Are they expanding or consolidating into one building?
I have seen congregations sell their KH and move in a building with 2 others.
I have seen congregations remodel their KH or sell the old one and building a new one.
But in the last 15 years only one new congregation has been formed and one is dangerously close to be disbanded unless they can get people from 2 nearby congregations to switch congregations.
I know of a new KH that was built supposedly for 3 congregations to share but by the time it was ready to occupy the third congregation had dissolved and the people reassigned to the other 2 congregations.
If there is an increase it is not the this area (not NZ BTW). The only increase is in the Hispanic community and that is slowing down too.
It's that sleight of hand magic, now you see it, now you don't.
Blondie