Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Tauwhare
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 Tauwhare, 4 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 78 consents we hold in Tauwhare, 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 Tauwhare’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 Tauwhare
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Tauwhare 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 Tauwhare
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 78 from 1 Aug 2019 to 1 Jun 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.
- Fires and heating11
1 in the last 12 months · typically $6,000
- Alterations and additions10
2 in the last 12 months · typically $110k
- New homes9
typically $455k
- Pools and spas7
typically $58k
- Garages, sheds and carports5
1 in the last 12 months · typically $80k
- Multiple homes3
typically $728k
- Commercial alterations1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $350k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater1
typically $110k
- Relocated buildings1
typically $150k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $750kDemolish existing bdrm & existing lounge walls, pour new floor slab on top of existing & build new lounge walls & entry. Demolish existing kitchen & dining lean to 296 Tahuroa Road
- $350kAlterations to existing bathrm & ensuite, gge converted to family, office, mudroom. Joinery changes, alcove removed from living area 320 Scotsman Valley Road
- $120kGge 37 Scotsman Valley Road
- $45kAlt to the existing laundry & en-suite - create new bathrm 1063 Victoria Road
- $9,000Heater 37 Scotsman Valley Road
78 consents
- Fires and heating$9,000
Heater
- Alterations and additions$45k
Alt to the existing laundry & en-suite - create new bathrm
- Alterations and additions$750k
Demolish existing bdrm & existing lounge walls, pour new floor slab on top of existing & build new lounge walls & entry. Demolish existing kitchen & dining lean to
- Commercial alterations$350k
Alterations to existing bathrm & ensuite, gge converted to family, office, mudroom. Joinery changes, alcove removed from living area
- Garages, sheds and carports$120k
Gge
- New homes$780k
Dwg
- Pools and spas$730k
Dwg. New in-ground swimming pool & associated pool barrier. New inbuilt & outdoor solid fuel heater.
- Fires and heating$6,000
Heater
- Alterations and additions$500k
Add to an existing dwg
- Garages, sheds and carports$500k
Replace gge & dwg additions of new outdoor louvre & fire
- Relocated buildings$150k
Resite second-hand dwg
- Pools and spas$110k
Swimming pool
- Fires and heating$7,000
Heater - metrofires xtreme rad
- Alterations and additions$300k
Alt to existing house to add 54m2 of new floor area along with internal renovations
- Pools and spas$30k
Pool fencing
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$110k
Foundations, on-site effluent treatment system, storm water disposal system & associated connections for a re-sited dwg
- Garages, sheds and carports$47k
Gge
- Alterations and additions$25k
Bathrm renovation including new level entry shower, new vanity, wall/floor linings & widened door
- Garages, sheds and carports$40k
Gge
- Fires and heating$6,000
Heater
- Multiple homes$728k
Duplex dwg (whare2ab)
- Multiple homes$728k
Duplex dwg (whare4ab)
- Multiple homes$728k
Duplex dwg (whare5ab)
- New homes$443k
Dwg (whare3)
- New homes$443k
Dwg (whare1) including onsite wastewater & stormwater works
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Tauwhare?
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.