There were 40,908 new homes consented in New Zealand in the year ended July 2026, up 21 percent compared with the year ended July 2025, according to figures released by Stats NZ today.
This was an increase of just over 7,000 homes from the 33,879 consented in the previous July year.
“Annual home consent numbers have continued to strengthen in recent months, with increases in both stand-alone houses and multi-unit homes,” economic indicators spokesperson Michelle Feyen said.
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| 2021-06-01 | 24532 |
| 2021-07-01 | 24910 |
| 2021-08-01 | 25304 |
| 2021-09-01 | 25463 |
| 2021-10-01 | 25609 |
| 2021-11-01 | 25681 |
| 2021-12-01 | 25587 |
| 2022-01-01 | 25535 |
| 2022-02-01 | 25541 |
| 2022-03-01 | 25402 |
| 2022-04-01 | 24915 |
| 2022-05-01 | 24536 |
| 2022-06-01 | 23913 |
| 2022-07-01 | 23327 |
| 2022-08-01 | 23060 |
| 2022-09-01 | 22697 |
| 2022-10-01 | 22136 |
| 2022-11-01 | 21845 |
| 2022-12-01 | 21400 |
| 2023-01-01 | 21032 |
| 2023-02-01 | 20385 |
| 2023-03-01 | 19668 |
| 2023-04-01 | 19138 |
| 2023-05-01 | 18734 |
| 2023-06-01 | 18498 |
| 2023-07-01 | 17951 |
| 2023-08-01 | 17267 |
| 2023-09-01 | 16619 |
| 2023-10-01 | 16333 |
| 2023-11-01 | 15958 |
| 2023-12-01 | 15675 |
| 2024-01-01 | 15507 |
| 2024-02-01 | 15501 |
| 2024-03-01 | 15166 |
| 2024-04-01 | 15397 |
| 2024-05-01 | 15309 |
| 2024-06-01 | 14916 |
| 2024-07-01 | 15418 |
| 2024-08-01 | 15597 |
| 2024-09-01 | 15775 |
| 2024-10-01 | 15883 |
| 2024-11-01 | 15823 |
| 2024-12-01 | 15780 |
| 2025-01-01 | 15958 |
| 2025-02-01 | 15852 |
| 2025-03-01 | 15975 |
| 2025-04-01 | 15769 |
| 2025-05-01 | 15678 |
| 2025-06-01 | 15858 |
| 2025-07-01 | 15685 |
| 2025-08-01 | 15755 |
| 2025-09-01 | 15978 |
| 2025-10-01 | 16183 |
| 2025-11-01 | 16388 |
| 2025-12-01 | 16635 |
| 2026-01-01 | 16748 |
| 2026-02-01 | 17089 |
| 2026-03-01 | 17444 |
| 2026-04-01 | 17900 |
| 2026-05-01 | 18271 |
| 2026-06-01 | 18627 |
| 2026-07-01 | 18884 |
There were 18,884 stand-alone houses consented in the year ended July 2026, up 20 percent compared with the previous year.
There were 22,024 multi-unit homes consented, up 21 percent over the same period.
Of the multi-unit homes consented in the year ended July 2026, compared with the year ended July 2025, there were:
- 17,829 townhouses, flats, and units (up 23 percent)
- 2,509 apartments (up 11 percent)
- 1,686 retirement village units (up 14 percent).
“Multi-unit homes accounted for just over half of all new homes consented in the latest year,” Feyen said.
| Dwelling type | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
| Stand-alone houses | 24910 | 23327 | 17951 | 15418 | 15685 | 18884 |
| Apartments | 4127 | 3860 | 4070 | 1796 | 2270 | 2509 |
| Retirement village units | 2360 | 2644 | 3015 | 1758 | 1483 | 1686 |
| “Townhouses | 13765 | 20783 | 18451 | 14949 | 14441 | 17829 |
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Home consents increase in 14 of 16 regions
In the year ended July 2026, 14 of the 16 regions had more new homes consented than in the previous July year.
The regions with the highest number of new homes consented in the year ended July 2026 (compared with the year ended July 2025) were:
- Auckland with 17,260 (up 20 percent)
- Canterbury with 8,732 (up 33 percent)
- Waikato with 3,226 (up 15 percent)
- Otago with 2,950 (up 21 percent)
- Wellington with 2,301 (up 17 percent).
“Of these regions, Canterbury had the strongest annual growth in the number of new homes consented, driven by higher numbers in both Christchurch city and Selwyn district,” Feyen said.
In Canterbury, 4,773 new homes were consented in Christchurch city, up 28 percent from the previous July year, while 2,355 were consented in the Selwyn district, up 59 percent.
| Region | Auckland | Waikato | Wellington | Canterbury | Otago |
| 2006 | 7301 | 3227 | 2052 | 4163 | 1468 |
| 2007 | 6723 | 3774 | 2085 | 4493 | 1560 |
| 2008 | 5599 | 2860 | 2183 | 3652 | 1285 |
| 2009 | 3215 | 1714 | 1428 | 2256 | 910 |
| 2010 | 3733 | 2104 | 1438 | 3009 | 1016 |
| 2011 | 3422 | 1600 | 1192 | 2271 | 824 |
| 2012 | 4262 | 1782 | 1230 | 3408 | 858 |
| 2013 | 5491 | 2047 | 1396 | 4806 | 1030 |
| 2014 | 7166 | 2469 | 1557 | 6815 | 1301 |
| 2015 | 8562 | 2498 | 1581 | 7007 | 1319 |
| 2016 | 9619 | 3465 | 1821 | 6366 | 1593 |
| 2017 | 10051 | 3572 | 2234 | 5180 | 2137 |
| 2018 | 12845 | 3434 | 2736 | 4728 | 2106 |
| 2019 | 14236 | 4102 | 2724 | 5081 | 2110 |
| 2020 | 14895 | 4135 | 3125 | 5729 | 2254 |
| 2021 | 19158 | 4794 | 3268 | 6811 | 2063 |
| 2022 | 21743 | 5021 | 3927 | 8556 | 2473 |
| 2023 | 18743 | 4121 | 3252 | 7650 | 2122 |
| 2024 | 13662 | 3022 | 2118 | 6762 | 2118 |
| 2025 | 14347 | 2807 | 1962 | 6586 | 2433 |
| 2026 | 17260 | 3226 | 2301 | 8732 | 2950 |
Home consent rates highest in Canterbury and Otago
Nationally, 7.7 new homes were consented per 1,000 residents in the year ended July 2026, up from 6.4 in the previous July year.
Canterbury had the highest regional rate, at 12.5 new homes per 1,000 residents, followed by Otago at 11.6.
At territorial authority level, Queenstown-Lakes district had the highest rate, at 38.7 new homes per 1,000 residents, followed by the Selwyn district at 26.9.
Monthly home consents
There were 3,579 new homes consented in July 2026, up 10 percent compared with July 2025.
Of the homes consented in July 2026, there were:
- 1,769 stand-alone houses (up 17 percent)
- 1,567 townhouses, flats, and units (up 11 percent)
- 196 apartments (up 2.1 percent)
- 47 retirement village units (down 65 percent).
After seasonal adjustment, the number of new homes consented fell 4.3 percent in July 2026, following a 3.7 percent fall in June 2026.
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