There may be light at the end of the tunnel for the construction sector with the latest rise in residential building consents. 

New home consents in the year to September are up 3.6% on the year before. 

Consents in the month of September are up 7.3%, when adjusting for seasonal effects. 

Certified Builders Chief Executive Malcolm Fleming told Mike Hosking builders are welcoming the upward trend. 

He says builders are starting to get more enquiries and more projects. 

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