Building Consents Issued 3 November

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 September 2025, the seasonally adjusted number of new dwellings consented rose 7.2 percent, after rising 6.1 percent in August 2025.
  • In the year ended September 2025, the actual number of new dwellings consented was 34,882, up 3.6 percent from the year ended September 2024.
  • The annual value of non-residential building work consented was $9.0 billion, down 1.9 percent from the year ended September 2024.
  • In the year ended September 2025, the number of new dwellings consented per 1,000 residents was 6.6, compared with 6.4 in the year ended September 2024.

New dwellings consented

In September 2025, there were 3,747 new dwellings consented, comprising:

  • 1,634 townhouses, flats, and units
  • 1,601 stand-alone houses
  • 436 apartments
  • 76 retirement village units.

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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2009-09-011430
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2009-11-011500
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2010-12-01994
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2020-09-013605
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2021-02-013129
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2021-04-013995
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2021-10-014048
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2021-12-014128
2022-01-012835
2022-02-014195
2022-03-015303
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2022-10-013568
2022-11-014649
2022-12-013457
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2023-05-013725
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2023-09-012898
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2023-11-012958
2023-12-012487
2024-01-011991
2024-02-012795
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2024-04-012926
2024-05-013175
2024-06-012178
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2024-08-012881
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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
1995-01-011856
1995-02-011953
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1999-08-012393
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1999-11-011900
1999-12-012053
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2000-05-011836
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2002-07-012480
2002-08-012061
2002-09-012360
2002-10-013217
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2002-12-012650
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2005-05-011946
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2005-11-012038
2005-12-012477
2006-01-012169
2006-02-012331
2006-03-012091
2006-04-011939
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2006-06-012017
2006-07-012272
2006-08-012203
2006-09-012397
2006-10-012323
2006-11-012051
2006-12-011998
2007-01-012078
2007-02-012127
2007-03-012183
2007-04-012116
2007-05-012153
2007-06-012711
2007-07-012123
2007-08-012274
2007-09-011997
2007-10-011930
2007-11-011960
2007-12-011906
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2008-02-011794
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2008-04-012369
2008-05-011584
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2010-01-011327
2010-02-011440
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2024-01-012473
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2008-05-011582
2008-06-011481
2008-07-011385
2008-08-011297
2008-09-011220
2008-10-011157
2008-11-011110
2008-12-011078
2009-01-011065
2009-02-011067
2009-03-011079
2009-04-011094
2009-05-011115
2009-06-011144
2009-07-011183
2009-08-011230
2009-09-011280
2009-10-011326
2009-11-011366
2009-12-011393
2010-01-011405
2010-02-011413
2010-03-011420
2010-04-011420
2010-05-011402
2010-06-011367
2010-07-011318
2010-08-011265
2010-09-011215
2010-10-011170
2010-11-011130
2010-12-011098
2011-01-011070
2011-02-011045
2011-03-011030
2011-04-011031
2011-05-011051
2011-06-011084
2011-07-011119
2011-08-011153
2011-09-011179
2011-10-011200
2011-11-011220
2011-12-011242
2012-01-011263
2012-02-011283
2012-03-011298
2012-04-011313
2012-05-011333
2012-06-011361
2012-07-011395
2012-08-011426
2012-09-011452
2012-10-011477
2012-11-011499
2012-12-011525
2013-01-011565
2013-02-011614
2013-03-011660
2013-04-011695
2013-05-011714
2013-06-011723
2013-07-011737
2013-08-011767
2013-09-011813
2013-10-011865
2013-11-011921
2013-12-011970
2014-01-012006
2014-02-012034
2014-03-012060
2014-04-012079
2014-05-012081
2014-06-012071
2014-07-012050
2014-08-012036
2014-09-012038
2014-10-012062
2014-11-012098
2014-12-012138
2015-01-012167
2015-02-012173
2015-03-012166
2015-04-012154
2015-05-012149
2015-06-012153
2015-07-012176
2015-08-012221
2015-09-012285
2015-10-012354
2015-11-012407
2015-12-012427
2016-01-012418
2016-02-012408
2016-03-012413
2016-04-012441
2016-05-012496
2016-06-012562
2016-07-012613
2016-08-012624
2016-09-012596
2016-10-012544
2016-11-012498
2016-12-012472
2017-01-012463
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
2018-08-012697
2018-09-012683
2018-10-012733
2018-11-012821
2018-12-012921
2019-01-013006
2019-02-013065
2019-03-013090
2019-04-013088
2019-05-013087
2019-06-013099
2019-07-013126
2019-08-013162
2019-09-013186
2019-10-013188
2019-11-013166
2019-12-013128
2020-01-013089
2020-02-013071
2020-03-013082
2020-04-013109
2020-05-013141
2020-06-013181
2020-07-013233
2020-08-013307
2020-09-013415
2020-10-013555
2020-11-013708
2020-12-013841
2021-01-013931
2021-02-013975
2021-03-013996
2021-04-014021
2021-05-014064
2021-06-014117
2021-07-014176
2021-08-014211
2021-09-014212
2021-10-014201
2021-11-014203
2021-12-014223
2022-01-014258
2022-02-014287
2022-03-014287
2022-04-014260
2022-05-014210
2022-06-014156
2022-07-014113
2022-08-014090
2022-09-014069
2022-10-014004
2022-11-013886
2022-12-013731
2023-01-013576
2023-02-013452
2023-03-013368
2023-04-013306
2023-05-013251
2023-06-013189
2023-07-013099
2023-08-012993
2023-09-012894
2023-10-012830
2023-11-012807
2023-12-012817
2024-01-012841
2024-02-012862
2024-03-012878
2024-04-012889
2024-05-012889
2024-06-012876
2024-07-012860
2024-08-012837
2024-09-012808
2024-10-012784
2024-11-012772
2024-12-012776
2025-01-012793
2025-02-012811
2025-03-012817
2025-04-012826
2025-05-012852
2025-06-012907
2025-07-012989
2025-08-013094
2025-09-013207

