Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Awanui
314 new homes were consented in the Far North District council area in the year to September 2026, up 38% on the year before. They also consented $60.7m of non-residential building work, about level with the year before. Below: 1,373 consents we hold in Awanui, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Far North District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Far North District, 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 541 in 2004.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Far North District, 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.
- Education$11.9m
3 buildings · 471 m² new floor area · $4,246/m² new · −13% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$10.7m
4 buildings · 1,584 m² new floor area · $4,962/m² new · +25% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$9m
7 buildings · 1,458 m² new floor area · $3,575/m² new · −28% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$7m
8 buildings · 3,705 m² new floor area · $1,421/m² new · −31% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$5.4m
2 buildings · 674 m² new floor area · $6,306/m² new · +1368% on the year before
- Offices$5m
2 buildings · 1,427 m² new floor area · $1,367/m² new · +111% on the year before
- Farm buildings$4.6m
31 buildings · 6,328 m² new floor area · $645/m² new · +40% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$4.2m
6 buildings · 2,980 m² new floor area · $1,418/m² new · +227% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$2.9m
1 building · 126 m² new floor area · $2,778/m² new · −65% on the year before
Consents on record in Awanui
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 1,373 from 23 Jul 1993 to 8 Oct 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.
- Commercial alterations32
typically $51k
- Fires and heating30
5 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- Alterations and additions27
5 in the last 12 months · typically $100k
- Relocated buildings19
11 in the last 12 months · typically $30k
- Garages, sheds and carports15
3 in the last 12 months · typically $15k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater12
typically $20k
- New homes10
typically $370k
- Pools and spas4
2 in the last 12 months · typically $208k
- Farm buildings3
2 in the last 12 months
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs3
1 in the last 12 months
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $400kPartial existing pool fencing remov 18 State Highway 10, Awanui
- $390kH5 whanau trust - house 4 (duplex) 6A Waimanoni Road, Awanui
- $200kH5 whanau trust - infrastructure co 6A Waimanoni Road, Awanui
- $43kMoving a relocatable dwg to the site new timber pile foundations new plumbing & drainage n , Waipapakauri
- $30kAdd to bedrooms & a bathrm to existing loft area 164 State Highway 1, Awanui
1,373 consents
- Relocated buildings
Relocated Dwelling. Existing single storey, three-bedroom, timber-framed dwelling to be moved from Auckland to Waipapakauri
- Pools and spas
Installation of an in-ground fibreglass swimming pool and construction of a 1200 high compliant aluminium and glass pool safety fence and self-closing, self-latching gate in accordance with NZBC F9
- Relocated buildings
New foundations for relocated dwelling.
- Farm buildings
Proposed Implement Shed
- Relocated buildings
Existing house to be relocated to site
- Fires and heating
Install new Wagener Sparky woodburner and flue system
- Alterations and additions
A Kohanga Reo for up to 30 children with 8 teachers
- Relocated buildings
Relocation of existing dwelling onto new piled foundations & concrete slab, including connection to services
- Farm buildings
New farm pole shed, closed in storage / workshop
- Fires and heating
Install new Metro Wee Rad Base woodburner and flue kit onto existing tiled and grouted hearth
- Retaining walls$8,000
Proposed timber retaining wall
- Relocated buildings
To re-site 2nd hand dwelling on new piling to connect to onsite existing water tank. To connect new septic tank and new outfall trenching. To install base boards around perimeter of the dwelling
- Garages, sheds and carports
Implement Pole Shed and Onsite wastewater system.
- Alterations and additions$7,000
Fire installation
- Garages, sheds and carports
Proposed Canopy extension to existing storage shed.
- Fires and heating
Moving of existing woodsman tarras MKII to new location (within the same room as shown on plans).
- Fires and heating$11k
Install escea tfs850 freestanding woodfire
- Alterations and additions$30k
Add to bedrooms & a bathrm to existing loft area
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs
Replace existing deck of 46.12 m2 with a new deck of 74.83 m2, plus remove an internal wall
- Relocated buildings
H5 Whanau Trust - House 4 & 5 (Duplex) amendment to add in site works to original consent. New relocated dwelling delivered to site where foundations, decks & connection to onsite services will be carried out
- Relocated buildings
H5 Whanau Trust - House 3 (Whenua) - site consent amendment to add in site works to original consent - newly Factory built dwelling being relocated to site, where foundations, decks, connection to existing services will be carried out as well as installation of a free-standing fireplace
- Relocated buildings
H5 Whanau Trust - House 2 (Ngahuia) - site consent amendment to add in site works to original consent - newly Factory built dwelling being relocated to site, where foundations, decks, connection to existing services will be carried out.
- Relocated buildings
H5 Whanau Trust - House 1 (Anikaaro) amendment to add in site works to original consent. New relocated dwelling delivered to site where foundations, decks & connection to onsite services will be carried out
- Relocated buildings$15k
H5 whanau trust - relocation of existing dwg
- Alterations and additions$200k
H5 whanau trust - infrastructure co
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Suburbs in Awanui
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Awanui?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 314 new homes consented in the Far North District council area, with $164m of residential and $60.7m 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.