Source: Statistics New Zealand
Home consents down in year ended March 2025 – 2 May 2025 – There were 34,062 new homes consented in Aotearoa New Zealand in the year ended March 2025, down 3.3 percent compared with the year ended March 2024, according to figures released by Stats NZ today.
In the year ended March 2025, the North Island recorded 23,570 new home consents, a decrease of 7.1 percent compared with the year ended March 2024. In contrast, the South Island saw a 6.4 percent increase over the same period, reaching 10,491 new homes consented.
“The increase in the South Island was driven by higher numbers of new homes consented in Otago, Tasman, and Canterbury compared with the same period last year,” economic indicators spokesperson Michelle Feyen said.
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