Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Whangaroa
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 Whangaroa, 3 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 212 consents we hold in Whangaroa, 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 Whangaroa’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 Whangaroa
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Whangaroa sits in (Whakarara) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 3 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 Whangaroa
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 212 from 2 Jun 1993 to 20 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 additions8
2 in the last 12 months · typically $3,000
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater7
- Garages, sheds and carports6
1 in the last 12 months · typically $58k
- Fires and heating5
1 in the last 12 months · typically $3,000
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs3
typically $19k
- New homes2
typically $269k
- Retaining walls2
typically $50k
- Pools and spas1
typically $2,000
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening1
typically $30k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $81kConstruct a 600 series garage 28 Ruato Road
- $50kDevelop under existing house with a
212 consents
- Fires and heating
Install of a Metro Wee Rad Base Clean Air Free Standing Wood Burner, Flue and Pan Flashing
- Alterations and additions
PIM Only - 3 bedroom dwelling with multiple cladding types and attached garage. A approx 5x3m inground swimming pool. A transportable dwelling 10 x 3m maximum
- Garages, sheds and carports$81k
Construct a 600 series garage
- Alterations and additions$50k
Develop under existing house with a
- Fires and heating$1,200
Wood burner installation
- Alterations and additions$3,000
Alt to replace internal lintel members housing - detached
- Pools and spas$2,000
Pool fencing
- Retaining walls$50k
Retaining wall
- Alterations and additions$3,000
Install of a pyro classic iv free s
- Alterations and additions
Change to cladding from Linea weatherboards to Bevel Back Pine weatherboards, including change to gas califont, subfloor and ceiling bracing
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater
Change to Stormwater Storage and Attenuation. Removal of Wardrobe Doors, Glass Shower Screen and Laundry Sliding Doors
- Retaining walls
Retaining Wall
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater
Change to On-Site Wastewater System
- New homes$388k
New dwg with wee rad freestanding SFH
- Garages, sheds and carports$35k
Construct a 13.5mx9.0m lean-to shed.
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater
New Onsite Wastewater System
- Garages, sheds and carports
Conversion of Shed IL1 to IL2
- New homes$150k
Detached dwg
- Fires and heating$4,000
Install inbuilt kent ii logfire
- Alterations and additions
Alterations and Additions to Dwelling
- Alterations and additions$3,000
Installation of free-standing wood
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater
Amendment to Move On-Site Waste System
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater
Alterations to existing Ladies Toilets. New Accessible toilet & shower facility
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$19k
Deck extension
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$30k
rbw - repile two buildings onsite
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Whangaroa?
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.