Auckland tops national average for housing consents

Photo: Auckland Council Auckland continues to drive housing growth, recording new home consents well above the national average on a per capita basis in the year to March 2026. The region reached 8.8 homes per 1,000 residents, ahead of the national rate of 7.1, while Canterbury and Otago led overall with the highest per capita building activity. According to new figures from Stats NZ, there were 37,813 new homes consented in Aotearoa New Zealand in the year ended March 2026, up 11 percent compared with the year ended March 2025. “New home consents increased in the year ended March 2026, follow...