Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Ōrākei
17,131 new homes were consented in the Auckland council area in the year to September 2026, up 16% on the year before. They also consented $3.37b of non-residential building work, up 5% on the year before. In Ōrākei itself, 24 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 255 consents we hold in Ōrākei, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Auckland council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Ōrākei’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Auckland, the last five years.
Since 1991: houses and everything else
New homes consented each year, houses against townhouses, flats, units, apartments and retirement village units. The most in one year was 21,301 in 2022.
New homes in Ōrākei
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the 2 statistical areas that make up most of it: Orakei East, Orakei West. In the year to September 2026: 23 houses, 1 townhouses and units, 0 apartments.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Auckland, the last five years.
What is being built
Non-residential building work consented in the year to September 2026, by type: the value of new and altered work, new floor area, and what new floor area cost to build per square metre.
- Offices$753m
43 buildings · 26,927 m² new floor area · $8,567/m² new · −24% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$631m
84 buildings · 233,139 m² new floor area · $2,450/m² new · +9% on the year before
- Education$590m
77 buildings · 54,555 m² new floor area · $8,792/m² new · +4% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$402m
44 buildings · 21,405 m² new floor area · $14,113/m² new · −5% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$307m
32 buildings · 40,270 m² new floor area · $4,291/m² new · +19% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$219m
29 buildings · 19,980 m² new floor area · $6,216/m² new · +41% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$197m
11 buildings · 25,285 m² new floor area · $7,276/m² new · +218% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$167m
29 buildings · 11,019 m² new floor area · $3,823/m² new · +62% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$75.4m
17 buildings · 13,619 m² new floor area · $3,956/m² new · +37% on the year before
- Farm buildings$26.2m
121 buildings · 68,341 m² new floor area · $353/m² new · +4% on the year before
Consents on record in Ōrākei
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 255 from 1 Aug 2019 to 1 Aug 2026. Councils publish their records unevenly, so these are what we have, not every consent issued — for the full count, see the official figures above.
What the work is
Consents in the last five years by the kind of work their description names.
- Alterations and additions61
7 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- New homes24
9 in the last 12 months · typically $1.5m
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening11
2 in the last 12 months · typically $350k
- Pools and spas10
typically $83k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs9
typically $120k
- Retaining walls8
typically $19k
- Garages, sheds and carports6
1 in the last 12 months · typically $33k
- Fires and heating5
1 in the last 12 months · typically $6,500
- Multiple homes5
typically $1.9m
- Relocated buildings2
typically $179k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $6mRbw - 3 house development with retaining walls. House 1: 2 storey, 4 bed, 2 bath, 2 powder rooms, 2 car gge. House 2: 3 storey, 4 bed, 3 bath, 2 car gge. House 3: 3 storey, 3 bed, 4 bath, 2 livi 22 Tautari Street
- $3.5mRbw - demolition of existing dwg & gge. Construction of a two-level detached dwg. Four bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms & a dbl internal gge. Upper & lower deck & outdoor wood firepl 9 Tuhaere Street
- $2.5mRbw - construct new part 4 storey with an intermediate mezzanine level detached house, open plan design with living, kitchen, lift & media room. 4 bedrooms with 4 ensuite, 2 powder room, 1 shower a 138A Paritai Drive
- $2.2mRbw -single detached dwg. To have five bedrooms, 5.5 bathrooms, family room, & dbl internal gge. 29B Sudeley Street
- $2mRbw- pbc e2e: 2x new two storey dwgs. Lot 1 & lot 2 with five bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, attached dbl gge. New retaining walls & detention tanks. 6 Tuhaere Street
255 consents
- New homes$2.5m
Rbw - construct new part 4 storey with an intermediate mezzanine level detached house, open plan design with living, kitchen, lift & media room. 4 bedrooms with 4 ensuite, 2 powder room, 1 shower a
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$1,500
Connect new drainage for stormwater on the site & manage flows via diversion.
- Alterations and additions$50k
Rbw - infill sheltered side entry to increase existing bathrm, internal works including the removal of load bearing walls, replacement beams & footings, new plumbing fixtures, an external hot wate
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$30k
Rbw - partial re-clad to existing three level dwg with new vertical bgc stratum cladding over cavity. New joinery to be done as exempt building work - not included in scope.
