Building Consents Issued 3 March

Building consent statistics are about the number, floor area, and value of new homes, non-residential buildings, and alterations approved for construction.

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Key facts

  • In January 2026, the seasonally adjusted number of new dwellings consented rose 1.9 percent, after falling 4.5 percent in December 2025.
  • In the year ended January 2026, the actual number of new dwellings consented was 36,944, up 9.3 percent from the year ended January 2025.
  • The annual value of non-residential building work consented was $8.9 billion, down 0.3 percent from the year ended January 2025.
  • In the year ended January 2026, the number of new dwellings consented per 1,000 residents was 6.9, compared with 6.4 in the year ended January 2025.

New dwellings consented

In January 2026, there were 2,528 new dwellings consented, comprising:

  • 1,190 stand-alone houses
  • 1,004 townhouses, flats, and units
  • 189 retirement village units
  • 145 apartments.

The number of dwellings consented each month can vary significantly due to the timing of large multi-dwelling projects, such as townhouses and apartment buildings.

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1995-02-011914
1995-03-012060
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1995-05-011830
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1998-11-012107
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2009-08-011195
2009-09-011430
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2009-11-011500
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2010-11-011470
2010-12-01994
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2018-07-012752
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2018-09-012559
2018-10-012926
2018-11-013120
2018-12-012382
2019-01-012496
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2020-07-013391
2020-08-013156
2020-09-013605
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2020-12-013751
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2021-02-013129
2021-03-014222
2021-04-013995
2021-05-014201
2021-06-014316
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2021-10-014048
2021-11-014692
2021-12-014128
2022-01-012835
2022-02-014195
2022-03-015303
2022-04-013719
2022-05-014528
2022-06-014037
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2022-10-013568
2022-11-014649
2022-12-013457
2023-01-012777
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2023-03-013971
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2023-05-013725
2023-06-013402
2023-07-013058
2023-08-013170
2023-09-012898
2023-10-013060
2023-11-012958
2023-12-012487
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2024-02-012795
2024-03-012931
2024-04-012926
2024-05-013175
2024-06-012178
2024-07-013352
2024-08-012881
2024-09-012943
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2024-11-013100
2024-12-012478
2025-01-012203
2025-02-012578
2025-03-013398
2025-04-012418
2025-05-013151
2025-06-012627
2025-07-013252
2025-08-013080
2025-09-013747
2025-10-013520
2025-11-013517
2025-12-013128
2026-01-012528
1995-01-011855
1995-02-011953
1995-03-011750
1995-04-011693
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1995-06-011761
1995-07-011632
1995-08-011682
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1995-11-011703
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1998-01-011959
1998-02-012252
1998-03-011812
1998-04-011800
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1998-08-011555
1998-09-011469
1998-10-011536
1998-11-011979
1998-12-011794
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1999-03-012168
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1999-07-012407
1999-08-012393
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1999-10-012242
1999-11-011905
1999-12-012052
2000-01-011987
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2000-05-011837
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2000-07-011751
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2001-08-011882
2001-09-011693
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2002-02-012017
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2002-04-012085
2002-05-012077
2002-06-012096
2002-07-012482
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2002-09-012359
2002-10-013216
2002-11-012198
2002-12-012650
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2003-02-012022
2003-03-012446
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2003-06-012544
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2003-08-012777
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2003-11-012964
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2004-08-012221
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2004-10-012676
