Building consents for new dwellings in New Zealand fell 7.9% month-over-month in September 2026, reversing a downwardly revised 5.3% rise in August. A total of 3,570 new homes were consented in September, including 1,733 stand-alone houses, 1,305 townhouses, flats, and units, 411 apartments, and 121 retirement village units. In the year ended September 2026, the total number of new homes consented was 41,091, up 17.8% from the year ended September 2025. Stand-alone houses accounted for 19,228 consents, up 20.8%, while multi-unit homes advanced 15.7% to 21,863. Townhouses, flats, and units rose 18% to 17,756, apartments dropped 10.7% to 2,356, and retirement village units surged 43.5% to 1,751. Meanwhile, New Zealand recorded 7.7 new home consents per 1,000 residents in the year ended September 2026. source: Statistics New Zealand

Building Permits MoM in New Zealand decreased to -7.90 percent in September from 5.30 percent in August of 2026. Building Permits MoM in New Zealand averaged 0.68 percent from 1995 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 36.40 percent in April of 2008 and a record low of -41.40 percent in April of 2005. This page includes a chart with historical data for New Zealand New Dwellings Building Consents MoM. New Zealand New Dwellings Building Consents MoM - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on November of 2026.

Building Permits MoM in New Zealand decreased to -7.90 percent in September from 5.30 percent in August of 2026. Building Permits MoM in New Zealand is expected to be -1.60 percent 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 MoM is projected to trend around 1.00 percent in 2027 and 0.50 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-09-30 09:45 PM
Building Permits MoM
Aug 5.6% -4.5% 0.9%
2026-11-02 09:45 PM
Building Permits MoM
Sep -7.9% 5.3% -4%
2026-12-01 09:45 PM
Building Permits MoM
Oct -7.9%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Average House Prices 892580.00 894977.00 NZD Sep 2026
Building Permits 3218.00 3495.00 Units Sep 2026
Building Permits MoM -7.90 5.30 percent Sep 2026
Construction Output 5.20 -4.18 percent Jun 2026
Home Ownership Rate 66.00 64.50 percent Dec 2023
House Price Index MoM -0.30 -0.40 percent Sep 2026
House Price Index YoY -0.90 -1.30 percent Sep 2026
Housing Index 2267.00 2273.00 Points Sep 2026
Price to Rent Ratio 121.82 121.53 points Mar 2026
Residential Property Prices -0.69 -0.62 Percent Jun 2026


New Zealand New Dwellings Building Consents MoM
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.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-7.90 5.30 36.40 -41.40 1995 - 2026 percent Monthly
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New Zealand Building Permits Drop 7.9% in September
Building consents for new dwellings in New Zealand fell 7.9% month-over-month in September 2026, reversing a downwardly revised 5.3% rise in August. A total of 3,570 new homes were consented in September, including 1,733 stand-alone houses, 1,305 townhouses, flats, and units, 411 apartments, and 121 retirement village units. In the year ended September 2026, the total number of new homes consented was 41,091, up 17.8% from the year ended September 2025. Stand-alone houses accounted for 19,228 consents, up 20.8%, while multi-unit homes advanced 15.7% to 21,863. Townhouses, flats, and units rose 18% to 17,756, apartments dropped 10.7% to 2,356, and retirement village units surged 43.5% to 1,751. Meanwhile, New Zealand recorded 7.7 new home consents per 1,000 residents in the year ended September 2026.
2026-11-02
New Zealand Building Permits Rise in August
New home consents in New Zealand rose 5.6% month-over-month in August 2026, following a downwardly revised 4.5% decline in July. A total of 3,440 new homes were consented in August, including 1,704 stand-alone houses, 1,455 townhouses, flats, and units, 128 apartments, and 153 retirement village units. In the year ended August 2026, the total number of new homes consented was 41,268, up 21% from the year ended August 2025. Stand-alone houses accounted for 19,096 consents, also up 21%, while multi-unit homes increased 21% to 22,172. Townhouses, flats, and units rose 25% to 18,085, apartments fell 4.0% to 2,381, and retirement village units increased 27% to 1,706. Meanwhile, New Zealand recorded 7.7 new home consents per 1,000 residents in the year ended August 2026.
2026-09-30
New Zealand Building Permits Drop 4.3% in July
Building consents for new dwellings in New Zealand fell 4.3% month-on-month in July 2026, following an upwardly revised 3.7% drop in June, marking the fourth decline so far this year. A total of 3,579 new dwellings were consented, including 1,769 stand-alone houses, 1,567 townhouses, flats, and units, 196 apartments, and 47 retirement village units. In the year ended July 2026, the total number of new dwellings consented was 40,908, up 21% from the year ended July 2025. Meanwhile, New Zealand recorded 7.7 new dwelling consents per 1,000 residents, up from 6.4 per 1,000 in the previous year. The record for new dwelling consents per 1,000 residents was 13.4 in the year ended December 1973.
2026-09-01