Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Parau
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 the statistical area around Parau, 3 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 30 consents we hold in Parau, 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 Parau’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 Parau
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Parau sits in (Oratia) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 3 houses, 0 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 Parau
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 30 from 1 Aug 2019 to 1 Sep 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 additions8
1 in the last 12 months · typically $35k
- Fires and heating5
2 in the last 12 months · typically $5,200
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs1
typically $54k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater1
typically $4,500
- Commercial alterations1
typically $98k
- Insulation1
typically $3,600
- New homes1
typically $200k
- Pools and spas1
typically $70k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening1
typically $75k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $400kRbw- deconstruction of unconsented work, construction of additions & internal alterations comprising 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, tv room, basement parking, decking, retaining walls, new driveway, onsit 8 Staley Road
- $6,400Installation of solid wood burner. 619 Huia Road
- $5,200installation of solid wood burner (metro micro rad) 25A Rauhuia Crescent
30 consents
- Fires and heating$6,400
Installation of solid wood burner.
- Fires and heating$5,200
installation of solid wood burner (metro micro rad)
- Alterations and additions$400k
Rbw- deconstruction of unconsented work, construction of additions & internal alterations comprising 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, tv room, basement parking, decking, retaining walls, new driveway, onsit
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$75k
Strengthening of the undermined section of the existing retaining wall at the eastern corner. Existing retaining wall is located on the southern side of the dwg.
- Alterations and additions$15k
Rbw - add of ensuite & walk in wardrobe within existing bdrm.
- Alterations and additions$20k
Install interconnected smoke alarms (type 1) throughout the building in accordance with nzs 4514:2021 & install fire wall & two fire doors.
- Pools and spas$70k
Rbw - proposed pool in rear yard, including surrounding decks & pool fencing.
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$54k
Rbw - new deck to existing house.
- Alterations and additions$18k
Internal alterations only to existing dwg. Provide new sed beam & post to gge, demolish existing internal walls, enlarge 2x existing openings, new bathrm fittings, tiling, & waterproofin
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$4,500
Membrane shower & new toilet.
- New homes$200k
Rbw - construction of new small, detached dwg. Single-storey 1-bdrm, 1-bathrm, kitchen, living, study & decks. With 1m high retaining walls to south & west. & on-site waster water system, & storm water system.
- Alterations and additions$68k
Internal alterations & relocate back door
- Fires and heating$5,680
installation of a solid fuel heater to manufacturers specifications (metro tiny rad)
- Alterations and additions$50k
rbw - external site works to existing single res property. New retaining wall to parking area, new onsite storm water disposal system & on site wastewater system
- Fires and heating$4,800
dbc - installation of solid wood burner (yunca monte)
- Fires and heating$2,000
install second hand woodfire & flue - kent signature
- Insulation$3,600
install insulmax blown insulation into exterior walls
- Commercial alterations$98k
Rbw-outbuilding carport workshop with deck above
- Alterations and additions$88k
Rbw - new add 3.6m x 7.2m 25m2 approximately. Kitchen & living area. Add has the same pitched roof gable to gable with a low pitch roof behind gable. Weatherboard to match existing direct fix. Private drainage.
- Alterations and additions$13k
add of shower, wc & basin into downstairs laundry.
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$20k
installation of an econotreat vbb-c-2200-2 system & wsbt septic uv system fed through sub-surface laid pcdi dripline.
- Fires and heating$4,500
Installation of kent Rata inbuilt solid wood burner.
- Fires and heating$5,306
remove existing fire & flue & disconnect wet back. Install new free standing metro fire with new flue & reconnect to new hot water cylinder.
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$20k
replacement of failed on-site wastewater system with hynds lifestyle 'advanced' treatment plant including uv disinfection unit (davey steriflo uv50) with land disposal by subsurface laid pressure compensating dripper irrigation
- Alterations and additions$252k
Rbw - proposed alterations to the existing layout. Converting the lower level to a minor dwg. New deck & dbl glazed joinery throughout.
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Parau?
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.