Source: Statistics New Zealand
There were 41,268 new homes consented in New Zealand in the year ended August 2026, up 21 percent compared with the year ended August 2025, according to figures released by Stats NZ today.
“This is the third consecutive month in which the annual number of new homes consented has exceeded 40,000, returning to levels last seen in 2023,” economic indicators spokesperson Michelle Feyen said.
| Period | All homes | Multi-unit homes | Stand-alone houses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-08-01 | 25839 | 6021 | 19818 |
| 2006-09-01 | 26101 | 6254 | 19847 |
| 2006-10-01 | 26577 | 6493 | 20084 |
| 2006-11-01 | 26514 | 6468 | 20046 |
| 2006-12-01 | 25952 | 5956 | 19996 |
| 2007-01-01 | 25932 | 5850 | 20082 |
| 2007-02-01 | 25770 | 5667 | 20103 |
| 2007-03-01 | 25740 | 5658 | 20082 |
| 2007-04-01 | 25964 | 5705 | 20259 |
| 2007-05-01 | 25958 | 5630 | 20328 |
| 2007-06-01 | 26538 | 6008 | 20530 |
| 2007-07-01 | 26553 | 5890 | 20663 |
| 2007-08-01 | 26624 | 5939 | 20685 |
| 2007-09-01 | 26067 | 5592 | 20475 |
| 2007-10-01 | 25777 | 5297 | 20480 |
| 2007-11-01 | 25734 | 5210 | 20524 |
| 2007-12-01 | 25590 | 5308 | 20282 |
| 2008-01-01 | 25453 | 5282 | 20171 |
| 2008-02-01 | 25235 | 5134 | 20101 |
| 2008-03-01 | 24533 | 4901 | 19632 |
| 2008-04-01 | 25124 | 5476 | 19648 |
| 2008-05-01 | 24455 | 5386 | 19069 |
| 2008-06-01 | 23261 | 4890 | 18371 |
| 2008-07-01 | 22536 | 4763 | 17773 |
| 2008-08-01 | 21356 | 4556 | 16800 |
| 2008-09-01 | 21003 | 4742 | 16261 |
| 2008-10-01 | 20089 | 4586 | 15503 |
| 2008-11-01 | 19068 | 4481 | 14587 |
| 2008-12-01 | 18456 | 4277 | 14179 |
| 2009-01-01 | 17525 | 4029 | 13496 |
| 2009-02-01 | 16710 | 3979 | 12731 |
| 2009-03-01 | 16234 | 3990 | 12244 |
| 2009-04-01 | 14870 | 3300 | 11570 |
| 2009-05-01 | 14455 | 3380 | 11075 |
| 2009-06-01 | 14175 | 3332 | 10843 |
| 2009-07-01 | 13954 | 3242 | 10712 |
| 2009-08-01 | 13821 | 3103 | 10718 |
| 2009-09-01 | 13616 | 2826 | 10790 |
| 2009-10-01 | 13867 | 2914 | 10953 |
| 2009-11-01 | 14199 | 2867 | 11332 |
| 2009-12-01 | 14425 | 2851 | 11574 |
| 2010-01-01 | 14655 | 2853 | 11802 |
| 2010-02-01 | 14971 | 2732 | 12239 |
| 2010-03-01 | 15381 | 2727 | 12654 |
| 2010-04-01 | 15772 | 2687 | 13085 |
| 2010-05-01 | 15894 | 2517 | 13377 |
| 2010-06-01 | 16167 | 2469 | 13698 |
| 2010-07-01 | 16426 | 2604 | 13822 |
| 2010-08-01 | 16460 | 2561 | 13899 |
| 2010-09-01 | 16292 | 2513 | 13779 |
| 2010-10-01 | 15991 | 2408 | 13583 |
| 2010-11-01 | 15961 | 2562 | 13399 |
| 2010-12-01 | 15602 | 2536 | 13066 |
| 2011-01-01 | 15427 | 2585 | 12842 |
| 2011-02-01 | 15025 | 2565 | 12460 |
| 2011-03-01 | 14611 | 2532 | 12079 |
| 2011-04-01 | 14138 | 2427 | 11711 |
| 2011-05-01 | 13917 | 2412 | 11505 |
| 2011-06-01 | 13539 | 2406 | 11133 |
| 2011-07-01 | 13236 | 2301 | 10935 |
| 2011-08-01 | 13516 | 2527 | 10989 |
| 2011-09-01 | 13500 | 2576 | 10924 |
| 2011-10-01 | 13615 | 2623 | 10992 |
| 2011-11-01 | 13529 | 2470 | 11059 |
| 2011-12-01 | 13662 | 2550 | 11112 |
| 2012-01-01 | 13893 | 2632 | 11261 |
| 2012-02-01 | 14124 | 2630 | 11494 |
| 2012-03-01 | 14596 | 2749 | 11847 |
| 2012-04-01 | 14899 | 2878 | 12021 |
| 2012-05-01 | 15132 | 2853 | 12279 |
