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NZ Dwelling Consents Up In January
he number of new dwellings consented was 3.6 percent higher in January 2015, compared with January 2014, Statistics New Zealand said today. Excluding apartments, this number was 6.8 percent lower. A total of 1,703 new dwellings were consented in January 2015 (including 314 apartments). The regions that consented the most new dwellings were: Auckland – 482 (including 112 apartments) Canterbury – 467 (including 42 apartments) Waikato – 180 (including 72 apartments). "The trend for new dwellings is rising and is at its highest level since July 2007. Excluding apartments, the trend is flat," business indicators ... (full story)