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Recent updates

  • Building consent drop less than expected
    A drop in building consents in January wasn’t enough to reverse a trend of increasing construction activity, Statistics NZ said today. “The trend for new dwellings has doubled since the historic low point in March 2011, but is still 28% below the peak in January 2004,” industry and labour statistics manager Blair Cardno said.
    28-02-2014 more >>
  • Building consent figures continue to grow
    There were 22% more new houses consented for in September compared to the year before, Statistics New Zealand says.
    02-11-2012 more >>
  • Building consent figures rise
    Canterbury’s recovery is making a big difference to the number of building consents recorded nationwide. Statistics New Zealand said today that the total value of residential building consents rose 27% to $456 million for June 2012. The value trend has increased 30% since April 2011.
    30-07-2012 more >>
  • Building consents continue upward trend
    More than a third more residential building projects were consented in May 2012 compared to the same month a year ago.
    29-06-2012 more >>
  • Building consents continue upward trend
    More than a third more residential building projects were consented in May 2012 compared to the same month a year ago.
    29-06-2012 more >>
  • Residential slowdown leads building slump
    A decline in residential activity led a 0.4 per cent drop in building work in the March 2012 quarter, Statistics New Zealand has revealed.
    06-06-2012 more >>
  • Housing consents suffer from April fall
    Housing consent numbers suffered an April fall after a large jump in March, but remain 33% above April 2011, according to Statistics New Zealand.
    30-05-2012 more >>
  • Housing consent numbers hit four-year high
    The number of housing consents issued both nationwide and in Auckland hit a four-year high in March.
    30-04-2012 more >>
  • Housing consents down in February
    Housing consents fell 6.7% in February after an 8.1% rise the month before, but Statistics New Zealand said the overall consents trend remains upward.
    30-03-2012 more >>
  • Building activity picks up from historic low
    Residential building work and the Canterbury reconstruction helped building activity increase 2.9% in the December quarter from the previous quarter's decade-low.
    05-03-2012 more >>

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