NZ Data · January 2026 quarter
NZ Rent Tracker: what suburbs actually rent for
Median weekly rents for 156 New Zealand suburbs, measured from 85,980 active bonds lodged with Tenancy Services in the January 2026 quarter. These are rents actually being paid, not asking prices. Each suburb links to its full breakdown by bedrooms, with quartiles and trend.
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| Suburb | City | Typical rent | 3-bedroom | Yearly change | Active bonds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remuera | Auckland | $901/wk | $834/wk | +5% | 2,478 |
| Ōakura | New Plymouth | $900/wk | – | 0% | 87 |
| Seatoun | Wellington | $895/wk | – | -12% | 117 |
| Ponsonby | Auckland | $866/wk | $1025/wk | +8% | 558 |
| Aotea | Porirua | $860/wk | – | -1% | 144 |
| Milford | Auckland | $853/wk | $895/wk | +17% | 573 |
| Stonefields | Auckland | $848/wk | – | -1% | 432 |
| Wānaka | Queenstown-Lakes | $819/wk | $886/wk | +6% | 405 |
| Eastbourne | Lower Hutt | $813/wk | – | +15% | 153 |
| St Clair | Dunedin | $773/wk | $770/wk | +27% | 162 |
| Parnell | Auckland | $766/wk | $943/wk | +11% | 1,200 |
| Grey Lynn | Auckland | $759/wk | $1042/wk | +11% | 1,764 |
| Bethlehem | Tauranga | $755/wk | $750/wk | +17% | 360 |
| Plimmerton | Porirua | $748/wk | – | +29% | 129 |
| Browns Bay | Auckland | $742/wk | $789/wk | +9% | 984 |
| Meadowbank | Auckland | $740/wk | $850/wk | +16% | 567 |
| Mount Maunganui | Tauranga | $735/wk | $830/wk | +1% | 675 |
| Cashmere | Christchurch | $724/wk | $670/wk | +1% | 279 |
| Ellerslie | Auckland | $708/wk | $760/wk | -7% | 795 |
| Khandallah | Wellington | $703/wk | – | -10% | 408 |
| Fendalton | Christchurch | $700/wk | – | +9% | 111 |
| Blockhouse Bay | Auckland | $698/wk | $700/wk | +5% | 234 |
| Pakuranga | Auckland | $698/wk | $674/wk | +6% | 1,452 |
| Karori | Wellington | $696/wk | $747/wk | 0% | 429 |
| Albany | Auckland | $695/wk | $843/wk | +8% | 981 |
| Devonport | Auckland | $695/wk | – | -9% | 294 |
| Silverstream | Upper Hutt | $695/wk | – | -11% | 144 |
| Island Bay | Wellington | $693/wk | $718/wk | +7% | 591 |
| Birkenhead | Auckland | $689/wk | $850/wk | +3% | 588 |
| Sumner | Christchurch | $688/wk | $805/wk | +7% | 243 |
| Epsom | Auckland | $687/wk | $813/wk | +1% | 1,881 |
| Newtown | Wellington | $687/wk | $744/wk | +24% | 1,626 |
| Miramar | Wellington | $686/wk | $762/wk | 0% | 570 |
| Pāpāmoa | Tauranga | $683/wk | $715/wk | -4% | 495 |
| Warkworth | Auckland | $683/wk | $685/wk | +7% | 507 |
| Welcome Bay | Tauranga | $683/wk | $683/wk | +38% | 519 |
| Cromwell | Central Otago | $681/wk | $712/wk | -1% | 618 |
| Ahuriri | Napier | $670/wk | – | -2% | 126 |
| Titirangi | Auckland | $668/wk | – | -5% | 141 |
| Howick | Auckland | $668/wk | $653/wk | -1% | 1,203 |
| Sandringham | Auckland | $661/wk | $760/wk | +8% | 1,545 |
| Taradale | Napier | $659/wk | – | +7% | 405 |
| Wigram | Christchurch | $657/wk | – | +4% | 402 |
| Waikanae | Kāpiti Coast | $654/wk | $656/wk | -6% | 606 |
| Brooklyn | Wellington | $653/wk | $669/wk | 0% | 969 |
| Ōrewa | Auckland | $650/wk | $730/wk | +3% | 354 |
| Wadestown | Wellington | $650/wk | $690/wk | -7% | 366 |
| Redcliffs | Christchurch | $650/wk | – | -8% | 141 |
| Te Kauwhata | Waikato | $650/wk | $663/wk | +4% | 105 |
