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Bracen Building Report

New Zealand building market reports

Official data tells you what changed. The Bracen Building Report works through where it changed, what type of work is moving and what the signal may mean for a building company making real decisions.

Latest national view

The consent recovery is real, but 72% of the lift came from two regions

The latest edition covers 12 months to july 2026. It separates the national cycle from the local market, then tests the headline against monthly movement, dwelling mix and consented value.

Read the latest national report
New dwellings
40,908
Annual movement
+20.7%
Regions growing
14 of 16

Regional building market reports

Start with the market you can actually serve

A national recovery can still leave a local pipeline patchy. Each regional page keeps a permanent home for the latest local signal and links to the full monthly field note. Those field notes include territorial-authority movement where the official source allows it, plus dwelling mix, consented value, limitations and practical commentary.

Northland

838 · +12.0%

Auckland

17,260 · +20.3%

Waikato

3,226 · +14.9%

Bay of Plenty

1,690 · +18.7%

Gisborne

229 · +55.8%

Hawke's Bay

751 · +11.3%

Taranaki

468 · +9.3%

Manawatu-Whanganui

1,035 · -0.9%

Wellington

2,301 · +17.3%

Tasman

301 · +1.7%

Nelson

298 · +16.9%

Marlborough

211 · +11.1%

West Coast

164 · -14.1%

Canterbury

8,732 · +32.6%

Otago

2,950 · +21.2%

Southland

454 · +31.6%

How to use the report

Read direction

Rolling totals show whether the consent pipeline is expanding or contracting without giving one volatile month too much weight.

Check relevance

Region, council area and dwelling type determine whether the national movement is likely to reach your actual lane.

Confirm locally

Consents are an early signal, not starts, signed contracts or margin. Test the report against enquiries, wins and capacity.

Issue archive

Data is sourced from the official Stats NZ Building consents issued release. Published report issues retain the data they were written against, even after a newer monthly release arrives. The report is independent editorial analysis and does not predict starts, completion dates, revenue or profitability.