New Zealand rents, April–June 2026

How rents sat and moved across New Zealand in April–June 2026, computed from that quarter's official rental-bond release.

The national picture

$600national median /wk

National median up 0.2% over the year (+$1/wk).

Across the 689 suburbs with enough lodged bonds to rank, the published median rent for all rentals rose in 267, held roughly steady in 182 and eased in 240 over the year to April–June 2026. Melville North climbed hardest (+53.1%); Kelston North moved furthest the other way (-41.9%).

over the year

Biggest risers

  1. Melville North+53.1%
  2. Devonport+37.9%
  3. Awatea North+31.8%
  4. Milford Central+31.3%
  5. Palmerston North Hospital+31.1%

over the year

Biggest falls

  1. Kelston North-41.9%
  2. Paraparaumu Beach West-34.4%
  3. Schnapper Rock-29.9%
  4. Sunshine Bay-Fernhill-29.7%
  5. Silverdale Central (Auckland)-27.8%

median /wk

Dearest suburbs

  1. Milford Central$1,050/wk
  2. Lake Hayes Estate$995/wk
  3. Epsom Central-South$980/wk
  4. Remuera Waitaramoa$975/wk
  5. Jacks Point$950/wk

median /wk

Cheapest suburbs

  1. Karori South$220/wk
  2. Mairehau North$235/wk
  3. Epuni West$255/wk
  4. Wellington Botanic Gardens$270/wk
  5. Grafton$300/wk

bonds lodged

Busiest markets

  1. Dixon Street210 bonds
  2. Greensboro171 bonds
  3. Hobsonville Point156 bonds
  4. Hobson Ridge Central147 bonds
  5. Jacks Point147 bonds

Figures are each suburb's published all-rentals median as at April–June 2026, 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 (932 this quarter). Free to reuse with attribution (CC BY 3.0 NZ): "New Zealand's median weekly rent was $600 in April–June 2026, from MBIE rental bond data via RentTrends (https://renttrends.co.nz/reports/2026-q2)." · download the ranked data (CSV).