Your go-to tool for underground asset data
The Underground Asset Register is a shared digital map of the underground pipes, cables and networks that support our cities.
This tool gives people in the infrastructure sector better visibility of what’s happening under their work area – lessening risk and leading to some significant time and cost savings.
Users can access a simple map of unified data, view detailed asset information, and create or view others’ excavation findings; providing a continuous feedback loop to improve safety and productivity.
Bringing utilities data into one common platform means everyone has instant access to the information they need to excavate, collaborate and plan – 24/7.
Document what you find when you excavate
A unified map view of asset information
Enhances industry standard procedures
All the subsurface information you need, including contact info and working conditions
A handy one-stop shop to view utility presence, contact information and working conditions
1.5M+
assets uploaded
7,000+
‘Area of Interest’ queries have been recorded in the tool – where users have inspected project areas
500+
users of the tool in Wellington from over 250 different organisations
90+
records of on-site observations have been uploaded to the map
A SNAPSHOT AS AT JUNE 2026
The National Forward Works Viewer provides a shared view of programmes of work across New Zealand’s infrastructure sector. Who’s planning what work, where and when – and where are the conflicts and opportunities with my own projects?
Much like NZUAR, the Forward Works Viewer provides the common interactive view that makes it possible for organisations to coordinate, collaborate and plan together.
Talk to us about either of our tools – or better yet – how they can work together to give you a fuller picture of what’s happening in your corridor.
The NZ Underground Asset Register is set up a little differently.
It’s a not-for-profit tool, owned by a purpose-built foundation, whose aim is to make the infrastructure sector better through knowledge-sharing.
We run an ‘anchor subscriber’ model to recover the costs of platform operation in each region, which means that for most of you, it’s free to view data.
Following a successful pilot in Wellington, we’re now preparing for the national scale up of the tool.
Want to know more about getting the NZUAR in your region, get in touch below.
