Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Oromahoe
314 new homes were consented in the Far North District council area in the year to September 2026, up 38% on the year before. They also consented $60.7m of non-residential building work, about level with the year before. In the statistical area around Oromahoe, 4 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 159 consents we hold in Oromahoe, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Far North District council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Oromahoe’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Far North District, 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 541 in 2004.
New homes in Oromahoe
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Oromahoe sits in (Puketona-Waitangi) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 4 houses, 0 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 — Far North District, 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$11.9m
3 buildings · 471 m² new floor area · $4,246/m² new · −13% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$10.7m
4 buildings · 1,584 m² new floor area · $4,962/m² new · +25% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$9m
7 buildings · 1,458 m² new floor area · $3,575/m² new · −28% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$7m
8 buildings · 3,705 m² new floor area · $1,421/m² new · −31% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$5.4m
2 buildings · 674 m² new floor area · $6,306/m² new · +1368% on the year before
- Offices$5m
2 buildings · 1,427 m² new floor area · $1,367/m² new · +111% on the year before
- Farm buildings$4.6m
31 buildings · 6,328 m² new floor area · $645/m² new · +40% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$4.2m
6 buildings · 2,980 m² new floor area · $1,418/m² new · +227% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$2.9m
1 building · 126 m² new floor area · $2,778/m² new · −65% on the year before
Consents on record in Oromahoe
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 159 from 8 Nov 1991 to 29 Sep 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 additions4
1 in the last 12 months · typically $20k
- New commercial buildings2
2 in the last 12 months
- Fires and heating2
typically $6,000
- Relocated buildings2
- Farm buildings1
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater1
- Garages, sheds and carports1
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $20kReplacement wood/coal stove designe 19 Oromahoe School Road
159 consents
- New commercial buildings
Erect a cold rolled steel portal frame building as a garage/workshop.
- New commercial buildings
Construction of new offices to existing infrastructure as noted on EBC-2025-782/0
- Alterations and additions$20k
Replacement wood/coal stove designe
- Alterations and additions$8,000
Install of a wagener sparky multi-f
- Fires and heating$6,000
Installation of new wood burner fir
- Fires and heating
Install of a Wee Rad Leg, Flue and Pan Flashing
- Alterations and additions
Removal of Bathroom to Change into a Study, Removal of Walk in Wardrobe Changing Into a Hallway, Adding a Wall in Hall to Create Toilet & Moving Bedroom Door Along Wall into Hallway
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater
New Secondary Onsite Wastewater System
- Relocated buildings
New Relocatable Dwelling - To be Relocated off Site
- Farm buildings
New Implement Shed
- Relocated buildings
Relocated dwelling and internal alterations
- Alterations and additions$40k
Add bdrm & alt existing bath
- Garages, sheds and carports
IL1 Detached Shed with Bathroom. Install Onsite Wastewater System
- Alterations and additions
Change Backing Board Behind Stone Veneer
- Garages, sheds and carports
Detached Shed with Washroom and Laundry and Install On-Site Wastewater System
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts
Foundations for Portable cabin with Plumbing and Drainage
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts
Additions to Existing Sleep Out
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$15k
Install an onsite waste water system
- Alterations and additions
Means of Egress for Corrected Fire Safety Compliance Report
- Commercial alterations
Internal Alterations for Accommodation Area and Tub in Workshop
- Garages, sheds and carports
Detached Shed
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater
Revised TP58 And Calculations For Econo-Treat VBB-C-2200-2 Wastewater System
- Fires and heating
Dwelling with Stove Wood Burner and Carport and Install an Onsite Waste Water System
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater
Upgrade of Onsite Wastewater System
- Relocated buildings
Foundations for Relocatable Dwelling Including New Onsite Wastewater System
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Oromahoe?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 314 new homes consented in the Far North District council area, with $164m of residential and $60.7m 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.