Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Opoho
501 new homes were consented in the Dunedin City council area in the year to September 2026, up 7% on the year before. They also consented $135m of non-residential building work, down 49% on the year before. In Opoho itself, 3 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 132 consents we hold in Opoho, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Dunedin City council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Opoho’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Dunedin City, 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 548 in 2021.
New homes in Opoho
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area that make up most of it: Opoho. In the year to September 2026: 1 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 — Dunedin City, 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.
- Hospitals and health$36.8m
4 buildings · 2,575 m² new floor area · $11,379/m² new · −79% on the year before
- Education$26.7m
5 buildings · 1,648 m² new floor area · $4,333/m² new · −10% on the year before
- Offices$19m
3 buildings · 994 m² new floor area · $4,863/m² new · +47% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$17.2m
6 buildings · 3,608 m² new floor area · $3,160/m² new · +41% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$12.8m
1 building · 504 m² new floor area · $655/m² new · +551% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$9.4m
2 buildings · 1,169 m² new floor area · $2,737/m² new · +12% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$6.5m
3 buildings · 1,404 m² new floor area · $605/m² new · −56% on the year before
- Farm buildings$2.5m
24 buildings · 4,194 m² new floor area · $556/m² new · −9% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$2.4m
2 buildings · 1,758 m² new floor area · $813/m² new · −35% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$1.9m
−35% on the year before
Consents on record in Opoho
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 132 from 1 Apr 2013 to 1 Sep 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 heating25
8 in the last 12 months · typically $6,000
- Alterations and additions25
2 in the last 12 months · typically $20k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs8
3 in the last 12 months · typically $25k
- New homes7
1 in the last 12 months · typically $450k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater6
2 in the last 12 months · typically $10k
- Commercial alterations3
typically $200k
- Garages, sheds and carports2
2 in the last 12 months · typically $100k
- Retaining walls2
typically $7,000
- Multiple homes1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $252k
- Pools and spas1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $15k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $450kExtend & alt internal layout of dwg, add deck, install solid fuel burner 97 Signal Hill Road
- $400kNew dwg, install solid fuel burner, construct retaining walls 190 Evans Street
- $252kErect two attached dwgs 126 Evans Street
- $150kErect detached rumpus room & shed 60 Warden Street
- $68kExtend deck, install outdoor bath, alt internal layout of dwg 15 Warden Street
132 consents
- Fires and heating$450k
Extend & alt internal layout of dwg, add deck, install solid fuel burner
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$68k
Extend deck, install outdoor bath, alt internal layout of dwg
- Alterations and additions$35k
Convert rumpus room into self-contained unit in dwg
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$3,000
Install sump & drain channel
- Pools and spas$15k
Installation of pool fencing only
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$5,000
Convert laundry to toilet room, create separate toilet & install laundry tub in basement storage room of dwg
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install solid fuel burner in dwg
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install solid fuel burner in dwg
- Garages, sheds and carports$50k
Alt dwg, reconstruct gge roof
- New homes$400k
New dwg, install solid fuel burner, construct retaining walls
- Alterations and additions$3,000
Alt to existing dwg. New non-loadbearing infill timber walls. New basin waste fixture to toilet room.
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$29k
Demolish deck of dwg, construct enlarged deck with access stairs
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install pellet fire in dwg
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install solid fuel burner in dwg
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install maxen kinmont 350-p heater in dwg
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install solid fuel burner in dwg
- Fires and heating$15k
Alt to dwg - installation of a rika revo ii, freestanding, dry, pellet burner, cac 212149
- Garages, sheds and carports$150k
Erect detached rumpus room & shed
- Multiple homes$252k
Erect two attached dwgs
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$8,000
Demolish existing deck to construct new deck with access stairs
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$30k
Add deck to dwg with access stairs
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$20k
Replace deck of dwg
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install blaze king sirocco sc20l.NZ freestanding woodburner
- Alterations and additions$80k
Alt internal layout of sunroom/living, dining, kitchen, 2x bedrooms, bathrm, & separate toilet of dwg
- Fires and heating$9,000
Install yunca monte leg heater in dwg
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Opoho?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 501 new homes consented in the Dunedin City council area, with $256m of residential and $135m 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.