Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Matangi
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 Matangi itself, 19 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 182 consents we hold in Matangi, 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 Matangi’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 Matangi
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the 2 statistical areas that make up most of it: Pukemoremore, Tamahere North. In the year to September 2026: 12 houses, 1 townhouses and units, 0 apartments, 6 retirement village units.
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 Matangi
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 182 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.
- Alterations and additions34
5 in the last 12 months · typically $75k
- Pools and spas27
5 in the last 12 months · typically $60k
- New homes25
4 in the last 12 months · typically $740k
- Fires and heating15
typically $6,400
- Garages, sheds and carports6
1 in the last 12 months · typically $51k
- Commercial alterations3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $85k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs2
typically $254k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater2
typically $22k
- Relocated buildings2
typically $55k
- Retaining walls1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $18k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $1.7mRbw - to demolish the existing dwg & construct 2 detached dwgs in total building areas at 675.24m2. Both dwgs including 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, wc, laundry, living room, kitchen, scu 41 Bellevue Road
- $1.6mDwg with attached dbl gge 46 Webster Road
- $950kDwg with attached gge 35 Butcher Road
- $740kDwg 531A Tauwhare Road
- $500kDwg with attached gge 188 Hoeka Road
182 consents
- Pools and spas$6,000
Pool fencing
- Alterations and additions$280k
Extension to existing dwg containing master bdrm, ensuite & wardrobe
- New homes$1.6m
Dwg with attached dbl gge
- Alterations and additions$40k
Dwg alterations & additions - remove scullery wall, extend kitchen, new walkway, new scullery, remove door & replace cavity
- Pools and spas$79k
Pool
- Alterations and additions$250k
Add of new portico & alfresco covered outdoor area, new entry & new lounge room
- New homes$740k
Dwg
- Pools and spas$60k
Swimming pool
- New homes$500k
Dwg with attached gge
- Garages, sheds and carports$52k
Shed (proposed lot 5)
- Retaining walls$18k
Retaining wall & vehicle barrier
- Alterations and additions$100k
Add to the existing dwg replacing the existing bathrm, laundry & detached w/c
- Alterations and additions$15k
Internal changes to first floor of existing house
- Pools and spas$50k
Pool & associated fencing
- Commercial alterations$20k
Incorporating existing level 1 bathrm & adjoining office into 1 larger bathrm. Adding tile shower & bath. Connecting to existing wastewater stack
- Pools and spas$50k
Swimming pool + fencing
- New homes$950k
Dwg with attached gge
- Multiple homes$1.7m
Rbw - to demolish the existing dwg & construct 2 detached dwgs in total building areas at 675.24m2. Both dwgs including 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, wc, laundry, living room, kitchen, scu
- Pools and spas$5,000
Pool fencing
- Pools and spas$66k
Swimming pool & fencing
- Fires and heating$210k
Dwg add, ensuite add, remodel laundry & bathrm. New solid fuel heater replacing existing.
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$26k
Installation of wastewater treatment & disposal system
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install woodsman Tarras mkiii freestanding woodburner
- Alterations and additions$6,500
Replacement of existing fittings to bathrm & wc. Add of an ensuite to master bdrm
- Alterations and additions$100k
Extension to an existing dwg. Reconfiguration of existing bathrm space, add of heater & reconfigured kitchen/living space
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Matangi?
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.