Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Commercial building consents in Tamahere
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: 11 commercial 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.
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 Tamahere
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 11 from 1 Sep 2020 to 1 Apr 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.
- Commercial alterations7
2 in the last 12 months · typically $160k
- 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
- $160kGge/workshop 50A Windmill Road
- $100kShed for gge, storage & office 30 Fernando Drive
11 consents
- Commercial alterations$160k
Gge/workshop
- Commercial alterations$100k
Shed for gge, storage & office
- Fit-outs$50k
Bathrm fitout in existing shed
- Commercial alterations$100k
Reconfiguration of an existing entry, dining & office space. The works also include 9.2m2 of additional floor space, all of which occurs under existing roofline
- Commercial alterations$1.3m
Rbw new single storey 4 bdrm detached dwg with dbl gge, living, kitchen, gym, home office, media room, & workshop.
- Commercial alterations$159k
Workshop with bathrm including storm water soakage for roof catchment
- Commercial alterations$240k
Two storey dwg add of media room, office & bedrooms
- Commercial alterations$300k
Gge/office with bathrm & carport add + tennis court
- Commercial alterations$40k
Gge, gym & washup
- Commercial alterations$30k
Office add under existing roof structure
- Commercial alterations$40k
Gge with an office
ResidentialCommercial The dots are this page of the list.
Near Tamahere
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.