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NZ rent data

NZ rent prices by city

Median weekly rent by city, from official MBIE bond data for the period ending Aug 2026. Select a city for the full breakdown by bedroom count and property type.

Latest monthly bond-lodgement release: August 2026. City tables show the rolling-year series and monthly median separately.

Median weekly rent by New Zealand city
CityMedian weekly rentNew tenancies
Auckland$65062118
Christchurch City$55015711
Wellington City$59511418
Hamilton City$5708079
Dunedin City$5805502
Tauranga City$7004068
Palmerston North City$5403213
Lower Hutt City$5903129
Queenstown-Lakes District$7802706
Whangarei District$5802328
New Plymouth District$5802223
Rotorua District$5802067
Selwyn District$6301806
Hastings District$6001755
Nelson City$5501569
Invercargill City$4901563
Napier City$6301440
Waikato District$6001431
Kapiti Coast District$5991272
Whanganui District$5201272
Waipa District$6201227
Taupo District$6301128
Horowhenua District$5201098
Far North District$5501092
Porirua City$6301053
Gisborne District$6101020
Marlborough District$5601020
Upper Hutt City$600999
Western Bay of Plenty District$640978
Tasman District$585924
Waimakariri District$600915
Timaru District$480840
Masterton District$525816
Ashburton District$500696
Matamata-Piako District$580696
South Waikato District$500693
Whakatane District$580600
Central Otago District$650576
Kaipara District$580549
South Taranaki District$520546
Manawatu District$560525
Thames-Coromandel District$550477
Hauraki District$550366
Southland District$463333
Tararua District$470327
Waitaki District$470321
Ruapehu District$435315
Gore District$480294
Rangitikei District$480288
Central Hawke's Bay District$540228
Clutha District$450225
South Wairarapa District$550213
Carterton District$520201
Stratford District$550195
Kawerau District$550192
Grey District$480189
Buller District$430186
Hurunui District$530174
Otorohanga District$520159
Mackenzie District$400153
Opotiki District$500144
Wairoa District$470141
Westland District$450132
Waitomo District$455129
Waimate District$420108
Kaikoura District$53069
Chatham Islands Territory$2106

Figures are the median weekly rent on new tenancy bonds lodged with MBIE Tenancy Services, by dwelling type and bedroom count. These are signed rents, not asking prices. Low-sample cells are suppressed under MBIE's reliability rule and counts are randomly rounded, so treat them as indicative.

How we calculate this

We ingest MBIE's official Market Rent statistics, which are drawn from every bond lodged with Tenancy Services. Because a bond is lodged for essentially every new tenancy, this is the most complete rent dataset in New Zealand, and it reflects rents that were actually agreed rather than what a listing asked for. We refresh it monthly.

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