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New homes consented: NZ data and downloads

New dwellings consented was 3,440 in Aug 2026, up 11.7% on a year earlier.

Updated

Source: Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa. Last retrieved 10 October 2026.

New homes consented
New dwellings consentedNew dwellings consented (seasonally adjusted)New houses consentedNew apartments, townhouses, units and other dwellings consented
New homes consented. New dwellings consented, Apr 1965 to Aug 2026, latest 3,440. New dwellings consented (seasonally adjusted), Jan 1995 to Aug 2026, latest 3,525. New houses consented, Apr 1990 to Aug 2026, latest 1,704. New apartments, townhouses, units and other dwellings consented, Apr 1990 to Aug 2026, latest 1,736.02,0004,0006,0001965197519851996200620162026
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PeriodNew dwellings consented (number)New dwellings consented (seasonally adjusted) (number)New houses consented (number)New apartments, townhouses, units and other dwellings consented (number)
Aug 20263,4403,5251,7041,736
Jul 20263,5793,3371,7691,810
Jun 20263,4713,4931,6581,813
May 20263,8013,6241,8351,966
Apr 20263,6923,8191,6042,088
Mar 20263,6773,3911,7291,948
Feb 20263,1683,4201,5321,636
Jan 20262,5283,3451,1901,338
Dec 20253,1283,2621,2991,829
Nov 20253,5173,4091,6071,910
Oct 20253,5203,3251,5681,952
Sep 20253,7473,3551,6012,146
Aug 20253,0803,1091,4921,588
Jul 20253,2523,0071,5121,740
Jun 20252,6272,8151,3021,325
May 20253,1512,9011,4641,687
Apr 20252,4182,5481,1481,270
Mar 20253,3983,1661,3742,024
Feb 20252,5782,7841,1911,387
Jan 20252,2032,8061,0771,126
Full data: new dwellings consented
Aug 2026New dwellings consented 3,440New dwellings consented (seasonally adjusted) 3,525New houses consented 1,704New apartments, townhouses, units and other dwellings consented 1,736
New homes consented. New dwellings consented: 3,440 in Aug 2026. New dwellings consented (seasonally adjusted): 3,525 in Aug 2026. New houses consented: 1,704 in Aug 2026. New apartments, townhouses, units and other dwellings consented: 1,736 in Aug 2026.

Lines break at accounting-basis changes and missing periods. Source: Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa.

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New homes consented: NZ data and downloads: definitions

The number of new dwellings (homes) consented each month, from building consent data. Houses and apartments/townhouses/units are shown separately, plus a seasonally adjusted total.

New homes consented: NZ data and downloads: comparison limits

These affect how the figures can be compared.

  • A consent is permission to build, not a completed home. Some consented homes are built late or never; there is no official national series of completions.
  • Monthly numbers are volatile; use annual totals or the seasonally adjusted series for trends.

New homes consented: NZ data and downloads: data by period

The latest ten periods for up to the first six series. Downloads contain every published observation.

PeriodNew dwellings consentedNew dwellings consented (seasonally adjusted)New houses consentedNew apartments, townhouses, units and other dwellings consented
Aug 20263,4403,5251,7041,736
Jul 20263,5793,3371,7691,810
Jun 20263,4713,4931,6581,813
May 20263,8013,6241,8351,966
Apr 20263,6923,8191,6042,088
Mar 20263,6773,3911,7291,948
Feb 20263,1683,4201,5321,636
Jan 20262,5283,3451,1901,338
Dec 20253,1283,2621,2991,829
Nov 20253,5173,4091,6071,910

New homes consented: NZ data and downloads: questions for your AI

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    The attached CSV is New homes consented (new-dwellings-consented), from Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa, Building consents issued (monthly, by region). Describe how each measure has changed, naming its unit and period. Treat changes in basis and missing periods as breaks. Distinguish observation from explanation. Limitations: A consent is permission to build, not a completed home. Some consented homes are built late or never; there is no official national series of completions. Monthly numbers are volatile; use annual totals or the seasonally adjusted series for trends.. Do not infer causation from changes during government terms.

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Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa, Building consents issued (monthly, by region)
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10 October 2026