What it costs to rent in Waikiwi
The normal flat in Waikiwi rents for about $560 a week, from government bond records. No one has reviewed a flat here yet, but the rent figures still tell you what living in the area costs.
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Rental properties
~$560/wk
Most pay $520 to $609
Approximate normal flat
+110%
Growth, 10 years
+40%
Growth, 5 years
Rent data: MBIE bond data (CC BY 4.0). Latest period Jan 2026. Waikiwi spans 2 statistical areas, so the typical rent shown is approximate (a bond-weighted average).
How Waikiwi compares
How rent here measures up against the wider city, so you can tell whether Waikiwi is dearer, cheaper, or rising faster than Invercargill as a whole.
Rent growth, 10 years
Rent in Waikiwi grew 110% over 10 years, against Invercargill’s 94%.
That is 16 points faster than Invercargill as a whole.
Rent over time
Fifteen years of Waikiwi rent. The tilde (~) marks figures that are a close estimate, because Waikiwi is split across a few statistical areas and the rent is averaged across them.
Rents jump every January because that is when most student flats sign new leases for the year, and brand new tenancies rent higher than the standing stock. The line settles back by autumn. Source: MBIE bond data.
What tenants say
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Flats in Waikiwi on Flatchat, with their rating and weekly rent. Open one to read what living there was really like.
17 Moa Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $520/wk
29 Holloway Street
$550/wk
362 North Road
4 bed · 1 bath · $500/wk
33A Holloway Street
$549/wk
5 Salisbury Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $450/wk
70 Cargill Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $575/wk
35 Vogel Street
3 bed · 2 bath · $495/wk
80 Cargill Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $520/wk
395 North Road
3 bed · 2 bath · $660/wk
18/77 Mcivor Road
2 bed · 1 bath · $550/wk
125 Edinburgh Crescent
3 bed · 1 bath · $495/wk
262 North Road
3 bed · 1 bath · $440/wk
26 Weka Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $550/wk
44 Douglas Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $635/wk
21 O'Byrne Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $525/wk