqweb.ai/report.html?report_id=WEB-20260615-96415