2004-11-012351
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2005-01-012298
2005-02-012272
2005-03-012960
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2005-05-011946
2005-06-012181
2005-07-012074
2005-08-012091
2005-09-012097
2005-10-011969
2005-11-012038
2005-12-012477
2006-01-012168
2006-02-012331
2006-03-012090
2006-04-011938
2006-05-012158
2006-06-012017
2006-07-012272
2006-08-012203
2006-09-012399
2006-10-012322
2006-11-012051
2006-12-011997
2007-01-012079
2007-02-012127
2007-03-012183
2007-04-012117
2007-05-012151
2007-06-012712
2007-07-012123
2007-08-012274
2007-09-011995
2007-10-011932
2007-11-011960
2007-12-011906
2008-01-012006
2008-02-011795
2008-03-011750
2008-04-012370
2008-05-011583
2008-06-011499
2008-07-011339
2008-08-011312
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2008-10-011105
2008-11-011134
2008-12-011125
2009-01-01990
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2009-03-011046
2009-04-011119
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2009-07-011120
2009-08-011218
2009-09-011286
2009-10-011392
2009-11-011370
2009-12-011394
2010-01-011326
2010-02-011441
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2010-04-011404
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2010-06-011396
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2010-08-011193
2010-09-011178
2010-10-011134
2010-11-011240
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2007-09-012067
2007-10-012015
2007-11-011968
2007-12-011927
2008-01-011888
2008-02-011838
2008-03-011769
2008-04-011681
2008-05-011582
2008-06-011480
2008-07-011384
2008-08-011296
2008-09-011219
2008-10-011157
2008-11-011109
2008-12-011078
2009-01-011065
2009-02-011067
2009-03-011079
2009-04-011095
2009-05-011116
2009-06-011145
2009-07-011184
2009-08-011230
2009-09-011280
2009-10-011326
2009-11-011366
2009-12-011392
2010-01-011405
2010-02-011414
2010-03-011421
2010-04-011420
2010-05-011403
2010-06-011367
2010-07-011318
2010-08-011264
2010-09-011214
2010-10-011169
2010-11-011129
2010-12-011097
2011-01-011069
2011-02-011046
2011-03-011031
2011-04-011032
2011-05-011051
2011-06-011084
2011-07-011118
2011-08-011151
2011-09-011177
2011-10-011198
2011-11-011219
2011-12-011242
2012-01-011263
2012-02-011283
2012-03-011297
2012-04-011311
2012-05-011334
2012-06-011364
2012-07-011402
2012-08-011437
2012-09-011464
2012-10-011487
2012-11-011506
2012-12-011529
2013-01-011566
2013-02-011614
2013-03-011661
2013-04-011697
2013-05-011715
2013-06-011723
2013-07-011736
2013-08-011765
2013-09-011810
2013-10-011864
2013-11-011921
2013-12-011970
2014-01-012008
2014-02-012036
2014-03-012062
2014-04-012080
2014-05-012082
2014-06-012071
2014-07-012049
2014-08-012034
2014-09-012037
2014-10-012061
2014-11-012097
2014-12-012137
2015-01-012166
2015-02-012173
2015-03-012164
2015-04-012152
2015-05-012147
2015-06-012152
2015-07-012174
2015-08-012219
2015-09-012283
2015-10-012353
2015-11-012407
2015-12-012427
2016-01-012419
2016-02-012409
2016-03-012414
2016-04-012442
2016-05-012497
2016-06-012563
2016-07-012613
2016-08-012624
2016-09-012596
2016-10-012545
2016-11-012498
2016-12-012472
2017-01-012464
2017-02-012461
2017-03-012472
2017-04-012509
2017-05-012556
2017-06-012607
2017-07-012662
2017-08-012702
2017-09-012704
2017-10-012663
2017-11-012610
2017-12-012585
2018-01-012616
2018-02-012693
2018-03-012779
2018-04-012839
2018-05-012854
2018-06-012825
2018-07-012759
2018-08-012698
2018-09-012683
2018-10-012733
2018-11-012821
2018-12-012921
2019-01-013006
2019-02-013064
2019-03-013089
2019-04-013087
2019-05-013086
2019-06-013099
2019-07-013127
2019-08-013162
2019-09-013187
2019-10-013188
2019-11-013167
2019-12-013130
2020-01-013092
2020-02-013076
2020-03-013087
2020-04-013114
2020-05-013145
2020-06-013183
2020-07-013234
2020-08-013307
2020-09-013415
2020-10-013554
2020-11-013707
2020-12-013841
2021-01-013931
2021-02-013975
2021-03-013997
2021-04-014023
2021-05-014066
2021-06-014118
2021-07-014177
2021-08-014211
2021-09-014210
2021-10-014199
2021-11-014200
2021-12-014222
2022-01-014259
2022-02-014288
2022-03-014289
2022-04-014263
2022-05-014214
2022-06-014159
2022-07-014114
2022-08-014088
2022-09-014064
2022-10-013998
2022-11-013880
2022-12-013728
2023-01-013576
2023-02-013455
2023-03-013373
2023-04-013312
2023-05-013257
2023-06-013193
2023-07-013101
2023-08-012990
2023-09-012887
2023-10-012821
2023-11-012798
2023-12-012812
2024-01-012841
2024-02-012867
2024-03-012886
2024-04-012898
2024-05-012897
2024-06-012882
2024-07-012861
2024-08-012833
2024-09-012802
2024-10-012775
2024-11-012759
2024-12-012759
2025-01-012773
2025-02-012791
2025-03-012800
2025-04-012814
2025-05-012845
2025-06-012911
2025-07-013007
2025-08-013122
2025-09-013232
2025-10-013308
2025-11-013336
2025-12-013323
2026-01-013285

