Press Release – New Zealand Government Government support for and investment in the construction sector is once again paying off with the highest annual number of residential building consents on record, says Minister for Building and Construction Poto Williams. Hon Poto Williams Minister for Building and Construction In the year ended May 2021, the actual number of new dwellings consented was 43,466. The annual value of non-residential building work consented was $7.9 billion, up 21 percent from the May 2020 year. The number of new townhouses, flats and units consented in May 2021 is 1,380. Government support for and investment in the construction sector is once again paying off with the highest annual number of residential building consents on record, says Minister for Building and Construction Poto Williams.