Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Āwhitu
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. Below: 82 consents we hold in Āwhitu, 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.
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.
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
Local boards compared
The year to September 2026 against the year before.
| Local board | New homes | Change | Non-residential | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howick | 1,712 | +28% | $95.3m | −75% |
| Henderson-Massey | 1,592 | +15% | $101m | −39% |
| Franklin | 1,214 | +14% | $195m | −12% |
| Albert-Eden | 1,123 | +103% | $270m | +37% |
| Maungakiekie-Tamaki | 1,118 | −23% | $295m | +37% |
| Papakura | 1,107 | +33% | $90.9m | +81% |
| Manurewa | 976 | +32% | $168m | +225% |
| Hibiscus and Bays | 967 | 0% | $44.7m | 0% |
| Rodney | 951 | +12% | $73.7m | −10% |
| Kaipatiki | 942 | +44% | $51.2m | +23% |
| Mangere-Otahuhu | 940 | +31% | $582m | −16% |
| Orakei | 795 | +1% | $52.7m | +10% |
| Whau | 790 | +43% | $58.1m | +13% |
| Upper Harbour | 749 | +29% | $211m | +1% |
| Otara-Papatoetoe | 692 | −14% | $85.2m | −53% |
| Puketapapa | 588 | +66% | $18.1m | −42% |
| Devonport-Takapuna | 478 | +19% | $50.9m | +43% |
| Waitakere Ranges | 200 | −28% | $14.7m | +90% |
| Waitemata | 153 | −60% | $907m | +83% |
| Waiheke | 41 | 0% | $2m | −83% |
| Great Barrier | 3 | −57% | $210k | +200% |
Consents on record in Āwhitu
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 82 from 1 Feb 2020 to 1 Jul 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 heating21
10 in the last 12 months · typically $6,328
- Alterations and additions13
2 in the last 12 months · typically $80k
- New homes11
1 in the last 12 months · typically $507k
- Pools and spas4
1 in the last 12 months · typically $75k
- Garages, sheds and carports3
2 in the last 12 months · typically $92k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts3
typically $290k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $210k
- Relocated buildings2
typically $190k
- Retaining walls1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $6,000
- New commercial buildings1
typically $4m
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $507kRbw. Single level res home with three bedrooms, one bathrm & laundry. Open plan kitchen, dining & living. Water tanks. 225C Awhitu Central Road, Āwhitu
- $170kRbw - reclad of the second storey of the building including new windows. Removal of the fireplace & chimney on the first floor. Removal of bay window & replacement with a new doorway & associate 12 Tainui Road, Āwhitu
- $160kRbw - proposed single-storey, detached sleeping pod extension to an existing dwg, to be constructed entirely on site. Containing 2 bedrooms & 1 bathrm. Will be connected to the main dwg vi 6 Allan Road, Āwhitu
- $157kNew steel framed gge for boat & storage erected on a concrete slab. 8 Allan Road, Āwhitu
- $92kConstruction of one-storey detached shed 30 Seaview Terrace, Manukau Heads
82 consents
- Fires and heating$4,000
Fireplace freestanding freestanding metro wee rad woody fire
- Alterations and additions$160k
Rbw - proposed single-storey, detached sleeping pod extension to an existing dwg, to be constructed entirely on site. Containing 2 bedrooms & 1 bathrm. Will be connected to the main dwg vi
- Fires and heating$6,103
Installation of solid fuel heater to manufacturers specifications (maxen kinmont 350-p)
- Fires and heating$7,000
Installation of a freestanding metro rad one solid fuel heater.
- Garages, sheds and carports$92k
Construction of one-storey detached shed
- Fires and heating$6,700
Installation of a solid fuel heater to manufacturers specifications - maxen kinmont 350 w replaces existing wood fire
- Fires and heating$8,500
Installation of a solid fuel heater to manufacturers specifications - masport Akaroa wood stacker
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$170k
Rbw - reclad of the second storey of the building including new windows. Removal of the fireplace & chimney on the first floor. Removal of bay window & replacement with a new doorway & associate
- Fires and heating$6,328
Sfh fixed fee - installation of solid fuel heater as per manufacturers specifications (maxen kinmont 350-p)
- Fires and heating$3,100
Sfh fixed fee: solid fuel heater to be installed (bosca spirit 550)
- Garages, sheds and carports$157k
New steel framed gge for boat & storage erected on a concrete slab.
- Retaining walls$6,000
Construction of a timber pole retaining wall approximately 9m long & 1.5m angled section to return. Varying from 1.1 to 1.8m in adjacent to a graveled driveway that is gently sloping towards the ret
- Fires and heating$8,400
Installation of a solid fuel heater to manufacturers specifications masport Akaroa ws
- New homes$507k
Rbw. Single level res home with three bedrooms, one bathrm & laundry. Open plan kitchen, dining & living. Water tanks.
- Fires and heating$6,187
Sfh fixed fee - installation of solid fuel heater as per manufacturers specifications (masport Hurunui)
- Pools and spas$8,000
Installation of new pool fencing & gate. Fibreglass inground pool under 35,000 litres, exempt from consent - exemption 23 of schedule 1.
- Alterations and additions$80k
Add to dwg & new lean to
- Fires and heating$9,600
installation of a solid fuel heater to manufacturers specifications metro 850-BP outdoor wood fire
- New homes$428k
Rbw - construction of a single storey detached dwg consisting of three bedrooms, ensuite, bathrm, laundry, lounge, dining & kitchen. No gge. Onsite wastewater & stormwater included.
- Alterations and additions$90k
Alt to dwg - extension of building to form library
- New homes$1.4m
Rbw - construction of five bedrooms dwg with open kitchen & living area. Includes storm water tank, onsite wastewater system. New high deck with timber & glass balustrade
- New commercial buildings$4m
Owner / builder rbw - new dwg, with: lower ground gge, upper ground, 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms library, home office & media room. Swimming pool, onsite wastewater system, stormwater soakage pi
- Fires and heating$7,000
Installation of a solid fuel heater to manufacturers specifications kent Benmore freestanding wood fire
- Fires and heating$6,500
Installation of a solid fuel heater to manufacturers specifications maxen kinmont 350 p rural freestanding wood fire to replace existing fire.
- Alterations and additions$5,000
Install a type 2 fire alarm system, in excess of the requirements outlined in the bcd fire report for fire compliance, which only required a type 1 interconnected smoke alarm sy
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Suburbs in Āwhitu
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Āwhitu?
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.