The seasonally adjusted number of new stand-alone houses consented rose 5.9 percent, after falling 5.9 percent in December 2025.

Regional new dwellings consented

By region, the numbers of new dwellings consented in the year ended January 2026 (compared with the year ended January 2025) were:

  • 15,779 in Auckland (up 13 percent)
  • 3,028 in Waikato (up 8.5 percent)
  • 2,142 in Wellington (up 16 percent)
  • 4,534 in rest of North Island (down 8.4 percent)
  • 7,398 in Canterbury (up 12 percent)
  • 4,062 in rest of South Island (up 11 percent).
"Region""2024""2025""2026"
"Northland"1015818776
"Auckland"153091392115779
"Waikato"343127913028
"Bay of Plenty"162316551401
"Gisborne"177187178
"Hawke's Bay"787714640
"Taranaki"436464447
"Manawatū-Whanganui"122411141092
"Wellington"232618542142
"Tasman"357298307
"Nelson"250211257
"Marlborough"279215205
"West Coast"206205160
"Canterbury"677466307398
"Otago"193424162674
"Southland"324318459

New dwellings consented per 1,000 residents

The number of new dwellings consented per 1,000 residents across New Zealand was 6.9 for the year ended January 2026, compared with 6.4 in the year ended January 2025. The record number of new dwellings consented per 1,000 residents was 13.4 in the year ended December 1973.

The dwellings consented per 1,000 residents series from July 2018 to February 2025 were revised after publication of Estimated resident population (2023-base): At 30 June 2023 on 16 April 2025.

National population estimates are updated quarterly, and subnational population estimates are updated annually in October, and are provisional. Population estimates after June 2023 used the 2023-base estimated resident population, superseding earlier 2018-base estimates.

Population has more information about estimated resident population.

"Region""2024""2025""2026"
"Northland"5.14.13.9
"Auckland"8.57.78.7
"Waikato"6.55.25.7
"Bay of Plenty"4.64.74
"Gisborne"3.43.53.4
"Hawke's Bay"4.443.6
"Taranaki"3.33.63.4
"Manawatū-Whanganui"4.74.34.2
"Wellington"4.33.43.9
"Tasman"655.1
"Nelson"4.63.94.7
"Marlborough"5.54.24
"West Coast"65.94.6
"Canterbury"9.89.510.6
"Otago"7.79.510.5
"Southland"3.134.4
"New Zealand"76.46.9

Non-residential building consents

In the year ended January 2026, non-residential building consents totalled $8.9 billion, down 0.3 percent from the year ended January 2025. This series can be influenced by price changes - non-residential construction prices (as measured by the capital goods price index) were up 1.5 percent in the year ended December 2025.

In the year ended January 2026, the non-residential building types with the highest values were:

  • offices, administration, and public transport buildings at $1.8 billion (up 1.8 percent)
  • factories at $1.4 billion (up 20 percent)
  • education buildings at $1.3 billion (up 16 percent).
"Building type"202420252026
"Offices"151612452917940453401826470460
"Factories"123774788011781535891408710911
"Education"130813472111443761251330136749
"Storage"156889921012271928991242755284
"Shops"1009436340854614253804937833
"Social"1195067360770129353770317687
"Health"13851593521254626441708282982
"Farm"258835827259439113296861321
"Hotels"319969747249126706282079894
"Hostels and prisons"78459029191405275229485128

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Building consents issued: February 2026 will be released on 1 April 2026.

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