Source: Statistics New Zealand
Annual number of home consents up 19 percent – news story
2 July 2026
There were 39,737 new homes consented in New Zealand in the year ended May 2026, up 19 percent compared with the year ended May 2025, according to figures released by Stats NZ today.
“The annual increase in new home consents followed declines in May for the last three years, and consent numbers remain below the record peak reached in 2022,” economic indicators spokesperson Michelle Feyen said.
There were 18,271 stand-alone houses consented in the year ended May 2026, up 17 percent compared with the previous year.
There were 21,466 multi-unit homes consented, up 20 percent over the same period.
Of the multi-unit homes consented in the year ended May 2026, compared with the year ended May 2025, there were:
- 17,230 townhouses, flats, and units (up 22 percent)
- 2,554 apartments (up 20 percent)
- 1,682 retirement village units (up 3.4 percent).
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