What it costs to rent in Tawhero
The normal flat in Tawhero rents for about $518 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
~$518/wk
Most pay $465 to $574
Approximate normal flat
+136%
Growth, 10 years
+38%
Growth, 5 years
Rent data: MBIE bond data (CC BY 4.0). Latest period Jan 2026. Tawhero spans 3 statistical areas, so the typical rent shown is approximate (a bond-weighted average).
How Tawhero compares
How rent here measures up against the wider city, so you can tell whether Tawhero is dearer, cheaper, or rising faster than Whanganui as a whole.
Rent growth, 10 years
Rent in Tawhero grew 136% over 10 years, against Whanganui’s 123%.
That is 13 points faster than Whanganui as a whole.
Rent over time
Fifteen years of Tawhero rent. The tilde (~) marks figures that are a close estimate, because Tawhero 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 Tawhero on Flatchat, with their rating and weekly rent. Open one to read what living there was really like.
102 Fitzherbert Avenue
3 bed · 2 bath · $680/wk
16 Waharua Place
4 bed · 1 bath · $550/wk
28 Magnolia Crescent
3 bed · 2 bath · $630/wk
31A Tawhero Street
3 bed · 2 bath · $675/wk
13A Toi Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $550/wk
34A Toi Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $520/wk
96A Fitzherbert Avenue
4 bed · 2 bath · $700/wk
10 Simon Street
3 bed · 2 bath · $680/wk
6B Akepiro Place
3 bed · 1 bath · $620/wk
52A Smithfield Road
2 bed · 1 bath · $450/wk
109 Carlton Avenue
3 bed · 1 bath · $550/wk
41 Konini Street
$580/wk