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…
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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…
Stand-alone dwellings drive annual increase in home consents
Standalone house consents experienced an increase across New Zealand, supporting a 1% rise in overall home consents as multi-unit dwelling…
Standalone house consents buck trend with 2.4% rise
Standalone house consents experienced a small increase across New Zealand, while overall home consents dipped 3.8% and multi-unit dwelling consents…
South Island consents stay strong
For the year ended April 2025, South Island consent numbers continued to perform strongly, rising by 3.8% in contrast to…
South Island consents rise
Consent numbers for the year ended March 2024 rose in the South Island by 6.4% – a sharp contrast to…
Mortgage commitments indicate brighter horizons
The construction sector has received a timely boost, with March 2025 figures from the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and…
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