The seasonally adjusted number of new stand-alone houses consented rose 0.1 percent, after rising 6.0 percent in August 2025.

In the September 2025 quarter, the seasonally adjusted number of new homes consented rose 9.9 percent, after falling 0.9 percent in the June 2025 quarter.

Regional new dwellings consented

By region, the numbers of new dwellings consented in the year ended September 2025 (compared with the year ended September 2024) were:

  • 14,760 in Auckland (up 6.8 percent)
  • 2,881 in Waikato (down 0.2 percent)
  • 2,083 in Wellington (up 11 percent)
  • 4,407 in rest of North Island (down 9.4 percent)
  • 6,799 in Canterbury (up 1.4 percent)
  • 3,951 in rest of South Island (up 12 percent).
"Region""2023""2024""2025"
"Northland"1150924725
"Auckland"170791382114760
"Waikato"387528872881
"Bay of Plenty"175014971382
"Gisborne"174172156
"Hawke's Bay"745718675
"Taranaki"537435438
"Manawatū-Whanganui"125911181031
"Wellington"312118832083
"Tasman"445301295
"Nelson"231243248
"Marlborough"281262175
"West Coast"206196183
"Canterbury"720967026799
"Otago"199621822676
"Southland"349335374

New dwellings consented per 1,000 residents

The number of new dwellings consented per 1,000 residents across New Zealand was 6.6 for the year ended September 2025, compared with 6.4 in the year ended September 2024. 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""2023""2024""2025"
"Northland"5.84.63.6
"Auckland"9.77.78.2
"Waikato"7.55.55.5
"Bay of Plenty"5.14.33.9
"Gisborne"3.33.22.9
"Hawke's Bay"4.243.7
"Taranaki"4.13.33.4
"Manawatū-Whanganui"4.94.33.9
"Wellington"5.83.53.8
"Tasman"7.554.9
"Nelson"4.34.54.6
"Marlborough"5.55.13.4
"West Coast"6.15.75.3
"Canterbury"10.79.89.9
"Otago"88.710.6
"Southland"3.43.23.6
"New Zealand"7.86.46.6

Non-residential building consents

In the year ended September 2025, non-residential building consents totalled $9.0 billion, down 1.9 percent from the year ended September 2024. This series can be influenced by price changes - non-residential construction prices (as measured by the capital goods price index) were up 1.6 percent in the year ended June 2025.

In the year ended September 2025, the non-residential building types with the highest values were:

  • offices, administration, and public transport buildings at $1.8 billion (up 7.3 percent)
  • factories at $1.3 billion (up 11 percent)
  • storage buildings at $1.3 billion (up 1.7 percent).
"Building type"202320242025
"Offices"148504062517101378031834315228
"Factories"123064789512095026481341676642
"Storage"147299339813071860831329327633
"Education"141263199910414088691267262838
"Health"14915569371277081385849156749
"Shops"1016054810845834060813621381
"Social"9790804931022582412775293746
"Hotels"299054699298111860286473112
"Farm"285827660246600402269034177
"Hostels and prisons"80484879168675570187863255

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Building consents issued: October 2025 will be released on 1 December 2025.

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