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Non-residential building consents
Consents strong in March, but shadow of conflict looms
1 May 2026
Our take on the latest Non-residential building consents (Fri 1 May 2026)
Value of non-res consents
Monthly consents
Hostel consents
$862m
15%$119mIn March 2026
From Mar 2025
From Mar 2025
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Non-residential building consents
Non-res consents slightly softer, but the outlook is deteriorating
Wed 1 Apr 2026
Monthly
$693m Value of non-res consents in February 2026
+0.7% Annual consents from February 202521% Public sector consents from February 2025Non-residential building consents
Non-res consents hold steady in January
Tue 3 Mar 2026
Monthly
$607m Value of non-res consents in January 2026
$82m Office consents from January 2025
Provincial areas outperforming urban centresNon-residential building consents
A weak end to 2025 for non-residential consents
Tue 3 Feb 2026
Monthly
$584m Value of non-res consents in December 2025
Non-residential consents weakest month since Dec 2024 (seas adj)
11% Public sector consents from the December 2024 quarter