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Residential building consents
Residential consent momentum trends sideways
1 May 2026
Our take on the latest Residential building consents (Fri 1 May 2026)
Annual consents
Consents trend sideways
Townhouse consents
37,813
3,300pm
14%paOver March 2026 year
On a seas. adj. basis
Over March 2026 year
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Residential building consents
Residential consents grow before the storm
Wed 1 Apr 2026
Monthly
37,534 Dwelling consents over the year to February 20262.7% Dwelling consents from January 2026 (seasonally adjusted)23% Annual dwelling consents from the year to February 2025Residential building consents
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Tue 3 Mar 2026
Monthly
36,944 Dwelling consents over the year to January 2026
1.9% Dwelling consents from December 2025 (seasonally adjusted)14% Annual townhouse consents from the year to January 2025Residential building consents
Residential consents above 36,000pa again
Tue 3 Feb 2026
Monthly
36,619 Dwelling consents over the year to December 2025
97% Retirement units in the December 2025 quarter compared to 202414% Annual townhouse consents over 2025