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Auckland · Q1 2026

Maraetai

Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Maraetai — built from 15 tenancy bonds lodged with Tenancy Services.

$720
median weekly rent · Q1 2026
↓ -8.9% year on year

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · 15 new bonds · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

Typical range
$625–$793
middle 50% of new tenancies
Year on year
-8.9%
vs Q1 2025
Annual rent
$37,440
at the median, 52 weeks
Sample size
15
new bonds this quarter

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Q1 2026 bond lodgements · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

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Where Maraetai sits in Auckland

Every one of the 246 suburbs we track is a tick on this scale, placed by its median weekly rent. Maraetai is the 81st most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 67% of them.

Maraetai $720 $295 cheapest $993 dearest

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · 246 Auckland suburbs · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

The median weekly rent in Maraetai is $720, based on 15 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 16% above the Auckland-wide median of $622.

Over the past year the median has fallen 8.9%, and it is up 31% on Q1 2020, when the median was $578.

Most new tenancies fall between $625 and $793 a week — the middle half of the market.

Maraetai is the 81st most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 67% of them.

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How the Maraetai figure is calculated

  1. Take every tenancy bond lodged with Tenancy Services in Q1 2026 for the statistical area that is Maraetai — 15 of them.
  2. Discard any cell built on fewer than five bonds. MBIE withholds those to protect individual tenants, which is why some bedroom sizes below show a dash.
  3. Publish the released median unchanged — Maraetai is a single statistical area, so no combining step is needed.
  4. Report the median rather than the average: a handful of very expensive tenancies cannot drag it.
    weekly median = published area median annual gross rent = weekly median × 52 = $37,440

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Weighted geometric mean · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

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Six years of rent

Median weekly rent on new tenancies, Q1 2020 to Q1 2026. Hover the chart to read any quarter.

$400$640$860 $720 Q1 2020Q1 2023Q1 2026
View the numbers behind this chart
QuarterMedian weekly rentNew bonds
Q1 2020$57818
Q2 2020$50015
Q3 2020$55015
Q4 2020$69015
Q1 2021$55018
Q2 2021$59818
Q3 2021$65012
Q4 2021$65018
Q1 2022$66012
Q2 2022$6259
Q3 2022$72021
Q4 2022$62018
Q1 2023$62012
Q2 2023$67512
Q3 2023$54015
Q4 2023$64015
Q1 2024$72512
Q2 2024$66515
Q3 2024$63012
Q4 2024$65015
Q1 2025$79021
Q2 2025$67815
Q3 2025$72015
Q4 2025$71512
Q1 2026$72015

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Q1 2020 – Q1 2026 · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

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Rental yield

Pre-filled with the Maraetai median rent. Enter a purchase price to see the gross yield.

Gross yield ignores rates, insurance, maintenance, management and vacancy. Net yield is typically 1–2 percentage points lower — the full calculator works both out.

Gross rental yield

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Rent pre-filled, price is yours · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

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Nearby suburbsQ1 2026

The closest suburbs to Maraetai, by distance between area centres.

SuburbMedian weeklyDifferenceDistance
Te Puru$780+$603.3 km
Sunkist Bay$650-$703.6 km
Turanga$950+$2308.4 km
Mellons Bay$680-$409.6 km
Somerville$810+$909.6 km
Howick$677-$4310.1 km

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Straight-line distance, area centres · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

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What you could build in Maraetai

Rent tells you what a Maraetai property earns today. Zoning tells you what it could become — a second dwelling on the same section changes the income on this page entirely.

Maraetai zoning, granny-flat rules and flood overlays

Our companion tool PropertyScope reads Auckland Council's planning data for any Maraetai address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Maraetai median of $720 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $37,440 a year in gross rent.

Check Maraetai zoning and development rules →

Schools in Maraetai

There is 1 school in Maraetai. 1 of them operates an enrolment zone, so where you rent decides which ones you can enrol in. Our companion site NZ School Finder lists every one with its roll, year levels and zone status, straight from the Ministry of Education's directory — and publishes no rankings or ratings.

See the 1 school in Maraetai →
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Common questions

What is the average rent in Maraetai?
The median weekly rent for a new tenancy in Maraetai is $720 (Q1 2026), from 15 bonds lodged with Tenancy Services. We use the median rather than a simple average because it is not distorted by a handful of very high or very low rents.
Are rents in Maraetai going up or down?
Rents are easing — the median is down 8.9% on the same quarter last year. Over five years the median has moved +30.9%.
Is Maraetai expensive compared with the rest of Auckland?
At $720 a week, Maraetai is above the Auckland median of $622. Maraetai is the 81st most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 67% of them.
What rental yield does Maraetai produce?
Gross yield depends on the purchase price. At the Maraetai median rent of $720 a week, annual rent is about $37,440. Divide that by the property price for gross yield — $37,440 on a $950,000 property is roughly 4.0%.

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