PHOTO:ROBERT CHARLES/STUFF The Taranaki property market saw the greatest price increase percentage in New Zealand in a recent report. (File photo)

The housing market may be cooling in the larger centres of Auckland and Wellington but in Taranaki it’s on the rise – a trend that will continue, one expert says.

Recent findings revealed Taranaki had New Zealand’s largest percentage increase in average asking price compared to this time last year.

In an emailed statement, Realestate.co.nz spokesperson Vanessa Taylor said in March the average asking price for a home in Taranaki was $437,871 –  up 9.1 per cent on the same month last year.

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