- Alterations and additions$80k
Rbw - main house renovation comprising a revised updated kitchen, updated laundry, & new main bathrm with vanity, toilet, & tiled membrane shower.
- New homes$6m
Rbw - 3 house development with retaining walls. House 1: 2 storey, 4 bed, 2 bath, 2 powder rooms, 2 car gge. House 2: 3 storey, 4 bed, 3 bath, 2 car gge. House 3: 3 storey, 3 bed, 4 bath, 2 livi
- New homes$1.5m
Rbw. Lot 2. New three-storey dwg with four bedrooms, three baths, two powders, kitchen, lift, & dbl gge. New site boundary retaining walls, stormwater tank, public & private drainage co
- New homes$1.5m
Rbw. Lot 1 - new three-storey dwg with four bedrooms, three baths, two powders, kitchen, lift, & dbl gge. New vehicle crossing & driveway. Private drainage.
- Alterations and additions$9,000
Rbw - the scope of work is the design to remove the wall & replace will new beam in the living space. Remove fire place & wardrobe.
- Alterations and additions$48k
Rbw - renovation of a ground floor apartment. Small changes to the interior arrangement of the main bdrm & bathrooms. Bathrm fixtures & plumbing to be re-arranged, with new fittings & fixtu
- Fires and heating$6,000
Sfh - install replacement freestanding woodfire & flue (maxen kinmont 350-p).
- New homes$2m
Rbw- pbc e2e: 2x new two storey dwgs. Lot 1 & lot 2 with five bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, attached dbl gge. New retaining walls & detention tanks.
- New homes$1.6m
Rbw - new one dwg for three storey of five bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms, 2x dbl gge. Private drainage, swimming pool.
- New homes$2.2m
Rbw -single detached dwg. To have five bedrooms, 5.5 bathrooms, family room, & dbl internal gge.
- New homes$1.8m
Rbw - one new three storied dwg. Including one dbl gge, one laundry, one lift, five bedrooms, four bathrooms, 3 living rooms, one kitchen & scullery, & two balconies.
- Alterations and additions$50k
Rbw - internal alterations to existing bathrm & ensuite. Move laundry to gge. Convert existing deck on first floor to a new roof. Extend existing deck at the rear of property.
- Demolition$3.5m
Rbw - demolition of existing dwg & gge. Construction of a two-level detached dwg. Four bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms & a dbl internal gge. Upper & lower deck & outdoor wood firepl
- Garages, sheds and carports$20k
Rbw - minor internal alterations, demolish existing deck over gge, build a timber deck & stair. Replace joineries under schedule 1.
- Alterations and additions$93k
Rbw - kitchen add to the existing upper floor kitchen.
- New homes$600k
Rbw - construction of a single proposed detached single-storey dwg, with 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, kitchen, dining, & living space, & an internal single gge. Also included is a below deck a
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$490k
Rbw - full reclad including new corrugate roofing to existing 2 level 3 bdrm 3 bathrm residence with add of new membrane roof over existing bay window
- Alterations and additions$90k
rbw - alt to ground floor of dbl story dwg. Reconfigure existing entry, foyer & wc. Reconfigure ex. Kitchen & replace with new. Remove wall & add beam to ex. Living & family area
- New homes$850k
Rbw - three storey single dwg house with dbl gge, lift, curtain walls, retaining walls, private drainage & swimming pool
- New homes$1m
Rbw - construction of a new two-storey detached dwg, compromising five bedrooms, three bathrooms, two living rooms & a dbl internal gge. Construction of a new engineered design swimming p
- Pools and spas$85k
Proposed new swimming pool & associated pool fencing. Insitu concrete retaining wall. Outdoor fireplace & pergola.
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Ōrākei?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 17,131 new homes consented in the Auckland council area, with $8.53b of residential and $3.37b of non-residential building work.
What is a building consent?
Written approval from a council (a building consent authority) that planned building work complies with the Building Code. Most new buildings, additions, structural alterations, fires and plumbing and drainage work need one; some minor work is exempt under Schedule 1 of the Building Act 2004.
Where do these figures come from?
The official counts are Stats NZ’s monthly Building consents issued release (CC BY 4.0), covering every consent every council issues. The individual consents listed are ones we hold from councils’ records and other public sources; they are not a complete list for every council.