The directory
Five buildable tiny-home models
Drawn to scale, priced in 2026 NZD, with the consent path stated up-front. Pick the model that fits your section and your council zone — then see which directory builders make it.
Sleeper cabin
9.6 m²Under 10 m², no consent path — a backyard guest room or office.
- Price band
- $32k – $58k
- Build time
- 4–7 weeks
- Sleeps
- 2
- Builders
- 4
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One-bed cabin
25.2 m²20–30 m², full consent path, lives as a self-contained home.
- Price band
- $110k – $175k
- Build time
- 12–20 weeks
- Sleeps
- 3
- Builders
- 10
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Two-bed family
45.4 m²40–55 m², two-bedroom layout for couples with one child or a long-stay guest.
- Price band
- $210k – $320k
- Build time
- 20–32 weeks
- Sleeps
- 4
- Builders
- 7
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Off-grid self-contained
29.4 m²20–30 m² with solar, batteries, composting WC, rainwater & greywater on board.
- Price band
- $145k – $215k
- Build time
- 14–22 weeks
- Sleeps
- 3
- Builders
- 5
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Towable RV-cert
17 m²Built on a registered trailer and certified self-contained — a rolling home, not a building.
- Price band
- $95k – $165k
- Build time
- 12–18 weeks
- Sleeps
- 4
- Builders
- 3
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