Wellington City. Photo / Mark MitchellThe number of new homes consented in the Wellington region over the past year has increased by a measly one per cent.
Wellington lags behind Auckland, which is up 29 per cent, and Canterbury, up12 per cent.
It comes…
New building consents: How the major regions compare, and why Wellington is lagging
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