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Rising rents

Row of terrace houses
Average rents up by $55 a week in the year to March
Average rents range from $388 a week in Timaru to $640 in Porirua
by Greg Ninness
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Average rents range from $388 a week in Timaru to $640 in Porirua
Caravan for rent
Housing rents rose an average of $43 a week across NZ last year
Auckland's North Shore has NZ's most expensive rents with an average $642 a week, Invercargill the cheapest at $373
by Greg Ninness
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Auckland's North Shore has NZ's most expensive rents with an average $642 a week, Invercargill the cheapest at $373
The average rent on new tenancies increased 7.6% in the June year
Rents in Wellington are rising so strongly they are closing in on Auckland, with average Auckland rent now just 5% higher than Wellington average
by Greg Ninness
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Rents in Wellington are rising so strongly they are closing in on Auckland, with average Auckland rent now just 5% higher than Wellington average
Average rents increased $24 a week to $456 last year
Strong rent growth in Wellington and Hawke's Bay last year, slower growth in Auckland, Christchurch and Dunedin
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Strong rent growth in Wellington and Hawke's Bay last year, slower growth in Auckland, Christchurch and Dunedin