Auckland and surrounding area sees most new home building

Auckland and its surrounding regions have driven most of the recent growth in building consents for new dwellings in New Zealand, according to the latest official figures to be published. In September 2015, some 2,242 new dwellings were given in permission in the country as whole, up 13% from the same month last year, the data from Statistics New Zealand shows. The regions with the largest increases were Waikato, Auckland, Bay of Plenty and Northland while the regions with the largest decreases ...