| Greerton | Tauranga | $650/wk | $690/wk | +2% | 354 |
| Roslyn | Dunedin | $650/wk | $660/wk | +23% | 315 |
| Glenfield | Auckland | $648/wk | $703/wk | -5% | 1,743 |
| Northcote | Auckland | $645/wk | $599/wk | -3% | 822 |
| Beach Haven | Auckland | $643/wk | $681/wk | -3% | 786 |
| Pegasus | Waimakariri | $630/wk | $615/wk | -3% | 189 |
| Dinsdale | Hamilton | $630/wk | $635/wk | +2% | 312 |
| Cambridge | Waipā | $630/wk | – | +2% | 807 |
| Avondale | Auckland | $629/wk | $683/wk | +8% | 1,362 |
| Manurewa | Auckland | $626/wk | $653/wk | +4% | 672 |
| Avalon | Lower Hutt | $625/wk | $663/wk | +7% | 513 |
| Mangawhai | Kaipara | $622/wk | $700/wk | 0% | 378 |
| Chartwell | Hamilton | $620/wk | – | +1% | 234 |
| Massey | Auckland | $619/wk | $633/wk | -2% | 1,173 |
| Raumati Beach | Kāpiti Coast | $617/wk | – | +4% | 339 |
| Kerikeri | Far North | $615/wk | $630/wk | +3% | 276 |
| Te Atatū Peninsula | Auckland | $614/wk | $647/wk | +2% | 1,569 |
| Māngere | Auckland | $613/wk | $659/wk | +1% | 1,674 |
| Onerahi | Whangārei | $613/wk | $650/wk | +14% | 312 |
| Tawa | Wellington | $605/wk | $650/wk | +5% | 753 |
| Ashhurst | Palmerston North | $600/wk | – | -3% | 147 |
| Te Awamutu | Waipā | $598/wk | – | +5% | 117 |
| Pukekohe | Auckland | $595/wk | – | +7% | 129 |
| Tuakau | Waikato | $595/wk | – | -7% | 135 |
| Richmond | Tasman | $594/wk | – | -1% | 345 |
| Greenmeadows | Napier | $592/wk | – | +13% | 321 |
| Wainuiomata | Lower Hutt | $590/wk | $628/wk | -2% | 486 |
| Havelock North | Hastings | $590/wk | – | -16% | 54 |
| Waipukurau | Central Hawke's Bay | $590/wk | – | +7% | 114 |
| Naenae | Lower Hutt | $587/wk | $650/wk | -2% | 705 |
| Stokes Valley | Lower Hutt | $583/wk | – | +3% | 336 |
| Kilbirnie | Wellington | $580/wk | $602/wk | +1% | 633 |
| Hataitai | Wellington | $580/wk | – | -21% | 225 |
| New Lynn | Auckland | $579/wk | $639/wk | +10% | 1,836 |
| Hillcrest | Hamilton | $578/wk | $613/wk | +3% | 612 |
| Onehunga | Auckland | $577/wk | $755/wk | -6% | 1,296 |
| Glen Eden | Auckland | $575/wk | $641/wk | +1% | 1,125 |
| Motueka | Tasman | $575/wk | – | +6% | 147 |
| Johnsonville | Wellington | $570/wk | $685/wk | 0% | 1,329 |
| Trentham | Upper Hutt | $570/wk | – | -6% | 555 |
| Waihī | Hauraki | $570/wk | $600/wk | +12% | 276 |
| Atawhai | Nelson | $570/wk | – | +4% | 162 |
| Henderson | Auckland | $569/wk | $662/wk | -3% | 927 |
| Ōhope | Whakatāne | $565/wk | – | -11% | 228 |
| Takanini | Auckland | $564/wk | $650/wk | -6% | 516 |
| Kelvin Grove | Palmerston North | $559/wk | $600/wk | +1% | 309 |
| Ngongotahā | Rotorua | $556/wk | – | -3% | 345 |
| Papakura | Auckland | $554/wk | $662/wk | -8% | 1,002 |
| Porirua East | Porirua | $550/wk | – | -8% | 144 |
| Kaiapoi | Waimakariri | $550/wk | – | 0% | 72 |
| Hastings Central | Hastings | $550/wk | – | +8% | 54 |
| Huntly | Waikato | $550/wk | $560/wk | +6% | 276 |
| Tokoroa | South Waikato | $550/wk | – | +12% | 96 |
| Featherston | South Wairarapa | $550/wk | – | +4% | 183 |
| Alexandra | Central Otago | $550/wk | – | +6% | 333 |
| Stratford | Stratford | $545/wk | – | +5% | 120 |
| Papanui | Christchurch | $544/wk | $595/wk | +18% | 741 |
| Te Aroha | Matamata-Piako | $544/wk | – | +2% | 273 |
| Hokowhitu | Palmerston North | $543/wk | $649/wk | -6% | 744 |
