Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Eureka
1,063 new homes were consented in the Hamilton City council area in the year to September 2026, up 23% on the year before. They also consented $321m of non-residential building work, up 69% on the year before. In the statistical area around Eureka, 4 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 36 consents we hold in Eureka, 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, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Eureka’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Hamilton 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 1,749 in 2021.
New homes in Eureka
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Eureka sits in (Eureka-Tauwhare) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 2 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 — 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
Consents on record in Eureka
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 36 from 1 Aug 2019 to 1 Jul 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 homes7
1 in the last 12 months · typically $380k
- Garages, sheds and carports4
typically $71k
- Fires and heating3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $12k
- Pools and spas2
typically $32k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs2
typically $37k
- Alterations and additions2
typically $180k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $290k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $380kNew bdrm unit attached to dbl gge 121 Hunter Road
- $290kGge/sleepout with bathrm 1275 Tauwhare Road
- $8,000Install of a yunca monte, flue & 1285 State Highway 26
- $5,000Adding four trenches for the existing on-site wastewater effluent field 436D Holland Road
36 consents
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$290k
Gge/sleepout with bathrm
- New homes$380k
New bdrm unit attached to dbl gge
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$5,000
Adding four trenches for the existing on-site wastewater effluent field
- Fires and heating$8,000
Install of a yunca monte, flue &
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$43k
Conservatory onto existing deck
- Pools and spas$14k
Pool fencing
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$18k
Dwg alt - fit out existing room as an ensuite, connect to drains & septic tank
- Garages, sheds and carports$75k
Alt & extension to the gge, ensuite & bathrm
- New homes$385k
Construction of a res dwg with attached gge.
- New homes$369k
Construction of a res dwg with attached gge.
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$30k
Construct a verandah to the existing house with stratco verandah
- Garages, sheds and carports$66k
Gge
- New homes$912k
Dwg with attached dbl gge including storm water & waste water disposal systems
- Garages, sheds and carports$50k
Gge
- Garages, sheds and carports$80k
Convert carport to habitable space
- Fires and heating$5,000
Heater
- New homes$600k
Dwg with attached gge
- Alterations and additions$180k
Extension of the existing brick veneer in 2 locations of dwg
- New homes$288k
Dwg - dpd
- Pools and spas$50k
Swimming pool
- Alterations and additions$180k
Add & alterations
- New homes$195k
Dependant persons dwg
- Fires and heating$4,000
Solid fuel heater
- Alterations and additions$400k
Additions to existing dwg
- Garages, sheds and carports$125k
Outdoor extension & gge conversion
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Near Eureka
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Eureka?
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.