| 2012-06-01 | 15414 | 2917 | 12497 |
| 2012-07-01 | 15722 | 3070 | 12652 |
| 2012-08-01 | 15726 | 2986 | 12740 |
| 2012-09-01 | 16000 | 3017 | 12983 |
| 2012-10-01 | 16401 | 3133 | 13268 |
| 2012-11-01 | 16675 | 3128 | 13547 |
| 2012-12-01 | 16929 | 3196 | 13733 |
| 2013-01-01 | 17143 | 3116 | 14027 |
| 2013-02-01 | 17481 | 3224 | 14257 |
| 2013-03-01 | 17397 | 3076 | 14321 |
| 2013-04-01 | 17922 | 3209 | 14713 |
| 2013-05-01 | 18521 | 3497 | 15024 |
| 2013-06-01 | 18783 | 3550 | 15233 |
| 2013-07-01 | 19198 | 3586 | 15612 |
| 2013-08-01 | 19433 | 3614 | 15819 |
| 2013-09-01 | 19775 | 3668 | 16107 |
| 2013-10-01 | 20027 | 3695 | 16332 |
| 2013-11-01 | 20636 | 4251 | 16385 |
| 2013-12-01 | 21290 | 4569 | 16721 |
| 2014-01-01 | 21622 | 4677 | 16945 |
| 2014-02-01 | 21848 | 4683 | 17165 |
| 2014-03-01 | 22372 | 4881 | 17491 |
| 2014-04-01 | 22699 | 5185 | 17514 |
| 2014-05-01 | 22853 | 5178 | 17675 |
| 2014-06-01 | 23316 | 5392 | 17924 |
| 2014-07-01 | 23705 | 5682 | 18023 |
| 2014-08-01 | 24016 | 5964 | 18052 |
| 2014-09-01 | 24139 | 6108 | 18031 |
| 2014-10-01 | 24400 | 6225 | 18175 |
| 2014-11-01 | 24553 | 6258 | 18295 |
| 2014-12-01 | 24717 | 6358 | 18359 |
| 2015-01-01 | 24776 | 6628 | 18148 |
| 2015-02-01 | 24766 | 6762 | 18004 |
| 2015-03-01 | 25038 | 7026 | 18012 |
| 2015-04-01 | 25068 | 7065 | 18003 |
| 2015-05-01 | 25114 | 7209 | 17905 |
| 2015-06-01 | 25154 | 7237 | 17917 |
| 2015-07-01 | 25696 | 7564 | 18132 |
| 2015-08-01 | 25928 | 7662 | 18266 |
| 2015-09-01 | 26185 | 7630 | 18555 |
| 2015-10-01 | 26382 | 7784 | 18598 |
| 2015-11-01 | 26793 | 7970 | 18823 |
| 2015-12-01 | 27132 | 8094 | 19038 |
| 2016-01-01 | 27124 | 7941 | 19183 |
| 2016-02-01 | 27745 | 8199 | 19546 |
| 2016-03-01 | 27789 | 8068 | 19721 |
| 2016-04-01 | 28038 | 7940 | 20098 |
| 2016-05-01 | 28387 | 7920 | 20467 |
| 2016-06-01 | 29097 | 8269 | 20828 |
| 2016-07-01 | 29084 | 8294 | 20790 |
| 2016-08-01 | 29627 | 8439 | 21188 |
| 2016-09-01 | 29999 | 8700 | 21299 |
| 2016-10-01 | 30225 | 8856 | 21369 |
| 2016-11-01 | 30399 | 9008 | 21391 |
| 2016-12-01 | 30066 | 8756 | 21310 |
| 2017-01-01 | 30123 | 8846 | 21277 |
| 2017-02-01 | 30162 | 8836 | 21326 |
| 2017-03-01 | 30626 | 9192 | 21434 |
| 2017-04-01 | 30371 | 9192 | 21179 |
| 2017-05-01 | 30645 | 9383 | 21262 |
| 2017-06-01 | 30453 | 9363 | 21090 |
| 2017-07-01 | 30404 | 9175 | 21229 |
| 2017-08-01 | 30736 | 9497 | 21239 |
| 2017-09-01 | 30892 | 9702 | 21190 |
| 2017-10-01 | 30866 | 9672 | 21194 |
| 2017-11-01 | 31123 | 9945 | 21178 |
| 2017-12-01 | 31087 | 10065 | 21022 |
| 2018-01-01 | 31251 | 10102 | 21149 |
| 2018-02-01 | 31245 | 10193 | 21052 |
| 2018-03-01 | 31392 | 10510 | 20882 |
| 2018-04-01 | 32015 | 11006 | 21009 |
| 2018-05-01 | 32628 | 11491 | 21137 |
| 2018-06-01 | 32860 | 11684 | 21176 |
| 2018-07-01 | 32850 | 11843 | 21007 |
| 2018-08-01 | 32759 | 11897 | 20862 |
| 2018-09-01 | 32548 | 11856 | 20692 |
| 2018-10-01 | 32925 | 12007 | 20918 |
| 2018-11-01 | 32783 | 11726 | 21057 |
| 2018-12-01 | 32996 | 11871 | 21125 |
| 2019-01-01 | 33576 | 12306 | 21270 |
| 2019-02-01 | 34262 | 12842 | 21420 |
| 2019-03-01 | 34516 | 12900 | 21616 |
| 2019-04-01 | 34392 | 12731 | 21661 |
| 2019-05-01 | 34709 | 13200 | 21509 |
