Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Whatawhata
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 Whatawhata itself, 14 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 185 consents we hold in Whatawhata, 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 Whatawhata’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 Whatawhata
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the 2 statistical areas that make up most of it: Whatawhata West, Whatawhata East. In the year to September 2026: 10 houses, 4 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 Whatawhata
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 185 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.
- New homes33
6 in the last 12 months · typically $540k
- Pools and spas28
1 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- Alterations and additions23
4 in the last 12 months · typically $39k
- Fires and heating17
2 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- Garages, sheds and carports9
2 in the last 12 months · typically $75k
- Relocated buildings5
1 in the last 12 months · typically $75k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- Commercial alterations3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $150k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $185k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs2
typically $298k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $975kDwg with attached dbl gge 1219C Horotiu Road
- $550k3 bdrm domestic dwg with attached single gge 12 Ferguson Road
- $458kDwg 188 Maori Point Road
- $350kTwo bdrm dwg with attached gge 19 Walsh Road
- $350kDwg 33D Glentui Lane
185 consents
- New homes$350k
Two bdrm dwg with attached gge
- New homes$280k
Ancillary dwg & alt to existing dwg
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$350k
Dwg with attached triple gge & granny flat (owner/builder)
- New homes$350k
Dwg
- Alterations and additions$2,000
Install new maxen kinmont fire place
- New homes$550k
3 bdrm domestic dwg with attached single gge
- Pools and spas$67k
Pool & fencing
- Garages, sheds and carports$40k
Adding bathrm to existing shed
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of solid fuel heater - firenzo contessa
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$30k
Reclad
- Alterations and additions$1
Amendment 2 - change wardrobe layout to bedrooms 1,2,3, & reconfigure bathrm layout.
- Garages, sheds and carports$75k
Shed with covered outdoor area
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install new floor protector & new yunca monte multifuel fire. Frame out for new flue, install flue & flash through roof with new soaker flashing & dektite. Install flue guard
- Relocated buildings$65k
Resite second-hand dwg
- Alterations and additions$39k
Outbuilding for vehicle storage
- New homes$975k
Dwg with attached dbl gge
- Alterations and additions$98k
Rbw - construction of a bdrm extension under the existing roof. The project involves the relocation of the new kitchen & front entry. Removing the internal wall. Renovating existing bathrm &
- New homes$458k
Dwg
- Commercial alterations$150k
Add of lounge, master bdrm suite & office
- Alterations and additions$150k
Rbw - house alterations & refurbishments including new fit out of two existing bathrooms, layout changes to bedrooms & living areas, new windows & doors, new skylights & replacement of existin
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$300k
Proposed kitchen & dining room add plus re-roofing of existing house with minor alterations
- Relocated buildings$80k
Relocated 2nd hand dwg (siting)
- Pools and spas$130k
Swimming pool
- New homes$656k
Dwg with attached dbl gge
- Pools and spas$3,500
Pool fencing
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Whatawhata?
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.