City / Region

April 2006 Property Value Growth %

March 2006 Property Value Growth %

April 2006 Average sale price

(Annual % Change)

(Annual % Change)

Far North

17.2

20.8

$290,802

Whangarei

25.8

29.9

$308,748

Kaipara

29.3

27.9

$254,814

Rodney

8.8

9

$444,885

- Hibiscus Coast

8.8

8.3

$445,875

- Rodney (North)

9.1

9.9

$443,359

North Shore City (A) #

11.0

13.1

$495,871

- Coastal North Shore

10.8

13.5

$562,751

- North Shore Onewa

11.3

13.6

$406,027

- North Harbour

7.8

7.5

$512,749

Waitakere City (A) #

11.6

12.2

$355,126

Auckland City (A) #

8.9

9.4

$517,054

- Auckland City (Central)

3.4

3.5

$481,896

- Auckland City (East)

9.7

10.3

$635,772

- Auckland City (South)

9.2

9.9

$453,035

- Islands

23.9

24.1

$493,494

Manukau City (A) #

14.8

14.5

$362,469

- Manukau East

12.6

12.1

$476,991

- Manukau Central

15.4

16.5

$293,021

- Manukau North West

18.5

17.2

$314,591

Papakura (A) #

14.9

16.5

$306,227

Franklin

16.0

15.2

$336,226

Thames Coromandel

9.1

11

$434,261

Hauraki

23.3

26.1

$212,250

Waikato

28.5

29.7

$241,215

Matamata Piako

31.1

34

$241,826

Hamilton #

23.9

25.1

$315,883

- Hamilton North East

21.0

22.1

$403,624

- Central City/North West

24.3

25.4

$298,845

- Hamilton South East

24.0

24.8

$296,613

- Hamilton South West

27.6

30.1

$273,673

Waipa

26.5

29.1

$290,805

Otorohanga

34.9

41.4

$174,065

South Waikato

32.1

34.3

$114,073

Waitomo

39.1

44

$135,644

Taupo

7.9

7.8

$337,663

Western Bay of Plenty

18.5

18.5

$360,532

Tauranga #

7.6

11.3

$384,593

Rotorua

31.6

31.5

$228,535

Whakatane

18.6

23.9

$318,180

Kawerau

28.1

31.7

$121,900

Opotiki

11.0

18.3

$202,821

Gisborne

31.2

35.2

$246,417

Wairoa

42.7

38.5

$111,560

Hastings

11.3

12

$272,744

Napier City #

11.1

13.6

$314,062

Central Hawkes Bay

14.6

18.2

$173,526

New Plymouth

13.3

14.7

$286,648

Stratford

20.6

25.8

$261,667

South Taranaki

19.8

26.7

$154,130

Ruapehu

50.3

48

$126,449

Wanganui

24.8

30.2

$171,697

Rangitikei

30.4

34.3

$133,308

Manawatu

18.7

22.4

$203,379

Palmerston North #

19.1

20.9

$252,382

Tararua

25.4

30

$125,148

Horowhenua

20.5

21.3

$184,090

Kapiti Coast

16.2

17.4

$303,148

Porirua (W) #

15.0

14.6

$331,876

Upper Hutt (W) #

19.9

19.4

$282,924

Lower Hutt (W) #

15.1

14.9

$284,615

Wellington City (W) #

12.0

12.6

$426,063

- Wellington City & Southern

12.2

12.4

$425,690

- Eastern Suburbs

10.5

10.8

$476,019

- North Wellington

14.4

14.7

$383,226

- Western Suburbs

10.6

11.8

$468,126

Masterton

21.1

19.1

$206,945

Carterton

21.0

18.4

$227,646

South Wairarapa

14.6

17

$220,546

Tasman

10.0

9.3

$342,786

Nelson #

4.0

4.5

$311,384

Marlborough

11.5

14

$298,054

Kaikoura

10.4

8.9

$359,222

Buller

18.9

22.2

$153,093

Grey

24.6

20.6

$175,999

Westland

30.0

23.7

$173,526

Hurunui

15.2

14.6

$252,509

Waimakariri

15.0

16.7

$286,169

Christchurch City #

13.8

15.9

$317,944

- East

15.5

17.2

$260,819

- Hills

12.1

13.5

$436,880

- Central City and North

12.1

14.3

$371,426

- Southwest

15.6

18.4

$293,754

Banks Peninsula

23.1

22.3

$365,738

Selwyn

16.6

N/A

$293,870

Ashburton

26.2

N/A

$206,772

Timaru

17.3

20.1

$200,040

MacKenzie

30.9

27.3

$210,000

Waimate

19.9

21.8

$150,540

Waitaki

8.7

10.2

$165,389

Central Otago

9.2

11.1

$258,380

Queenstown Lakes

8.5

12.2

$490,661

Dunedin #

10.4

10.4

$242,050

- Central/Northern City

7.9

8.3

$253,725

- Peninsular/Coastal Dunedin

12.1

10.5

$205,887

- Southern City

9.8

9.4

$232,470

- Taieri

14.9

15.1

$246,138

Clutha

29.7

30.1

$149,880

Southland

6.8

10.2

$136,981

Gore

5.8

8.2

$116,676

Invercargill #

11.9

13.9

$139,617

Total NZ

13.1

14.8

$324,141

Auckland Region (A)

11

11.8

$427,103

Wellington Region (W)

13.7

13.9

$351,068

Main Urban Areas #

11.8

12.8

$360,127