Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Waipapakauri
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. In the statistical area around Waipapakauri, 11 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 231 consents we hold in Waipapakauri, 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, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Waipapakauri’s own count is made.
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.
New homes in Waipapakauri
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Waipapakauri sits in (Rangaunu Harbour) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 9 houses, 2 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 — 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 Waipapakauri
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 231 from 31 Aug 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.
- Fires and heating7
typically $4,000
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater3
- Garages, sheds and carports3
typically $49k
- Relocated buildings2
2 in the last 12 months · typically $43k
- Retaining walls2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $8,000
- New homes2
typically $535k
- Alterations and additions1
- Other new buildings1
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs1
- New commercial buildings1
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $43kMoving a relocatable dwg to the site new timber pile foundations new plumbing & drainage n
- $8,000Proposed timber retaining wall 346 West Coast Road
231 consents
- Relocated buildings
Relocated Dwelling. Existing single storey, three-bedroom, timber-framed dwelling to be moved from Auckland to Waipapakauri
- Retaining walls$8,000
Proposed timber retaining wall
- Relocated buildings$43k
Moving a relocatable dwg to the site new timber pile foundations new plumbing & drainage n
- Fires and heating
New Fireplace
- Garages, sheds and carports
Garage with loft ***Payment plan as per Anja*** First payment of $486.42 due on the 4 December 2025
- Fires and heating
New wood burner fireplace installation
- New commercial buildings
New classroom with attached covered area and new internal door to an existing classroom.
- Fires and heating
Install Wagener Woodburner and SFP Flue Kit Into Shed
- New homes$500k
New dwg with new deck, onsite
- Fires and heating$5,000
Masport r3000 freestanding fire
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs
PIM Only – New Dwelling with Onsite Wastewater System, Deck and Fireplace
- Garages, sheds and carports
New shed
- Fires and heating$3,000
Install metro free-standing wood burner
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install a woodsman strongman wet fire to a domestic dwg
- Fires and heating$3,000
Install metro free-standing wood burner
- Garages, sheds and carports$49k
Dbl gge & storage
- New homes$570k
R1 - new detached dwg with attached gge.
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater
3x Dwellings with Attached Garages and 3x On-Site Waste Water Systems
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater
Amendment to existing wastewater disposal
- Alterations and additions
Amendment to Site Plan Due to Flooding
- Other new buildings
Construction of a shade canopy - 15.3m x 18.9m.
- Retaining walls
Retaining Wall
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater
Detached Dwelling Install On-Site Wastewater Disposal System
- Garages, sheds and carports
Construction of 96m2 enclosed pole shed with connected water tank for the purpose of watering stock
- Fires and heating
Install Wagener Cooktop with Wetback, Flue System and Acrylead Tile Flashing
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Waipapakauri?
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.