Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Waikaka
38 new homes were consented in the Gore District council area in the year to September 2026, down 21% on the year before. They also consented $22.5m of non-residential building work, up 64% on the year before. In the statistical area around Waikaka, 4 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 10 consents we hold in Waikaka, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Gore District council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Waikaka’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Gore 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 51 in 2007.
New homes in Waikaka
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Waikaka sits in (Waikaka) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 4 houses, 0 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 — Gore 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.
- Education$10.2m
1 building · 1,170 m² new floor area · $4,444/m² new · +790% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$7.7m
3 buildings · 2,966 m² new floor area · $2,141/m² new · +152% on the year before
- Farm buildings$3.2m
25 buildings · 5,032 m² new floor area · $619/m² new · +21% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$675k
1 building · 206 m² new floor area · $3,277/m² new
- Social, cultural and religious$375k
1 building · 50 m² new floor area · $5,500/m² new · −88% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$217k
−86% on the year before
- Offices$185k
−74% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$120k
1 building · 77 m² new floor area · $1,558/m² new · −89% on the year before
Consents on record in Waikaka
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 10 from 1 Dec 2020 to 1 Oct 2025. 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 heating2
typically $6,322
- New homes2
typically $458k
- Alterations and additions1
typically $6,000
- Garages, sheds and carports1
typically $50k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts1
typically $75k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
10 consents
- New homes$215k
2 bdrm dwg with wood burner
- Fires and heating$5,643
Fire installation - freestanding Kaituna rural pedestal wood burner
- Garages, sheds and carports$50k
Build a versatile 6.6m x 7.8m gge.
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$75k
Change of use from church to residence. Additional studio
- New homes$700k
New single storey dwg housing - detached
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install free standing woodsman stag fire
- Alterations and additions$6,000
Remove old fire. Install new fire in old open fire cavity
- Fires and heating$5,500
Remove existing fire & install a masport Wanaka wood burner withflue & flue shield on existing masonry heath
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a yunca monte leg wood burner.
- Fires and heating$4,995
Remove existing fire & install a yunca monte multifuel fire. Flue & flue guard
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Near Waikaka
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Waikaka?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 38 new homes consented in the Gore District council area, with $25.1m of residential and $22.5m 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.