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44 districts with house prices under national average

Explore these pockets of affordability across Aotearoa.

Alex Hallifax

By Alex Hallifax

Northland

Auckland

Waikato & Bay of Plenty

Taranaki & Manawatū-Whanganui

Hawke's Bay & Gisborne

Wellington Region

Nelson, Tasman & Marlborough

West Coast

Canterbury

Otago & Southland

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