Christchurch's new stadium is sparking a flurry of interest in short term visitor accommodation ownership.
As construction on Te Kaha draws closer to completion, Christchurch real estate experts say people are looking to capitalise on the increased demand for accommodation in the city centre.
Vivacity Realty director Aaron Pero said every city centre property that had gone on the market in the past year had received interest from prospective accommodation owners.
That demand was being driven by the stadium build, he said.
But he didn't believe that would reduce supply for people wanting to live in the city centre.
According to the Christchurch City Council, there were 52 resource consent applications for short term visitor accommodation in the city between July 2024 and June 2025. That was up from 46 the previous year.
Pero said it was difficult to get data on how many short term visitor accommodation properties there were in the city centre.
Depending on where they live, people may be required to gain resource consent to rent a property out for short term visitor accommodation.
They then generally need to tell the council once they've started renting out the property - but Pero said not everybody did.
