Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Whenuapai
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 Whenuapai itself, 196 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 197 consents we hold in Whenuapai, 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 Whenuapai’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 Whenuapai
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the 2 statistical areas that make up most of it: Whenuapai, Whenuapai West. In the year to September 2026: 112 houses, 84 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 Whenuapai
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 197 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.
- New homes26
2 in the last 12 months · typically $483k
- Alterations and additions22
9 in the last 12 months · typically $27k
- Multiple homes8
4 in the last 12 months · typically $1.7m
- Fires and heating8
typically $5,470
- Garages, sheds and carports7
3 in the last 12 months · typically $80k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs5
typically $50k
- Pools and spas3
2 in the last 12 months · typically $70k
- Relocated buildings3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $80k
- Commercial alterations3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $25k
- Farm buildings1
typically $190k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $4mRbw - block b - lots 8 to 17: three storey attached townhouses with three bedrooms, three bathrm, kitchen, dining, living area, carport, membrane deck on 1st floor. Stormwater tanks under the slab, 26 Kopuru Road
- $3.2mStage 4 of 4 - rbw - block a - seven new terraced townhouses. Lot 1-two-storey terraced townhouse with two bedrooms, two bathrooms, open plan kitchen-living-dining, & laundry area. Lots 2 to 7: thr 26 Kopuru Road
- $2.7mRbw - proposed single level dwg, including 5 bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms, kitchen, onsite waste management, tanks & detached gge. 26 Bristol Road
- $2.7mRbw. Lot 24: two-storey terraced townhouse with 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, 1 ensuite, open plan kitchen-living-dining & deck on ground floor. Lots 25-29 & 30-33: three-storey terraced townhouses with 3 bed 26 Kopuru Road
- $2.5mStage 3 of 4 - rbw - block c - lots 18 to 22: three storey attached townhouses with three bedrooms, two bathrm, kitchen, dining, living area, carport, membrane deck on 1St & 2nd floor. Lot 23: two 26 Kopuru Road
197 consents
- Commercial alterations$300k
Rbw - 2 houses will be relocated to this site. They will be 1 minor dwg & 1 home office. Private stormwater & wastewater systems, retaining wall.
- Pools and spas$70k
Proposed new inground concrete swimming pool & pool fencing only.
- Alterations and additions$19k
Rbw - proposed accessibility alterations to the existing dwg. Ground floor: reduce the laundry size to install stiltz duo lift & form small cupboard, install a tub in the toilet instead of vani
- New homes$650k
Rbw - new 2-storey dwg consisting of open plan living/dining/kitchen area, entrance foyer, guest wc, dbl gge, storage & laundry to ground floor, access stairs to first floor, three bedroo
- New homes$2.7m
Rbw - proposed single level dwg, including 5 bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms, kitchen, onsite waste management, tanks & detached gge.
- Garages, sheds and carports$200k
Construction of a proposed detached gge with attached carport.
- Garages, sheds and carports$95k
Rbw - convert existing gge on ground floor of dbl storey dwg into a habitable space replacing the existing gge door with new windows, & wet area alterations downstairs.
- Relocated buildings$18k
Rbw - siting of a second-hand relocatable dwg with private sw & ww connection.
- Alterations and additions$540k
Alt to the existing house including the demolition of selected walls & subsequent add of a new living area, laundry, pump room, wc, storage, master bdrm, ensuite, carport & deck.
- Multiple homes$4m
Rbw - block b - lots 8 to 17: three storey attached townhouses with three bedrooms, three bathrm, kitchen, dining, living area, carport, membrane deck on 1st floor. Stormwater tanks under the slab,
- Multiple homes$3.2m
Stage 4 of 4 - rbw - block a - seven new terraced townhouses. Lot 1-two-storey terraced townhouse with two bedrooms, two bathrooms, open plan kitchen-living-dining, & laundry area. Lots 2 to 7: thr
- Alterations and additions$450k
Rbw - alt single storey dwg- renovate two x bathrooms. Renovate kitchen. Remove structural posts & install steel beam in kitchen. Demolish & install new deck. Remove & install firep
- Garages, sheds and carports$75k
Rbw - proposed alterations to the existing dwg. Widen existing gge door, new steel lintel. New topping slab & laundry to existing lower floor. Alterations to existing internal partitions, new
- Alterations and additions$4,990
Rbw - bathrm internal alt, remove the bathtub, add gas for kitchen cooking.
- Alterations and additions$35k
R2 - alterations to two-storey detached dwg. New bathrm layout & tiled shower over bath.
- Multiple homes$2.7m
Rbw. Lot 24: two-storey terraced townhouse with 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, 1 ensuite, open plan kitchen-living-dining & deck on ground floor. Lots 25-29 & 30-33: three-storey terraced townhouses with 3 bed
- Multiple homes$2.5m
Stage 3 of 4 - rbw - block c - lots 18 to 22: three storey attached townhouses with three bedrooms, two bathrm, kitchen, dining, living area, carport, membrane deck on 1St & 2nd floor. Lot 23: two
- Alterations and additions$20k
Rbw - internal alt to single storey dwg- add of new ensuite to existing bdrm & add of new tiled shower to existing bathrm.
- Alterations and additions$89k
Wall cladding maintenance - replace existing plywood wall cladding with new jhi axon fibre-cement sheet cladding on cavity.
- Alterations and additions$3,000
Installation of 2 catchpits in the driveway
- Pools and spas$90k
Proposed new swimming pool & pool fencing only.
- Alterations and additions$20k
Installation of a reflection textile filter system with a uv151 microlene disinfection unit, with treated effluent discharged via subsurface pressure-compensating dripper irrigation, to service the e
- Commercial alterations$18k
Timatanga community school minor alt to the existing roof. Replacing existing clear lite with new metal roofing by packing existing rafters & extending eaves at front of building. Re-roofin
- Alterations and additions$10k
R1 - existing window removed, new window installed bracing altered to suit.
- Alterations and additions$200k
Alt work to existing building - reline, replace shower & vanity in dwg, add washup to unconditioned gge
ResidentialCommercial The dots are this page of the list.
Near Whenuapai
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Whenuapai?
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.