Consents pass 40k for first time since 2023
In the year ended June 2026, residential building consents passed 40,000 for the first time since 2023 – reflecting substantial increases across many of…
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Annual consent growth continues for 10th straight month
Residential building consents increased in the year ended May 2026, marking 10 consecutive months of year-on-year growth, while non-residential consent…
April consents up 52%
The annual increase in new home consent numbers continued in April, marking nine consecutive months of year-on-year growth In total, 39,078 new homes were…
Annual consent growth streak continues through March
New home consent numbers continued rising in the year ended March 2026, with annual growth extending to eight consecutive months In total, 37,813 new…
Seven months of annual home consent growth
New dwelling consents rose 11.7% in the year to February 2026 compared with the previous year, marking seven consecutive months…
Multi-unit builds drive annual consent growth
Home consents rise 9.3%in the year ended January 2026, and 14.8% in the month of January In total, 36,944 new homes were…
Auckland leads consent growth
Auckland accounted for more than half of the national increase in new home consents in the year ended December 2025,…
Home consents strengthen as multi-unit dwellings drive annual growth
New residential consent figures for November 2025 – published in January – show continued momentum in New Zealand’s building sector,…
Multi-unit developments boost consent numbers
New home consents rose 6.2% in the year ended October 2025, driven by strong growth in multi-unit developments while stand-alone house numbers…
Consents hit two-year high in September 2025
The number of new homes consented in the month of September 2025 rose 27.3% compared with September 2024, marking the…
Home consents up in August 2025
Stand-alone and multi-unit consents experienced an increase across New Zealand, supporting a 1.3% rise in annual home consents for the…
Apartment consents up 92% for month of July
Minimal movement in overall number of new home consents, despite spike in apartments Apartment consents rose in both monthly and…
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