Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Hūkerenui
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. In the statistical area around Hūkerenui, 2 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 94 consents we hold in Hūkerenui, 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, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Hūkerenui’s own count is made.
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.
New homes in Hūkerenui
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Hūkerenui sits in (Maromaku) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 1 houses, 1 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 — 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 Hūkerenui
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 94 from 17 Oct 1991 to 6 Nov 2025. 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 heating5
typically $6,400
- Relocated buildings3
- Alterations and additions2
typically $6,000
- Garages, sheds and carports2
typically $124k
- New commercial buildings1
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening1
typically $165k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
94 consents
- Fires and heating
Proposed 3-bedroom dwelling, woodburner & onsite wastewater system.
- Alterations and additions$6,000
New heating appliance
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$165k
Alterations to existing dwg - reroof
- Fires and heating$6,400
Install metro Ltd wee rad leg frees
- Fires and heating
Install of metro wee rad leg freestanding wood burner
- Fires and heating
Install Firenzo Bronte Free-Standing Wood Burner
- Relocated buildings
Relocate Secondhand Dwelling to Site, new Foundations, Effluent System and new Garage
- Garages, sheds and carports$124k
Detached shed & install on-site wastewater
- Alterations and additions
Foundations for New Detached Dwelling to be Transported to Site, Install Onsite Wastewater System
- Garages, sheds and carports
Install IL1 - Garage/storage shed.
- New commercial buildings
Construction of new Gable workshop
- Fires and heating
Freestanding Nectre Big Bakers Oven and Flue Kit
- Relocated buildings
Foundations for Relocated Dwelling Install On-Site Wastewater System
- Relocated buildings
Foundations for Relocatable Dwelling Install Wagener Sparky Free-Standing Fireplace and an On-Site Wastewater System
- Alterations and additions$3,000
Install of a pyroclassic iv free-St
- Fires and heating
Install a Free-Standing Solid Fuel Burner and Flue System
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install metro extreme rad free stan
- Alterations and additions$5,300
New heating appliance
- Fires and heating
Jayline FR300 Free Standing Fireplace and Flue
- New homes
New 5 Bedroom 2 Bathroom Dwelling with Attached Double Garage and New OnSite Wastewater System
- Fires and heating
Installation of New Wagener Cooktop Wood Fire
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater
Amend Wastewater Treatment System
- Fires and heating
Installation of New Metro LTD Wee Rad Woodfire
- Relocated buildings
Remove Existing Dwelling and Replace with Relocated Dwelling Including Addition, Alteration, New Fireplace and Effluent Disposal System
- New commercial buildings
Construct Garage Workshop
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Hūkerenui?
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.