Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Hikurangi
450 new homes were consented in the Whangarei District council area in the year to September 2026, up 18% on the year before. They also consented $144m of non-residential building work, up 97% on the year before. Below: 403 consents we hold in Hikurangi, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Whangarei District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Whangarei 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 964 in 2022.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Whangarei 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.
- Offices$35m
8 buildings · 8,875 m² new floor area · $3,529/m² new · +228% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$23.8m
4 buildings · 4,165 m² new floor area · $4,778/m² new · +231% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$19m
1 building · 2,380 m² new floor area · $7,983/m² new · +4122% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$19m
6 buildings · 12,895 m² new floor area · $1,466/m² new · +59% on the year before
- Education$18.7m
9 buildings · 2,217 m² new floor area · $1,628/m² new · −26% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$12.5m
3 buildings · 592 m² new floor area · $5,380/m² new · +1291% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$6.3m
1 building · 1,165 m² new floor area · $3,863/m² new · +974% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$5.6m
4 buildings · 3,253 m² new floor area · $1,460/m² new · −42% on the year before
- Farm buildings$4.6m
31 buildings · 5,859 m² new floor area · $768/m² new · −24% on the year before
Consents on record in Hikurangi
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 403 from 17 Oct 1991 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.
- Alterations and additions78
9 in the last 12 months · typically $6,000
- New homes35
9 in the last 12 months · typically $500k
- Fires and heating23
1 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- Garages, sheds and carports15
1 in the last 12 months · typically $135k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs13
1 in the last 12 months · typically $80k
- Relocated buildings12
5 in the last 12 months · typically $70k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts9
1 in the last 12 months · typically $290k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening3
2 in the last 12 months · typically $165k
- Pools and spas3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $10k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater3
typically $12k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $1.2mNew dwg & swimming pool 78 Onekainga Rise, Whananaki
- $1.2mNew office building & three new dwgs 843 State Highway 1, Hikurangi
- $1.2mNew dwg & swimming pool 118 Rockell Road, Whananaki
- $810kRbw - a new two-storey standalone res dwg comprising seven bedrooms, 5.5 bathrooms, & an attached dbl gge. Site retaining wall & dual purpose tank. 52A George Street, Hikurangi
- $750kAdditions & alterations to existing dwg - two new bedrooms, bathrm, basement area & extend existing deck 3 Barron Lane, Whananaki
403 consents
- Relocated buildings$50k
Relocation of existing dwg - foundations, services, decommissioning of existing cabin
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$70k
Additions & alterations to existing dwg - new deck, stairs & dining joinery
- Alterations and additions$20k
Alterations to existing dwg. Ribraft concrete pad on existing to lift up ffl
- Alterations and additions$5,700
New heating appliance
- Retaining walls$80k
New retaining walls
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$300k
Alt to existing dwg - reinstate flood damage
- Alterations and additions$6,000
New heating appliance
- New commercial buildings$1.2m
New office building & three new dwgs
- Alterations and additions$30k
Alt to existing dwg - raise finished floor level.
- Alterations and additions$98k
Rbw - existing roof terrace is to be replaced, with new membrane on ply, with new falls to internal gutter & outlets. Existing balustrade is to have new 1m glass balustrade formed.
- Garages, sheds and carports$200k
Construct new gge with associated excavation & retaining. .Alt & add to existing deck..Install new swim-spa with associated pool fencing & retaining. Upgrade of the wastewater system (reta
- Pools and spas$90k
Installation of swimming pool & fencing.
- New homes$400k
New 3 bdrm kit set home
- New homes$1.2m
New dwg & swimming pool
- Fit-outs$8,000
Alterations to existing shed - internal fitout to provide stables, tack room, toilet & farm kitchen
- Alterations and additions$6,000
New heating appliance
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$100k
Alterations to existing dwg - re-pile, raise floor level, kitchen, joinery & external stairs
- Relocated buildings$80k
Foundations for relocatable dwelling
- Relocated buildings$99k
Relocation of existing dwg
- Alterations and additions$3,838
New heating appliance
- New homes$810k
Rbw - a new two-storey standalone res dwg comprising seven bedrooms, 5.5 bathrooms, & an attached dbl gge. Site retaining wall & dual purpose tank.
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts
New 3-bedroom minor dwelling and install onsite wastewater system.
- Alterations and additions$750k
Additions & alterations to existing dwg - two new bedrooms, bathrm, basement area & extend existing deck
- Relocated buildings$60k
Relocation of existing dwg
- Relocated buildings$150k
Relocation of existing dwg & new deck
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Suburbs in Hikurangi
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Hikurangi?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 450 new homes consented in the Whangarei District council area, with $283m of residential and $144m 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.