PHOTO: DOMINICO ZAPATA/STUFF Building activity in Auckland is at rates not seen since the mid-1970s (file photo).
Auckland is experiencing a rapid increase in building activity, with new home consents up 24 per cent over the last 12 months.
For the year ending March 2019, 13,874 building consents were approved, according to the latest figures released by Statistics New Zealand.
Construction statistics manager Melissa McKenzie said building activity at that rate had not occurred in decades.
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