Airbnb apartments get pitched to property investors with impressive yield projections. The real numbers almost never match. This episode of She Owns This breaks down the 2026 MBIE ruling that changed Christchurch Airbnb rules, the actual costs developers leave out, and a real side by side comparison that settles the debate.

In this episode:

• The 2026 MBIE ruling explained: why Christchurch apartment owners now need council permission to run an Airbnb, and what it means for the 5,000 listings already operating
• Airbnb rules compared across Christchurch, Auckland, Queenstown Lakes and beyond: night limits, consent requirements and the councils cracking down hardest
• The GST trap: why some Christchurch one-bedroom apartments advertised at $265,000 actually cost over $300,000 once GST is added
• The real numbers: a $560,000 Christchurch CBD apartment run as Airbnb versus a $560,000 two-bedroom townhouse run as a long-term rental, cost by cost
• Why the Airbnb apartment comes out negatively geared by over $200 a week while the townhouse sits closer to neutral, with better capital growth and a far wider resale buyer pool

A property that only works as an Airbnb has one exit strategy, and the rules keep getting harder. Here is why a long-term rental almost always wins.

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