New Zealand rents, October–December 2025

How rents sat and moved across New Zealand in October–December 2025 — computed from that quarter's official rental-bond release.

The national picture

$595national median /wk

National median down 0.8% over the year ($-5/wk).

Across the 698 suburbs with enough lodged bonds to rank, the published median rent for all rentals rose in 259, held roughly steady in 156 and eased in 283 over the year to October–December 2025. Fairview Heights climbed hardest (+50.9%); Kelburn moved furthest the other way (-26.9%).

over the year

Biggest risers

  1. Fairview Heights+50.9%
  2. Ormiston South+46.6%
  3. Bastia-Durie Hill+37.5%
  4. Rutland+36.4%
  5. Point England+34.4%

over the year

Biggest falls

  1. Kelburn-26.9%
  2. Berhampore-23%
  3. Paraparaumu Beach West-22.5%
  4. Gardens (Dunedin City)-21.3%
  5. Wadestown-21%

median /wk

Dearest suburbs

  1. Remuera Waitaramoa$1,225/wk
  2. Ilam University$1,110/wk
  3. Remuera West$1,000/wk
  4. Upper Riccarton$938/wk
  5. Castor Bay$920/wk

median /wk

Cheapest suburbs

  1. Somerfield West$166/wk
  2. Onetangi$200/wk
  3. Awatea North$245/wk
  4. Epuni West$255/wk
  5. McJorrow Park$259/wk

bonds lodged

Busiest markets

  1. Dixon Street234 bonds
  2. Greensboro204 bonds
  3. Riccarton West192 bonds
  4. Rolleston South East168 bonds
  5. Anzac Avenue162 bonds

Figures are each suburb's published all-rentals median as at October–December 2025, from MBIE's detailed quarterly rental-bond data (SA2-2019 areas). Suburbs with fewer than 20 lodged bonds that quarter are set aside from the ranking (900 this quarter). Free to reuse with attribution (CC BY 3.0 NZ): "New Zealand's median weekly rent was $595 in October–December 2025, from MBIE rental bond data via RentTrends (https://renttrends.co.nz/reports/2025-q4)." · download the ranked data (CSV).