Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Commercial building consents in Hamilton
Councils consented $321m of non-residential building work in the Hamilton City council area in the year to September 2026, up 69% on the year before. Below: 95 commercial consents we hold in Hamilton, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Hamilton City council area.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Hamilton 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.
- Education$88.7m
6 buildings · 7,970 m² new floor area · $7,834/m² new · +175% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$88.6m
13 buildings · 46,000 m² new floor area · $1,876/m² new · +425% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$47.8m
6 buildings · 8,632 m² new floor area · $3,782/m² new · +179% on the year before
- Offices$34.2m
2 buildings · 438 m² new floor area · $13,699/m² new · +37% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$24.7m
5 buildings · 4,851 m² new floor area · $3,260/m² new · +57% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$12m
4 buildings · 930 m² new floor area · $8,992/m² new · −56% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$10.4m
2 buildings · 2,464 m² new floor area · $3,139/m² new · 0% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$8.9m
3 buildings · 1,386 m² new floor area · $2,698/m² new · −66% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$5.4m
−71% on the year before
Non-residential work since 1991
The value consented each year, in the dollars of the day (not adjusted for inflation).
Commercial consents on record in Hamilton
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 95 from 1 Aug 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.
- New commercial buildings43
4 in the last 12 months · typically $78k
- Commercial alterations33
8 in the last 12 months · typically $86k
- Fit-outs1
typically $50k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $1.8mNew x9 retirement village units - stage 2.2 142-190 Borman Road, Rototuna North
- $1.6mNew x8 retirement village units - stage 2.1 142-190 Borman Road, Rototuna North
- $1.6mNew x8 retirement village units - stage 2.3 142-190 Borman Road, Rototuna North
- $1.1mRbw - construction of a two storey detached dwg, comprising four bedrooms, 5 ensuites & or shower rooms, open plan living area & lounge & office, includes timber retaining walls for swimming pool 1 Woodridge Drive, Flagstaff
- $1mNew swimming & spa, with associated outdoor cabana & outdoor cooking fireplace. Dining room add, gymnasium add with sauna & bathrm. New basement multi-use space with bathrm & lau 9 Fairview Street, Fairview Downs
95 consents
- New commercial buildings$1.1m
Rbw - construction of a two storey detached dwg, comprising four bedrooms, 5 ensuites & or shower rooms, open plan living area & lounge & office, includes timber retaining walls for swimming pool
- Commercial alterations$1,000
Alt.1 wall bracing & joinery change (construct a gge / workshop)
- Commercial alterations$160k
Gge/workshop
- Commercial alterations$20k
Incorporating existing level 1 bathrm & adjoining office into 1 larger bathrm. Adding tile shower & bath. Connecting to existing wastewater stack
- Commercial alterations$75k
Workshop gge with mudroom & storage
- New commercial buildings$1.6m
New x8 retirement village units - stage 2.1
- New commercial buildings$1.8m
New x9 retirement village units - stage 2.2
- New commercial buildings$1.6m
New x8 retirement village units - stage 2.3
- Commercial alterations$100k
Shed for gge, storage & office
- Commercial alterations$1m
New swimming & spa, with associated outdoor cabana & outdoor cooking fireplace. Dining room add, gymnasium add with sauna & bathrm. New basement multi-use space with bathrm & lau
- Commercial alterations$350k
Alterations to existing bathrm & ensuite, gge converted to family, office, mudroom. Joinery changes, alcove removed from living area
- Commercial alterations$150k
Add of lounge, master bdrm suite & office
- New commercial buildings$75k
Rbw - factory construction of a transportable unit (10x3) with a bdrm, a bathrm, living area & kitchen.
- New commercial buildings$65k
Rbw - work is for the construction of a new transportable unit (s1036r-14). The unit will include two bedrooms, one bathrm, a living area, & a kitchen. Note: factory build only & does not includ
- New commercial buildings$70k
Rbw - scope of work: proposed work is for the construction of a new transportable unit (s1236r-1-13), the unit will include two bedrooms, one bathrm, a living area, & a kitchen. Note: factory buil
- New commercial buildings$70k
Rbw - scope of work: proposed work is for the construction of a new transportable unit (s1236r-2-14), the unit will include two bedrooms, one bathrm, a living area, & a kitchen. Note: factory buil
- Commercial alterations$70k
A 6.1x2.9m outbuilding, containing home office space & a outbuildings
- New commercial buildings$3.1m
Rbw - construction of a single-level detached dwg comprising 2 bedrooms, 1 office, 2.5 bathrooms, dbl gge. Includes new w astewater treatment system, stormwater detention tank, retaining WA
- New commercial buildings$95k
Rbw - scope of work: proposed work is for the construction of a new transportable unit (s135r-1-12), the unit will include 3 bedrooms, one bathrm, a living area, & a kitchen. Note: factory build o
- New commercial buildings$2.5m
rbw - 4x new 2 storey dwgs. Units 1,2&4 each with 5 bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms & attached dbl gge. Unit 3 with 5 be drooms, office, 5.5 bathrooms & attached dbl gge. New detention t
- New commercial buildings$4.7m
New x12 multi-unit res dwgs retirement village - six new buildings consisting of 12 units
- New commercial buildings$2.7m
New 4 x 2 storey - retail ground floor & res 1st floor
- New commercial buildings$95k
Rbw - construction of a new minor dwg (transportable unit). 12.0 x 5.0m, two bdrm unit with living, kitchenette & bathrm. Job j0325 rb596. Note: this unit is for factory build only. Pile f
- New commercial buildings$83k
Rbw - factory construction of a new minor dwg (transportable unit). 12.0 x 3.6m, two bdrm unit with living, kitchenette & bathrm. Job #s1236r-10. Note: this unit is for factory build only.
- New commercial buildings$78k
Rbw - construction of a new minor dwg (transportable unit). 10.0 x 3.6m, two bdrm unit with living, kitchenette & bathrm. Job #s1036r-13. Note: this unit is for factory build only. Pile fo
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Suburbs in Hamilton
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
- Rototuna North3 / 3
- Tamahere2 / 11
- Claudelands1 / 35
- Tauwhare1 / 4
- Whatawhata1 / 3
- Matangi1 / 3
- Melville1 / 2
- Flagstaff1 / 1
- Fairview Downs1 / 1
- Fairfield0 / 4
- Temple View0 / 3
- Huntington0 / 3
- Hillcrest0 / 3
- Newstead0 / 2
- Hamilton East0 / 2
- Bader0 / 1
- Hamilton Lake0 / 1
- Nawton0 / 1
- Fitzroy0 / 1
- Puketaha0 / 1
- Queenwood0 / 1
- Rotokauri0 / 1
- Gordonton0 / 1
- St Andrews0 / 1
- Deanwell0 / 1
- Chartwell0 / 1
- Te Kowhai0 / 1
- Frankton0 / 1
- Western Heights0 / 1
- Forest Lake0 / 1
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Hamilton?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 1,063 new homes consented in the Hamilton City council area, with $404m of residential and $321m 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.