| North East Valley | Dunedin | $542/wk | $545/wk | +10% | 885 |
| Hornby | Christchurch | $540/wk | $650/wk | +16% | 234 |
| Ngāruawāhia | Waikato | $538/wk | $580/wk | 0% | 165 |
| Kamo | Whangārei | $538/wk | $575/wk | -5% | 558 |
| Ōtaki | Kāpiti Coast | $534/wk | $525/wk | -1% | 369 |
| Petone | Lower Hutt | $533/wk | $739/wk | -8% | 1,191 |
| New Brighton | Christchurch | $530/wk | – | +12% | 447 |
| Glen Innes | Auckland | $530/wk | $601/wk | -9% | 1,569 |
| St Albans | Christchurch | $528/wk | $694/wk | -1% | 2,163 |
| Hāwera | South Taranaki | $525/wk | – | -1% | 282 |
| Whakatāne | Whakatāne | $521/wk | $610/wk | -3% | 516 |
| Palmerston North Central | Palmerston North | $520/wk | $620/wk | +61% | 312 |
| Merivale | Christchurch | $520/wk | $750/wk | -5% | 621 |
| Ōtara | Auckland | $519/wk | $700/wk | -16% | 537 |
| Riccarton | Christchurch | $518/wk | $520/wk | +7% | 2,250 |
| Paraparaumu | Kāpiti Coast | $517/wk | $659/wk | -7% | 1,158 |
| Thames | Thames-Coromandel | $517/wk | $600/wk | -11% | 276 |
| New Plymouth Central | New Plymouth | $515/wk | – | -13% | 180 |
| Rangiora | Waimakariri | $514/wk | – | -4% | 240 |
| Whanganui East | Whanganui | $507/wk | – | -5% | 312 |
| Upper Hutt Central | Upper Hutt | $500/wk | – | -13% | 72 |
| Whangārei Central | Whangārei | $500/wk | – | +4% | 144 |
| Masterton | Masterton | $500/wk | – | +1% | 81 |
| Greytown | South Wairarapa | $500/wk | – | -4% | 135 |
| Hanmer Springs | Hurunui | $495/wk | $500/wk | +41% | 81 |
| Greymouth | Grey | $495/wk | – | +10% | 75 |
| Paeroa | Hauraki | $489/wk | $540/wk | -14% | 282 |
| Hamilton East | Hamilton | $485/wk | $593/wk | -5% | 1,722 |
| Mosgiel | Dunedin | $485/wk | – | -3% | 237 |
| Whitianga | Thames-Coromandel | $485/wk | – | -25% | 84 |
| Feilding | Manawatū | $485/wk | – | +14% | 135 |
| Blenheim | Marlborough | $485/wk | – | -12% | 147 |
| Rotorua Central | Rotorua | $480/wk | – | -13% | 111 |
| Levin | Horowhenua | $480/wk | – | +1% | 180 |
| Sydenham | Christchurch | $476/wk | $555/wk | +6% | 1,545 |
| Nelson Central | Nelson | $470/wk | – | -6% | 105 |
| Carterton | Carterton | $466/wk | – | -10% | 372 |
| Ashburton | Ashburton | $464/wk | – | +7% | 270 |
| Queenstown Central | Queenstown | $460/wk | – | -44% | 117 |
| Paihia | Far North | $460/wk | – | -8% | 132 |
| Temuka | Timaru | $457/wk | – | -7% | 210 |
| Westport | Buller | $450/wk | $510/wk | +10% | 186 |
| Ōamaru | Waitaki | $432/wk | – | -2% | 165 |
| Addington | Christchurch | $426/wk | $598/wk | +1% | 1,674 |
| Titahi Bay | Porirua | $421/wk | $415/wk | -18% | 882 |
| Ohakune | Ruapehu | $410/wk | $450/wk | -7% | 156 |
| Invercargill Central | Invercargill | $400/wk | – | 0% | 291 |
| Kaikōura | Kaikōura | $390/wk | – | -28% | 177 |
How this is measured
Every tenancy bond in New Zealand must be lodged with Tenancy Services, and MBIE publishes the resulting rent statistics by statistical area each quarter. We join those areas to suburbs and show the median where a suburb is a single area; where a suburb spans several areas we combine them weighted by bond count and say so on the suburb page. Suburbs with too few bonds for reliable figures are not shown. Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 NZ, credit MBIE.
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