Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Maeroa
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 Maeroa itself, 31 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 28 consents we hold in Maeroa, 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 Maeroa’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 Maeroa
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area that make up most of it: Maeroa. In the year to September 2026: 0 houses, 31 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 Maeroa
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 28 from 1 Nov 2019 to 1 Mar 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.
- Alterations and additions7
3 in the last 12 months · typically $30k
- Fires and heating3
typically $7,000
- Other new buildings3
typically $699k
- Relocated buildings2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $115k
- New homes2
typically $820k
- Garages, sheds and carports2
typically $68k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs1
typically $2,000
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts1
typically $15k
- Multiple homes1
typically $1.6m
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater1
typically $45k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $150kRelocate existing dwg on site & add palisade wall 111C Rimu Street
- $150kAlterations to existing dwg 39A Carey Street
- $30kBathrm & laundry alterations 9B Murray Street
- $20kRemoval of the existing ventilation pipe through level 4 floor & roof, & its related works. New cable penetrations & strengthening beams on level 2 floor. 13 Hobson Street
28 consents
- Relocated buildings$150k
Relocate existing dwg on site & add palisade wall
- Alterations and additions$20k
Removal of the existing ventilation pipe through level 4 floor & roof, & its related works. New cable penetrations & strengthening beams on level 2 floor.
- Alterations and additions$30k
Bathrm & laundry alterations
- Alterations and additions$150k
Alterations to existing dwg
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$45k
Install septic system
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$15k
Convert gge to sleepout
- Relocated buildings$80k
Relocate dwg on to site
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$2,000
Amendment 1 - extension to upper floor decking, additional windows in living room & change location or relocated woodburner
- Alterations and additions$70k
Rbw - the scope of work involves relocating a new single level timber framed dwg onto site with a new kitchen, laundry & a new extension that includes a new living room. Externally there are tw
- Garages, sheds and carports$70k
New detached gge
- Garages, sheds and carports$65k
New detached gge
- Alterations and additions$440k
Alterations & additions to existing dwg
- New homes$820k
Rbw - housing (detached dwg) - construct new 2-storey 4 bdrm dwg with attached gge (lot 2)
- New homes$820k
Rbw - housing (detached dwg) - construct new 2 storey 4-bdrm dwg with attached gge (lot 1)
- Alterations and additions$10k
Rbw - housing (detached dwg) - new cavity slider to internal wall, add new waste pipe & gully trap
- Fires and heating$7,900
Replace existing insert fire with maxen Forbury 550, flue system & flashing
- Multiple homes$1.6m
New x5 attached two storey units with attached garages
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install new Woodsman Stag MF spaceheater
- Alterations and additions$15k
Amendment 1 - change to engineer documents & tiled shower & bathrm renovation
- Fires and heating$7,000
240193 - replace existing domestic solid fuel heater, wetback & flue with new heater
- Other new buildings$2.1m
Rbw master & dependent -lot 1-6 m&d-lot 1&2 (master of lot 1&2,3&4,5&6) multi-unit lot 1-a&b= 1xlounge, dining, kitchen, bathrm, laundry;2xbedroom, multi-unit lot 2- a&b=1xlounge, dining, kitchen, bathrm, laundry;2xbedroom
- Other new buildings$699k
Rbw master bco10370489 dependent bco10370660 - multi-unit lot 3 & 4 (dependent of lot 1 &2, lot 3&4 & lot 5&6) lot 3-a on gf only-1xlounge, dining, kitchen, bathrm, laundry;2xbedroom: lot 3-b on ff only-1xlounge, dining, kitchen, pantry, bathrm
- Other new buildings$699k
Rbw master bco10370489 dependent - bco10370662 lot 4-6 m&d - lot 5 & 6 (dependent of lot 1&2, lot 3&4 & lot 5&6) multi-unit lot 5-a on gf only-1xlounge, dining, kitchen, bathrm, laundry;2xbedroom: lot 5-b on ff only-1xlounge, dining, kitchen, pan
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install new solid fuel heater
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$10k
Fire wall added to existing sleep out
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Maeroa?
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.