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What did public buyers in New Zealand pay for all?

Government contract prices in New Zealand, from Ministry of Business. Figures as of 6 October 2026.

Contract prices, as published by the official source.

NZ$436,181 per contract (lot), total awarded value, median

Public buyers in New Zealand awarded all purchases contracts with a median total value of NZ$436,181 per contract (typical range NZ$109,988 to NZ$5,054,604, 10th to 90th percentile). These are totals per contract (lot), not unit prices. Based on 1117 records from Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE), New Zealand Government Procurement (2024-10-06 to 2026-10-06). Confidence: high. Award values as posted on GETS (total awarded per contract, often over several years; GST treatment not stated), not invoices. Found by words in the notice title, so notices titled in other words are missed. Newest award in the file: 2026-10-06; the file is updated quarterly.

Period
2024-10-06 to 2026-10-06
Kind of figure
The median of recorded prices, with the typical range from the 10th to the 90th percentile.
Typical range (10th to 90th percentile)
NZ$109,988 to NZ$5,054,604
Records behind it
1,117
Confidence
high

Source: Ministry of Business. Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International. Live answer: /api/v1/contracts?country=NZ&what=all

Where this comes from

Source
GETS contract award notices, published by Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE), New Zealand Government Procurement
Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Attribution
Source: Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE), New Zealand Government Procurement, GETS open data, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Medians and ranges are own calculations by ProofPrice from the award notices.
Figures as of
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How fresh the source is
Quarterly; awards up to the end of the last quarter
Limits
Award values as posted on GETS, not invoices: the total awarded for a contract, which can cover several years or extension options, and GST treatment is not stated. Only agencies that post on GETS are included, and only contracts they chose to publish. Purchases are found by words in the notice title, so a notice titled in other words is missed. Totals per contract, not unit prices. The file is updated quarterly, so the newest weeks are missing.
Rule
A figure built from records is shown only when at least 5 records sit behind it; official statistics are shown as such, with their reference period. See how we earn trust and the method.

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