New figures show which New Zealand areas have the fastest rising house prices and the most expensive areas of the country.
CoreLogic's house price index not only provides the national property value figure but also gives insights into how prices vary across New Zealand.
Kelvin Davidson, CoreLogic's chief property economist, said average values rose in Wellington's Upper Hutt and Porirua last month, while prices fell in Auckland's Manukau and Papakura.
And while national property values rose by 0.7 percent last month, he said variability was evident from region to region, which could be the case for the coming months.
"This month's results serve as a further reminder that this upturn may not be all one-way traffic," Davidson said. "The patchiness in property values by sub-region, even though wider market averages have started to turn around, could well remain a feature in the coming months, in Auckland and elsewhere too."
Auckland
North Shore remained the highest-priced area in Auckland, with an average value of $1.46 million. North Shore's value rose by 1.8 percent last month - by far the most in the city.
At the other end of the scale, the largest drop in Auckland last month was in Papakura, down 0.4 percent to an average value of $929,107.
Auckland's overall value rose 0.7 percent to $1.27 million.
Hamilton
With an average property value of $805,125, Hamilton has the third-lowest average property value of New Zealand's main centres.
However, Hamilton had the second-biggest main centre rise last month of 0.9 percent - above the 0.7 percent national average.
Tauranga
Average values in Tauranga remained above the $1 million mark but were down 0.6 percent for the quarter and 5.7 percent year-on-year.
However, Tauranga's values rose 0.7 percent last month.
Wellington
The city centre was the priciest area of Wellington last month, with an average value of $1.02 million.
Porirua and Lower Hutt had the highest growth in November (1.5 percent) while Kāpiti Coast, Upper Hutt and Wellington City all grew by 0.6 percent.
As of last month, Wellington's total average value was $901,387 - up 0.9 percent.
Christchurch
The Garden City has an average house value of more than $745,000.
Christchurch has seen values fall by 1.1 percent in the past year but recorded gains of 0.7 percent last month and 2 percent for the quarter.
Dunedin
The southern city is the cheapest of New Zealand's main centres ($627,329). However, its average value rose by the most of Aotearoa's big cities last month - recording 1.9 percent growth.
