National Policy Statement on Urban Development: Monitoring Reports

The National Policy Statement on Urban Development (NPS-UD) Annual Monitoring Report provides information on property market and development trends, including: 

  • Trends and volume of new residential building consents. 
  • Distribution of new developments on brownfield versus greenfield land. 
  • Trends in average sale prices of homes. 
  • Trends in dwelling sales volume and housing market activity. 
  • Trends in average market rents. 
  • Trends in housing affordability. 
  • Trends in the value of building consents for non-residential developments. 

This monitoring supports urban planning and policy-making in accordance with the National Policy Statement on Urban Development (NPS-UD). 

The 2025 report includes additional monitoring on the uptake of medium-density development between 2015 and 2025, noting the Medium Density Residential Zone entered the District Plan in mid-2020. 

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