Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Fairlie
112 new homes were consented in the Mackenzie District council area in the year to September 2026, up 62% on the year before. They also consented $16.8m of non-residential building work, down 54% on the year before. Below: 195 consents we hold in Fairlie, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Mackenzie District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Mackenzie 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 157 in 2019.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Mackenzie 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.
- Hotels and motels$12.4m
1 building · 213 m² new floor area · $3,756/m² new · +1746% on the year before
- Farm buildings$3m
22 buildings · 3,806 m² new floor area · $781/m² new · −5% on the year before
- Offices$916k
1 building · 408 m² new floor area · $2,132/m² new · +123% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$270k
1 building · 250 m² new floor area · $480/m² new · −68% on the year before
- Education$150k
−99% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$136k
−72% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$10k
−83% on the year before
Consents on record in Fairlie
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 195 from 1 Jul 2019 to 1 Aug 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 heating43
15 in the last 12 months · typically $6,000
- Alterations and additions34
10 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- New homes22
10 in the last 12 months · typically $570k
- Garages, sheds and carports11
5 in the last 12 months · typically $42k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater5
3 in the last 12 months · typically $18k
- Relocated buildings4
1 in the last 12 months · typically $75k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs4
typically $42k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $19k
- Multiple homes3
typically $1.8m
- Commercial alterations3
typically $80k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $950kErection of a new dwg - concrete floor, light weight 23 Gray Street, Fairlie
- $700kErect 2x attached dwgs, install water tanks 2 Buchanan Street, Fairlie
- $700kErect 2x attached dwgs, install water tanks 4 Buchanan Street, Fairlie
- $697kTransportable, 4 bdrm domestic dwg 2060 Fairlie-Tekapo Road, Burkes Pass
- $450kErect 4 bdrm dwg with attached shed/gge 49 Regent Street, Fairlie
195 consents
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install solid fuel burner in dwg
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$10k
1. Connection of sewer main to new cabin. 2. Connection to
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$18k
The old tank is no longer fit for purpose
- New homes$380k
Construction of new 1 bdrm dwg
- Alterations and additions$20k
The proposed installation of a protec 10 & drip field
- New homes$700k
Erect 2x attached dwgs, install water tanks
- New homes$700k
Erect 2x attached dwgs, install water tanks
- Fires and heating$7,800
Solid fuel heater
- Fires and heating$8,000
Remove existing fire & flue & install new masport Hurunui
- Fires and heating$12k
Remove yunca freestanding woodfire & flue
- Fires and heating$6,500
F/s metro extreme rad sfh
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$1,500
Install new toilet into bathrm area
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install roaring meg wood burner
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install f/s woodsman Brunner mkii solid fuel burner (replacement)
- Garages, sheds and carports$47k
Construct a new pole shed gge for camper van
- Relocated buildings$100k
Relocated dwg - foundations & site works & new gge
- Fires and heating$4,000
Replacement of existing freestanding wood fire with wetback
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install maxen Henley 250-l freestanding woodburner clean air
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$12k
Install toilet, basin & shower to replace existing bathrm
- Alterations and additions$90k
Upgrade of existing main bathrm & ensuite bathrm
- Fires and heating$5,000
Sfh fixed fee - install woodfire (metro tiny rad base)
- Alterations and additions$50k
Proposed alterations to existing dw
- Alterations and additions$150k
Alt to existing dwelling - create scullery, ensuite & wardrobe for master bdrm, move stairs
- Garages, sheds and carports$75k
2bay gge constructed from timber framing & corrugated
- Fires and heating$11k
New installation: champion ena plus pellet fire, internal
ResidentialCommercial The dots are this page of the list.
Suburbs in Fairlie
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Fairlie?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 112 new homes consented in the Mackenzie District council area, with $61.7m of residential and $16.8m 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.