| 2019-06-01 | 34804 | 13366 | 21438 |
| 2019-07-01 | 35472 | 13664 | 21808 |
| 2019-08-01 | 35662 | 13776 | 21886 |
| 2019-09-01 | 36450 | 14493 | 21957 |
| 2019-10-01 | 36936 | 14874 | 22062 |
| 2019-11-01 | 37054 | 14995 | 22059 |
| 2019-12-01 | 37627 | 15358 | 22269 |
| 2020-01-01 | 37695 | 15367 | 22328 |
| 2020-02-01 | 37882 | 15374 | 22508 |
| 2020-03-01 | 37617 | 15326 | 22291 |
| 2020-04-01 | 37186 | 15190 | 21996 |
| 2020-05-01 | 37024 | 15109 | 21915 |
| 2020-06-01 | 37614 | 15473 | 22141 |
| 2020-07-01 | 37585 | 15607 | 21978 |
| 2020-08-01 | 37476 | 15656 | 21820 |
| 2020-09-01 | 37734 | 15606 | 22128 |
| 2020-10-01 | 37981 | 16034 | 21947 |
| 2020-11-01 | 38624 | 16627 | 21997 |
| 2020-12-01 | 39420 | 17208 | 22212 |
| 2021-01-01 | 39881 | 17766 | 22115 |
| 2021-02-01 | 39725 | 17660 | 22065 |
| 2021-03-01 | 41032 | 18257 | 22775 |
| 2021-04-01 | 42853 | 19302 | 23551 |
| 2021-05-01 | 43492 | 19449 | 24043 |
| 2021-06-01 | 44331 | 19799 | 24532 |
| 2021-07-01 | 45162 | 20252 | 24910 |
| 2021-08-01 | 46514 | 21210 | 25304 |
| 2021-09-01 | 47430 | 21967 | 25463 |
| 2021-10-01 | 47819 | 22210 | 25609 |
| 2021-11-01 | 48630 | 22949 | 25681 |
| 2021-12-01 | 49007 | 23420 | 25587 |
| 2022-01-01 | 48817 | 23282 | 25535 |
| 2022-02-01 | 49883 | 24342 | 25541 |
| 2022-03-01 | 50964 | 25562 | 25402 |
| 2022-04-01 | 50688 | 25773 | 24915 |
| 2022-05-01 | 51015 | 26479 | 24536 |
| 2022-06-01 | 50736 | 26823 | 23913 |
| 2022-07-01 | 50614 | 27287 | 23327 |
| 2022-08-01 | 50653 | 27593 | 23060 |
| 2022-09-01 | 50732 | 28035 | 22697 |
| 2022-10-01 | 50252 | 28116 | 22136 |
| 2022-11-01 | 50209 | 28364 | 21845 |
| 2022-12-01 | 49538 | 28138 | 21400 |
| 2023-01-01 | 49480 | 28448 | 21032 |
| 2023-02-01 | 48257 | 27872 | 20385 |
| 2023-03-01 | 46925 | 27257 | 19668 |
| 2023-04-01 | 45967 | 26829 | 19138 |
| 2023-05-01 | 45164 | 26430 | 18734 |
| 2023-06-01 | 44529 | 26031 | 18498 |
| 2023-07-01 | 43487 | 25536 | 17951 |
| 2023-08-01 | 42110 | 24843 | 17267 |
| 2023-09-01 | 40408 | 23789 | 16619 |
| 2023-10-01 | 39900 | 23567 | 16333 |
| 2023-11-01 | 38209 | 22251 | 15958 |
| 2023-12-01 | 37239 | 21564 | 15675 |
| 2024-01-01 | 36453 | 20946 | 15507 |
| 2024-02-01 | 36276 | 20775 | 15501 |
| 2024-03-01 | 35236 | 20070 | 15166 |
| 2024-04-01 | 35401 | 20004 | 15397 |
| 2024-05-01 | 34851 | 19542 | 15309 |
| 2024-06-01 | 33627 | 18711 | 14916 |
| 2024-07-01 | 33921 | 18503 | 15418 |
| 2024-08-01 | 33632 | 18035 | 15597 |
| 2024-09-01 | 33677 | 17902 | 15775 |
| 2024-10-01 | 33467 | 17584 | 15883 |
| 2024-11-01 | 33609 | 17786 | 15823 |
| 2024-12-01 | 33600 | 17820 | 15780 |
| 2025-01-01 | 33812 | 17854 | 15958 |
| 2025-02-01 | 33595 | 17743 | 15852 |
| 2025-03-01 | 34062 | 18087 | 15975 |
| 2025-04-01 | 33554 | 17785 | 15769 |
| 2025-05-01 | 33530 | 17852 | 15678 |
| 2025-06-01 | 33979 | 18121 | 15858 |
| 2025-07-01 | 33879 | 18194 | 15685 |
| 2025-08-01 | 34078 | 18323 | 15755 |
| 2025-09-01 | 34882 | 18904 | 15978 |
| 2025-10-01 | 35552 | 19369 | 16183 |
| 2025-11-01 | 35969 | 19581 | 16388 |
| 2025-12-01 | 36619 | 19984 | 16635 |
| 2026-01-01 | 36944 | 20196 | 16748 |
| 2026-02-01 | 37534 | 20445 | 17089 |
| 2026-03-01 | 37813 | 20369 | 17444 |
