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 713 suburbs with enough lodged bonds to rank, the published median rent for all rentals rose in 272, held roughly steady in 154 and eased in 287 over the year to October–December 2025. Ormiston South climbed hardest (+44.8%); Hospital Hill moved furthest the other way (-29%).

over the year

Biggest risers

  1. Ormiston South+44.8%
  2. Bastia-Durie Hill+37.5%
  3. Fairview Heights+37.1%
  4. Rutland+36.4%
  5. Point England+34.4%

over the year

Biggest falls

  1. Hospital Hill-29%
  2. Kelburn-27.8%
  3. Kilbirnie Central-23.8%
  4. Berhampore-23%
  5. Paraparaumu Beach West-22.5%

median /wk

Dearest suburbs

  1. Remuera Waitaramoa$1,225/wk
  2. Ilam University$1,110/wk
  3. Remuera West$1,000/wk
  4. Wellington University$960/wk
  5. Upper Riccarton$938/wk

median /wk

Cheapest suburbs

  1. Somerfield West$162/wk
  2. Onetangi$200/wk
  3. Awatea North$245/wk
  4. Epuni West$255/wk
  5. Poike$290/wk

bonds lodged

Busiest markets

  1. Dixon Street237 bonds
  2. Greensboro204 bonds
  3. Riccarton West195 bonds
  4. Rolleston South East171 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 (905 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).