Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Tamahere
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 Tamahere itself, 43 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 482 consents we hold in Tamahere, 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 Tamahere’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 Tamahere
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the 2 statistical areas that make up most of it: Tamahere West, Tamahere South. In the year to September 2026: 16 houses, 3 townhouses and units, 0 apartments, 24 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 Tamahere
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 482 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.
- Pools and spas95
15 in the last 12 months · typically $67k
- New homes94
25 in the last 12 months · typically $770k
- Alterations and additions59
11 in the last 12 months · typically $85k
- Fires and heating31
5 in the last 12 months · typically $7,000
- Garages, sheds and carports28
5 in the last 12 months · typically $89k
- Commercial alterations7
2 in the last 12 months · typically $160k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening5
3 in the last 12 months · typically $70k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs4
1 in the last 12 months · typically $85k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $200k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater3
typically $10k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $6.8mNew basement & guest wing. New living, dining & kitchen 172 Hooker Road
- $3mDwg with attached gge 4 Fairweather Lane
- $2.8mDwg with attached gge 50D Te Awa Lane
- $2.5mProposed alterations to an existing residence & new gge & minor dwg 138 Birchwood Lane
- $2.3m4 bdrm dwg with attached 4 car gge 50 Fernando Drive
482 consents
- Garages, sheds and carports$9,000
Amendment to bco10362826 - replacement carport of existing carport.
- Alterations and additions$120k
Reconfiguring & modernising the existing dwg to improve layout & functionality. Upgrading to ensuite, kitchen
- New homes$770k
Dwg with attached dbl gge & heater (villa219)
- Pools and spas$16k
Pool fencing
- Garages, sheds and carports$55k
Shed/outbuilding
- Pools and spas$60k
Swimming pool
- New homes$651k
Dwg with attached dbl gge & heater (villa266)
- Pools and spas$120k
Pool & associated fencing
- Pools and spas$92k
Pool & associated fencing
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$90k
Roof over existing deck. New soffit beam to dining room deck
- New homes$648k
New 3 bdrm dwg with attached gge.
- Alterations and additions$60k
Rbw - new ensuite bathrm & relocation of existing sink connection to new location in existing upper floor rumpus room above existing gge
- New homes$637k
Dwg with heater & attached dbl gge (villa234)
- Pools and spas$100k
Masonry walls for pool with concrete slab deck
- Alterations and additions$100k
Ensuite add to master bdrm, includes part demolition to the affected area, new foundations, new timber wall framing & roof framing, new wall & roof cladding & new plumbing.
- New homes$945k
Dwg with heater & attached triple gge (villa 204)
- Fires and heating$7,000
Heater
- New homes$840k
Dwg with gas heater & attached dbl gge (villa223)
- New homes$230k
Dwg
- Pools and spas$80k
Pool with associated fencing & movement of existing oset dripper lines
- Pools and spas$81k
Swimming pool & fencing
- New homes$980k
Dwg with attached dbl gge & gas heater (villa 205)
- Garages, sheds and carports$200k
Alt existing laundry & new verandah & new detached gge
- Garages, sheds and carports$80k
Convert existing rumpus room (previously gge) to a bdrm with ensuite
- Pools and spas$67k
Pool & fencing
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Tamahere?
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.