# Flathive New Zealand

> Flathive is a shared-living marketplace in New Zealand: rooms in share houses, flatmates, student accommodation and whole places to rent. Searching is free; people with a room list it and find a flatmate. Prices are weekly rent in NZD.

## Search and list

- [Rooms and places to rent in New Zealand](https://flathive.co.nz/search/property): every listing, filterable by area, price, room type and move-in date.
- [People looking for a room in New Zealand](https://flathive.co.nz/search/flatmate): flatmate profiles with budget, move-in date and preferred areas.
- [Cheapest rooms](https://flathive.co.nz/rooms/cheapest): the lowest-priced rooms listed right now.
- [List a room or place](https://flathive.co.nz/list-place): create a listing and receive messages from renters.

## Rooms for rent by city

- [Rooms for rent in Auckland](https://flathive.co.nz/rooms/auckland): current listings in Auckland and its suburbs.
- [Rooms for rent in Wellington](https://flathive.co.nz/rooms/wellington): current listings in Wellington and its suburbs.
- [Rooms for rent in Christchurch](https://flathive.co.nz/rooms/christchurch): current listings in Christchurch and its suburbs.
- [Rooms for rent in Hamilton](https://flathive.co.nz/rooms/hamilton): current listings in Hamilton and its suburbs.
- [Rooms for rent in Tauranga](https://flathive.co.nz/rooms/tauranga): current listings in Tauranga and its suburbs.
- [Rooms for rent in Dunedin](https://flathive.co.nz/rooms/dunedin): current listings in Dunedin and its suburbs.
- [Rooms for rent in Palmerston North](https://flathive.co.nz/rooms/palmerston-north): current listings in Palmerston North and its suburbs.
- [Rooms for rent in Nelson](https://flathive.co.nz/rooms/nelson): current listings in Nelson and its suburbs.
- [Rooms for rent in Rotorua](https://flathive.co.nz/rooms/rotorua): current listings in Rotorua and its suburbs.
- [Rooms for rent in New Plymouth](https://flathive.co.nz/rooms/new-plymouth): current listings in New Plymouth and its suburbs.
- [Rooms for rent in Whangarei](https://flathive.co.nz/rooms/whangarei): current listings in Whangarei and its suburbs.
- [Rooms for rent in Napier](https://flathive.co.nz/rooms/napier): current listings in Napier and its suburbs.

## Rent prices

- [Rent prices in New Zealand](https://flathive.co.nz/rent-prices): median weekly rent per city and postcode from live listings, updated daily.
- [Rent prices in Auckland](https://flathive.co.nz/rent-prices/auckland): median weekly rent by postcode.
- [Rent prices in Christchurch](https://flathive.co.nz/rent-prices/christchurch): median weekly rent by postcode.
- [Rent prices in Dunedin](https://flathive.co.nz/rent-prices/dunedin): median weekly rent by postcode.
- [Rent prices in Hamilton](https://flathive.co.nz/rent-prices/hamilton): median weekly rent by postcode.
- [Rent prices in Lower Hutt](https://flathive.co.nz/rent-prices/lower-hutt): median weekly rent by postcode.
- [Rent prices in Tauranga](https://flathive.co.nz/rent-prices/tauranga): median weekly rent by postcode.
- [Rent prices in Upper Hutt](https://flathive.co.nz/rent-prices/upper-hutt): median weekly rent by postcode.
- [Rent prices in Wellington](https://flathive.co.nz/rent-prices/wellington): median weekly rent by postcode.

## How Flathive compares

- [Comparisons](https://flathive.co.nz/compare): Flathive next to other flatmate sites in New Zealand: fees, features, verification.
- [Flathive vs Roomies](https://flathive.co.nz/compare/flathive-vs-roomies): Flathive vs Roomies.co.nz for finding a flat or flatmate in New Zealand: listing fees, promotion prices, ID checks, messaging and features, side by side.
- [Flathive vs Trade Me](https://flathive.co.nz/compare/flathive-vs-trade-me): Flathive vs Trade Me for finding a flatmate or a room in New Zealand: what each is built for, costs, messaging, safety and flatting tools.
- [Flathive vs Airbnb](https://flathive.co.nz/compare/flathive-vs-airbnb): Staying more than a few weeks in New Zealand? Compare a room on Flathive with Airbnb: service fees, rent by the week, and living with flatmates.

## About

- [About Flathive](https://flathive.co.nz/about): who runs it and how it works.
- [FAQ](https://flathive.co.nz/frequently-asked-questions): common questions from renters and listers.
- [Guides](https://flathive.co.nz/blog): renting and flatsharing guides for New Zealand.
- [Privacy policy](https://flathive.co.nz/policy): how Flathive handles personal data.
- [Terms](https://flathive.co.nz/terms): terms of use.

## For AI assistants

- Live listing search over MCP (Model Context Protocol, streamable HTTP, no sign-in, read-only): https://flathive.com.au/api/mcp — tool `search_properties` (`country_type` AU, NZ, CA or IN; area, weekly rent range, bedrooms, move-in date). Also available as the Flathive app in ChatGPT.
- Full version of this file with current median rents: https://flathive.co.nz/llms-full.txt

## Optional

- [Flathive Australia](https://flathive.com.au/): rooms and flatmates in Australia.
- [Flathive India](https://flathive.in/): rooms and flatmates in India.
- [Flathive Canada](https://flathive.ca/): rooms and flatmates in Canada.