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Consents at 45 year high

Tuesday 2nd of July 2019

Nationally, a total of 3,687 new dwellings were consented in May, according to the latest Stats NZ data. Once seasonally adjusted, this was an increase of 13% on April 2019.

Stats NZ construction statistics manager Melissa McKenzie says that’s the largest number of new dwellings consented in a month since May 1974 when 3,786 were consented.

“A significant increase in...

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