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Property Pulse Report - December 2025

By Gavin Lloyd 11 December 2025

A decade in the making

National price falls

Regional growth hot spots

Property Price Index (December 2025 vs December 2024)
RegionProperty Price IndexYoY % change
AucklandAuckland$951,550$951,550-2.6%-2.6%
Bay of PlentyBay of Plenty$963,000$963,0008.2%8.2%
CanterburyCanterbury$713,600$713,6007.5%7.5%
GisborneGisborne$463,100$463,100-34.2%-34.2%
Hawke's BayHawke's Bay$742,050$742,0504.6%4.6%
Manawatuū/Whanganui Manawatuū/Whanganui $571,000$571,0001.3%1.3%
Marlborough Marlborough $725,650$725,650-5.5%-5.5%
Nelson/TasmanNelson/Tasman$831,000$831,0005.5%5.5%
NorthlandNorthland$800,300$800,300-0.2%-0.2%
OtagoOtago$877,950$877,9505.1%5.1%
SouthlandSouthland$509,600$509,6001.6%1.6%
TaranakiTaranaki$664,700$664,700-3.6%-3.6%
WaikatoWaikato$808,100$808,100-0.9%-0.9%
WellingtonWellington$727,700$727,700-5.2%-5.2%
West CoastWest Coast$469,300$469,3004.6%4.6%

Year-on-year change in the Property Price Index

New Zealand property prices are up 1.4% year on year

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