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 3250 Units in December from 3406 Units in November of 2025. Building Permits in New Zealand averaged 2286.72 Units from 1995 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 4506.00 Units in February 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 3237.00 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 3388.00 Units in 2027 and 3361.00 Units in 2028, according to our econometric models.

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Average House Prices	910285.00	910118.00	NZD	Jan 2026
Building Permits	3250.00	3406.00	Units	Dec 2025
Building Permits MoM	-4.60	2.70	percent	Dec 2025
Construction Output	-4.36	-9.92	percent	Sep 2025
Home Ownership Rate	66.00	64.50	percent	Dec 2023
House Price Index MoM	0.00	0.30	percent	Jan 2026
House Price Index YoY	-0.40	0.80	percent	Jan 2026
Housing Index	2312.00	2311.00	Points	Jan 2026
Price to Rent Ratio	124.15	125.05		Mar 2025
Residential Property Prices	-1.15	-1.90	Percent	Jun 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.