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Auckland · Q1 2026

Puhinui

Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Puhinui — built from 75 tenancy bonds lodged with Tenancy Services, across the 3 statistical areas that make up the suburb.

$636
median weekly rent · Q1 2026
↓ -1.4% year on year

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · 75 new bonds · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

Typical range
$567–$724
middle 50% of new tenancies
Year on year
-1.4%
vs Q1 2025
Annual rent
$33,072
at the median, 52 weeks
Sample size
75
new bonds this quarter

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

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Where Puhinui sits in Auckland

Every one of the 246 suburbs we track is a tick on this scale, placed by its median weekly rent. Puhinui is the 77th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 69% of them.

Puhinui $636 $295 cheapest $993 dearest

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

The median weekly rent in Puhinui is $636, based on 75 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 2% above the Auckland-wide median of $622.

Over the past year the median has fallen 1.4%, and it is up 22% on Q1 2020, when the median was $528.

Most new tenancies fall between $567 and $724 a week — the middle half of the market.

Puhinui is the 77th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 69% of them.

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How the Puhinui figure is calculated

  1. Take every tenancy bond lodged with Tenancy Services in Q1 2026 for the 3 statistical areas that make up Puhinui — 75 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. Combine the area medians with a bond-count-weighted geometric mean, so a small area with three tenancies cannot swing the suburb figure.
  4. Report the median rather than the average: a handful of very expensive tenancies cannot drag it.
    weekly median = geomean(area medians, weight = bond count) annual gross rent = weekly median × 52 = $33,072

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.

$420$580$740 $636 Q1 2020Q1 2023Q1 2026
View the numbers behind this chart
QuarterMedian weekly rentNew bonds
Q1 2020$52860
Q2 2020$49251
Q3 2020$51266
Q4 2020$49775
Q1 2021$52266
Q2 2021$52481
Q3 2021$56745
Q4 2021$54766
Q1 2022$58778
Q2 2022$61869
Q3 2022$57469
Q4 2022$60566
Q1 2023$59075
Q2 2023$63560
Q3 2023$62257
Q4 2023$62663
Q1 2024$67751
Q2 2024$60454
Q3 2024$63157
Q4 2024$61666
Q1 2025$64581
Q2 2025$64763
Q3 2025$68766
Q4 2025$57675
Q1 2026$63675

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

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Rent by size

Q1 2026. Sizes with fewer than five bonds are withheld by Tenancy Services to protect tenants' privacy.

1 bedroom $599 30 bonds
2 bedrooms $562 18 bonds
3 bedrooms $705 12 bonds
4 bedrooms $795 6 bonds

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Withheld below 5 bonds · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

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Rent by property typeQ1 2026

The headline median covers every property type together, so the mix matters — a suburb with many rooms or studios shows a lower overall median than its houses alone.

Property typeMedian weeklyBondsShare
House$6616384%
Flat$50068%

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Property-type split · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

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Rental yield

Pre-filled with the Puhinui 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 Puhinui, by distance between area centres.

SuburbMedian weeklyDifferenceDistance
Papatoetoe$608-$281.1 km
Dingwall$655+$192.3 km
Clover Park$668+$322.3 km
Wiri$549-$872.4 km
Manukau$495-$1412.6 km
Ferguson$635-$12.6 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 Puhinui

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

Puhinui zoning, granny-flat rules and flood overlays

Our companion tool PropertyScope reads Auckland Council's planning data for any Puhinui address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Puhinui median of $636 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $33,072 a year in gross rent.

Check Puhinui zoning and development rules →

Schools in Puhinui

There are 2 schools in Puhinui. None of them operates an enrolment zone. 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 2 schools in Puhinui →
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Common questions

What is the average rent in Puhinui?
The median weekly rent for a new tenancy in Puhinui is $636 (Q1 2026), from 75 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 Puhinui going up or down?
Rents are easing — the median is down 1.4% on the same quarter last year. Over five years the median has moved +21.8%.
How much is a three-bedroom in Puhinui?
A one-bedroom is typically $599 a week, a two-bedroom $562, a three-bedroom $705, a four-bedroom $795.
Is Puhinui expensive compared with the rest of Auckland?
At $636 a week, Puhinui is above the Auckland median of $622. Puhinui is the 77th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 69% of them.
What rental yield does Puhinui produce?
Gross yield depends on the purchase price. At the Puhinui median rent of $636 a week, annual rent is about $33,072. Divide that by the property price for gross yield — $33,072 on a $850,000 property is roughly 4.0%.

Thinking of renting out or selling in Puhinui?

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Areas included in Puhinui: Puhinui North · Puhinui South · Puhinui East. See how we combine them.