Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Herbert
82 new homes were consented in the Waitaki District council area in the year to September 2026, up 6% on the year before. They also consented $28.4m of non-residential building work, down 27% on the year before. Below: 38 consents we hold in Herbert, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Waitaki District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Waitaki 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 154 in 2021.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Waitaki 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.
- Farm buildings$7.2m
37 buildings · 15,274 m² new floor area · $469/m² new · +206% on the year before
- Offices$6.4m
1 building · 710 m² new floor area · $7,042/m² new · +526% on the year before
- Education$5.7m
1 building · 919 m² new floor area · $4,135/m² new · +200% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$3.6m
1 building · 800 m² new floor area · $4,370/m² new · +3541% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$2.1m
6 buildings · 1,588 m² new floor area · $1,052/m² new · +85% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$2m
2 buildings · 500 m² new floor area · $3,640/m² new · −94% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$1.1m
1 building · 78 m² new floor area · $1,026/m² new · −7% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$335k
−25% on the year before
Consents on record in Herbert
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 38 from 1 Aug 2019 to 1 Jul 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 heating17
3 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- New homes4
3 in the last 12 months · typically $430k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater3
typically $20k
- Alterations and additions2
typically $40k
- Garages, sheds and carports1
typically $46k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $500kConstruction of a 4 bdrm, 2 bathrm dwg with metro mega rad woodburner connected to wet-back & existing austin bluewater septic system - refer bc23008720 73 Happy Valley Road, Herbert
- $360kConstruction of a 3 bdrm, 2 bathrm dwg with septic system & effluent fields. Owner/builder status 19 Mount Misery Road, Herbert
- $240kConstruction of a 2 bdrm, 1 bathrm dwg with metro wee rad woodburner & austin bluewater b52 septic treatment system 173 Cosy Dell Road, Herbert
- $5,000Installation of a free-standing woodsman Tasman mkii woodburner & heat saver flue kit with dektite tray soaker flashing ceiling height 2.4m smoke alarms interconnected section 2.2 nzs4514:2021 1843 Maheno-Herbert Road, Herbert
- $5,000Installation of a free-standing yunca monte euro woodburner & foley flue kit with dektite soaker flashing ceiling height 2.4m. Smoke alarms interconnected section 2.2 nzs4514:2021 1 Troup Street, Herbert
38 consents
- New homes$360k
Construction of a 3 bdrm, 2 bathrm dwg with septic system & effluent fields. Owner/builder status
- New homes$500k
Construction of a 4 bdrm, 2 bathrm dwg with metro mega rad woodburner connected to wet-back & existing austin bluewater septic system - refer bc23008720
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a free-standing woodsman Tasman mkii woodburner & heat saver flue kit with dektite tray soaker flashing ceiling height 2.4m smoke alarms interconnected section 2.2 nzs4514:2021
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a free-standing yunca monte euro woodburner & foley flue kit with dektite soaker flashing ceiling height 2.4m. Smoke alarms interconnected section 2.2 nzs4514:2021
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a metro smart insert woodburner & eco flue kit connected to existing wet-back into existing masonry chimney with pot capping
- New homes$240k
Construction of a 2 bdrm, 1 bathrm dwg with metro wee rad woodburner & austin bluewater b52 septic treatment system
- New homes$750k
Construct dwg with attached res unit.
- Fires and heating$7,800
Installation a free-standing firenzo contessa woodburner & flue
- Fires and heating$7,800
Installation of a metro smart insert woodburner & insert flue kit
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$20k
Timber foundations & connection to existing septic tank for a 1
- Alterations and additions$40k
Alterations to existing first floor into new bdrm robe & ensuite
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a wagener fairburn stove & free-standing flue kit
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a free-standing metro mega rad woodburner & ecoplus
- Fires and heating$4,000
Installation of a free-standing masport r5000 rural woodburner &
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a jayline is550 insert woodburner & flue into
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a free-standing metro mega rad Ltd woodburner u
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a free-standing masport r3000 pedestal woodburner &
- Alterations and additions$40k
Alterations to dwg to include renovation of bathrm, new laundry
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a firenzo kompact forte woodburner & insert flue kit
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$60k
Foundations, new septic system with effluent fields
- Garages, sheds and carports$46k
Erect a steel framed, steel clad gge for private vehicle parking
- Fires and heating$10k
Installation of a metro mega rad rural woodburner & eco flue
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a free-standing metro wee rad legs woodburner & eco
- Fires and heating$3,000
Installation of a free-standing woodsman Tarras mkiii woodburner
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a free-standing yunca monte euro wet woodburner &
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Suburbs in Herbert
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Herbert?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 82 new homes consented in the Waitaki District council area, with $52.4m of residential and $28.4m 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.