We are now part of the Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport.

Social Outcomes Contracting trial evaluation released

02 November 26

Flexible Fund stage one assessments complete

19 August 26

House Price Index

12 August 26

We're pleased to launch the MCERT House Price Index (HPI), a new way to track house price movements across New Zealand. Using property sales data from councils, the index shows how house prices have changed nationally, across regions, territorial authorities, and Auckland Local Boards.

House prices and how to measure them

26 June 26

Every time house prices hit the news, someone at the weekend BBQ asks the same question: why are all the numbers different?

New dashboard opens up property and sales trends across New Zealand

18 June 26

Our new Property and Sales Statistics dashboard makes it easier to explore housing market trends across New Zealand.

Homelessness response extended to six additional locations

17 June 26

The Government is boosting short-term homelessness response support services in Tauranga, Whakatāne, New Plymouth, Napier, Waimakariri and Whanganui, while also extending funding for effective initiatives in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Hamilton.

Budget 2026 – for the housing and urban system

28 May 26

New dashboard for insights into urban land markets and housing growth

22 May 26

The latest addition to our suite of dashboards helps us assess whether urban land markets are supporting housing growth across New Zealand.

Government announces direction for social housing reform

21 May 26

New quarterly Housing Market Update released

14 May 26

We’ve begun publishing our quarterly Housing Market Update, providing a quarterly snapshot of housing system trends in New Zealand.

Social housing provider delivery dashboard for April 2026 released

13 May 26

Our public housing dashboards are moving to Power BI

01 May 26

We’re transitioning our public housing dashboards from Tableau to Power BI.

Housing affordability improved in 2025, but unevenly and with regional variance

29 April 26

The December 2025 update of the Change in Housing Affordability Indicators (CHAI) paints a cautiously positive picture.

Social housing provider delivery dashboard for March 2026 released

14 April 26

It really is a first home buyers’ market

26 March 26