January 31st, 2025

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Housing and household utilities were the next largest contributors, with new house construction costs rising 11% in the 12 months to March 2023, following a 14% increase in the 12 months to December 2022. Rents increased by 4.3% in the same period.
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New Zealand housing crisis: decrease in new home consents threatens affordability

New Zealand's housing and property market has been facing challenges, as evident in the latest figures released by Stats NZ. This decrease...

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Net worth has fluctuated due to shifting asset values, particularly in property and investment holdings.

Household spending surpasses income as net worth drops by $47 billion

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The significant decrease in fruit and vegetable prices has been a major factor in the overall modest inflation.

Food prices see smallest annual increase since 2018

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Provisional figures indicate that New Zealand saw 229,100 (± 3,500) migrant arrivals in the April 2024 year, marking a 25% increase from the previous year.

Record surge in migrant arrivals and departures for New Zealand in April 2024

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Auckland region had the largest increase in earnings over the year to March 2024, up to $64.9 billion from $59.6 billion in the March 2023 year.

Total gross earnings in New Zealand up by 8.6% in year to March 2024

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