Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Big Omaha
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: 20 consents we hold in Big Omaha, 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 Big Omaha
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 20 from 1 Jan 2020 to 1 May 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 additions6
4 in the last 12 months · typically $191k
- Fires and heating4
2 in the last 12 months · typically $6,058
- Demolition1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $750k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $750kRbw - demolish existing 60.44m2 gge & carport building & replace with 65m2 2-level boatshed & minor dwg in the same location. Upgrade the existing on-site wastewater system for additiona 36 Schollum Road, Big Ōmaha
- $500kRbw - add of new living & dining rooms to existing detached dwg. Removal of existing dining, carport & laundry. Existing windows, doors, roof & internal linings all replaced. New onsit 940 Leigh Road, Big Ōmaha
- $480kRbw - proposed add to the existing dwg, which includes a dbl internal gge, lounge & alfresco area. Alterations to the existing dwg include removal of one bdrm & modificatio 95 Omaha Valley Road, Big Ōmaha
- $300kRbw - removing roof over existing dining & living & extending up for a new roof, adding new windows & leveling the existing stepped floor. Removing a wall between 2 existing bedrooms to make one. 35 Upper Whangateau Road, Big Ōmaha
- $35kRbw - alt & add to existing building. A new bdrm added under existing roof area attached to existing dwg with a new concrete slab to match existing floor. Timber walls with board 220 Schollum Road, Big Ōmaha
20 consents
- Fires and heating$6,372
Install new fire & flue (woodsman kanaku).
- Demolition$750k
Rbw - demolish existing 60.44m2 gge & carport building & replace with 65m2 2-level boatshed & minor dwg in the same location. Upgrade the existing on-site wastewater system for additiona
- Alterations and additions$300k
Rbw - removing roof over existing dining & living & extending up for a new roof, adding new windows & leveling the existing stepped floor. Removing a wall between 2 existing bedrooms to make one.
- Fires and heating$8,000
Install freestanding woodfire & flue into dining room (roaring meg eco)
- Alterations and additions$480k
Rbw - proposed add to the existing dwg, which includes a dbl internal gge, lounge & alfresco area. Alterations to the existing dwg include removal of one bdrm & modificatio
- Alterations and additions$500k
Rbw - add of new living & dining rooms to existing detached dwg. Removal of existing dining, carport & laundry. Existing windows, doors, roof & internal linings all replaced. New onsit
- Alterations and additions$35k
Rbw - alt & add to existing building. A new bdrm added under existing roof area attached to existing dwg with a new concrete slab to match existing floor. Timber walls with board
- Fires and heating$5,744
Remove existing fire & flue. Install new fire & flue (woodsman serene)
- Fires and heating$4,514
Remove existing fire & flue. Install new fire & flue (maxen kinmont 350-w).
- Alterations and additions$20k
Replacement of existing driveway culverts & driveway above that was damaged during flooding events in the Auckland region.
- Alterations and additions$82k
Rbw - proposed laundry, kitchen & covered entry additions.
- Fires and heating$4,000
install woodfire (wagener sparky clean air)
- Fires and heating$4,000
install woodfire (firenzo vision).
- Alterations and additions$350k
Rbw - demolition of internal walls, kitchen, external bay windows & conservatory to existing dwg to convert into open plan kitchen, dining, living, lounge/media room with dbl face fireplace; existing study & laundry rooms converted to new
- Fires and heating$3,000
installation of free standing wood burner (stovax riva studio2)
- Pools and spas$60k
New in ground 66l fibreglass swimming pool, drainage & associated balustrading.
- Garages, sheds and carports$90k
New steel framed gge, with bathrm, on concrete floor
- Pools and spas$80k
Installation of fibreglass pool & fencing to comply with f9 as1
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$314k
outbuilding - new single-storey art studio with bathrm.
- Garages, sheds and carports$4,950
rbw - relocate secondhand shed to site, including new pile foundations
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Suburbs in Big Omaha
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Big Omaha?
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.