01.03.2018 23:45:51
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New Zealand Building Permits Rise 0.2% In January
(RTTNews) - The total number of building permits issued in New Zealand was up a seasonally adjusted 0.2 percent on month in January, Statistics New Zealand said on Friday - coming in at 1,916.
That follows the 9.5 percent contraction in December.
Individually, permits were issued for 1,380 stand-alone houses; 352 townhouses, flats, and units; 135 apartment units; and 49 retirement village units.
The regions consenting the most new dwellings were: Auckland with 718, Canterbury with 292 and Waikato with 193.