INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-Effective Amendment
No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 333-06127 of MDU Resources Group, Inc. on
Form S-3 of our reports dated January 24, 2003 (which express an unqualified
opinion and include an explanatory paragraph relating to the application of
procedures relating to certain other disclosures and reclassifications of
financial statement amounts related to the 2001 and 2000 consolidated financial
statements that were audited by other auditors who have ceased operations and
for which we have expressed no opinion or other form of assurance other than
with respect to such disclosures and reclassifications) appearing in and
incorporated by reference in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of MDU Resources
Group, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2002 and to the reference to us
under the heading "Experts" in the Prospectus, which is part of such
Registration Statement.


/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Minneapolis, Minnesota
March 10, 2003