Name: New Zealand New Dwellings Building Consents
Creator: TRADING ECONOMICS
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Keywords: New Zealand,Building Permits,data,chart,actual,historical,values,calendar,forecast,graph,2025,2026,2027

Building Permits in New Zealand decreased to 3661 Units in May from 3814 Units in April of 2026. Building Permits in New Zealand averaged 2303.46 Units from 1995 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 4525.00 Units in March of 2022 and a record low of 992.00 Units in January of 2009. source: Statistics New Zealand

Building Permits in New Zealand is expected to be 3515.00 Units by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the New Zealand New Dwellings Building Consents is projected to trend around 3503.00 Units in 2027 and 3521.00 Units in 2028, according to our econometric models.

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Average House Prices	912190.00	912406.00	NZD	May 2026
Building Permits	3661.00	3814.00	Units	May 2026
Building Permits MoM	-4.00	11.10	percent	May 2026
Construction Output	-5.91	-0.99	percent	Mar 2026
Home Ownership Rate	66.00	64.50	percent	Dec 2023
House Price Index MoM	0.00	0.30	percent	May 2026
House Price Index YoY	-0.20	-0.20	percent	May 2026
Housing Index	2316.00	2317.00	Points	May 2026
Price to Rent Ratio	123.68	124.15		Jun 2025
Residential Property Prices	-1.26	-0.53	Percent	Dec 2025

New Zealand New Dwellings Building Consents

In New Zealand, the Building Consents Issued release summarizes information on all building consents issued, for more than $4,999, within New Zealand during the reference month. A dwelling is a construction that is built for habitation. Within an apartment building, each separate apartment is considered a dwelling. Number of new dwelling units authorized includes government dwellings.