| 2026-04-01 | 39087 | 21187 | 17900 |
| 2026-05-01 | 39737 | 21466 | 18271 |
| 2026-06-01 | 40581 | 21954 | 18627 |
| 2026-07-01 | 40908 | 22024 | 18884 |
| 2026-08-01 | 41268 | 22172 | 19096 |
Stats NZ
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There were 19,096 stand-alone houses consented in the year ended August 2026, up 21 percent compared with the previous August year.
There were 22,172 multi-unit homes, up 21 percent over the same period. Multi-unit homes include townhouses, flats, apartments, and retirement village units.
Of the multi-unit homes consented in the year ended August 2026, compared with the year ended August 2025, there were:
- 18,085 townhouses, flats, and units (up 25 percent)
- 2,381 apartments (down 4.0 percent)
- 1,706 retirement village units (up 27 percent).
“Townhouses, flats, and units accounted for half of the annual increase in new homes consented,” Feyen said.
| Dwelling type | Stand-alone houses | Apartments | Retirement village units | Townhouses, flats, and units |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 25304 | 4094 | 2526 | 14590 |
| 2022 | 23060 | 4096 | 2816 | 20681 |
| 2023 | 17267 | 3801 | 2884 | 18158 |
| 2024 | 15597 | 1704 | 1723 | 14608 |
| 2025 | 15755 | 2479 | 1341 | 14503 |
| 2026 | 19096 | 2381 | 1706 | 18085 |
Stats NZ
New home consents increase in 15 of 16 regions
The West Coast was the only region to issue fewer new home consents in the year ended August 2026, compared with the previous August year.
Auckland and Canterbury accounted for more than 70 percent of the national increase. Stand-alone houses drove the increase in Auckland, up 39 percent, while multi-unit homes drove the increase in Canterbury, up 44 percent.
The five regions with the highest number of new homes consented in the year ended August 2026, compared with the year ended August 2025, were:
- Auckland with 17,264 (up 19 percent)
- Canterbury with 8,933 (up 35 percent)
- Waikato with 3,219 (up 14 percent)
- Otago with 2,987 (up 21 percent)
- Wellington with 2,356 (up 18 percent).
On a per capita basis, Queenstown-Lakes district had the highest number of new homes consented in the year ended August 2026, at 38.7 new homes per 1,000 residents, followed by Selwyn district at 27.6.
Nationally, 7.7 new homes were consented per 1,000 residents in the year ended August 2026.
New home consents increase in the August month
In August 2026, 3,440 new homes were consented, up 12 percent from August 2025.
Of the new homes consented in August 2026, compared with August 2025, there were:
- 1,704 stand-alone houses (up 14 percent)
- 1,455 townhouses, flats, and units (up 21 percent)
- 153 retirement village units (up 15 percent)
- 128 apartments (down 50 percent).
| Month | Aug-16 | Aug-17 | Aug-18 | Aug-19 | Aug-20 | Aug-21 | Aug-22 | Aug-23 | Aug-24 | Aug-25 | Aug-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 2834 | 3166 | 3075 | 3265 | 3156 | 4508 | 4547 | 3170 | 2881 | 3080 | 3440 |
Stats NZ
In seasonally adjusted terms, the number of new homes consented increased 5.6 percent in August 2026, compared with July 2026. This follows a seasonally adjusted fall of 4.5 percent in July 2026.