Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Coal Stream
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. In the statistical area around Coal Stream, 7 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 7 consents we hold in Coal Stream, 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, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Coal Stream’s own count is made.
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.
New homes in Coal Stream
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Coal Stream sits in (Opua (Mackenzie District)) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 6 houses, 1 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 — 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 Coal Stream
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 7 from 1 Nov 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.
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $32k
- Garages, sheds and carports2
typically $111k
- New homes1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $400k
- Alterations and additions1
typically $40k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $400kNew 3 bdrm, 2 bathrm, single level dwg 73 Te Puke Road
- $18kThe old tank is no longer fit for purpose 334 Cricklewood Road
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Coal Stream?
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.