Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Ōhaeawai
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 Ōhaeawai, 5 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 402 consents we hold in Ōhaeawai, 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 Ōhaeawai’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 Ōhaeawai
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Ōhaeawai sits in (Ōhaeawai-Waimate North) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 4 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 — 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 Ōhaeawai
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 402 from 1 Oct 1993 to 13 Oct 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.
- New homes14
8 in the last 12 months · typically $583k
- Fires and heating11
1 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- Garages, sheds and carports8
1 in the last 12 months · typically $29k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater6
3 in the last 12 months · typically $26k
- Alterations and additions6
1 in the last 12 months · typically $8,000
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs2
typically $250k
- Other new buildings2
- Fit-outs1
- Demolition1
typically $150k
- Relocated buildings1
typically $200k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $756kConstruct new 4-bdrm dwg with attached dbl gge detached dwgs 103 State Highway 1
- $734kNew 3 bdrm dwg with attached dbl gge. Detached dwgs 103 State Highway 1
- $616kConstruct a new 4 bdrm dwg with attached dbl detached dwgs 103 State Highway 1
- $583kConstruct new 3-bdrm dwg with attached dbl gge detached dwgs 103 State Highway 1
- $549k3 bdrm dwg with attached dbl gge as part of detached dwgs 103 State Highway 1
402 consents
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater
Proposed 3-bedroom dwelling with onsite wastewater system
- Garages, sheds and carports
Totalspan propose to build a Gable Range Garage and a Mono Range Carport
- Fires and heating
Install of a Maxen Kinmont 350 Pedestal Freestanding Wood Burner, Clean Air,Flue and Pan Flashing
- Alterations and additions
PIM Only - Relocated 2 Bedroom, weatherboard clad dwelling, replacing existing dwelling lost to fire. Garage
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$33k
New onsite wastewater management system
- New homes$474k
3 bdrm dwg with attached single gge as part of detached dwgs
- New homes$549k
3 bdrm dwg with attached dbl gge as part of detached dwgs
- New homes$616k
Construct a new 4 bdrm dwg with attached dbl detached dwgs
- New homes$756k
Construct new 4-bdrm dwg with attached dbl gge detached dwgs
- New homes$583k
Construct new 3-bdrm dwg with attached dbl gge detached dwgs
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater
Proposed 5-bedroom dwelling with onsite wastewater system
- New homes$430k
New 3-bdrm dwg with attached single gge as part detached dwgs
- New homes$734k
New 3 bdrm dwg with attached dbl gge. Detached dwgs
- New homes$468k
New 3-bdrm dwg with attached single gge as part detached dwgs
- New homes$696k
New 3 bdrm dwg with dbl gge to be constructed detached dwg.
- Fires and heating$7,500
Kent Rata insert fire
- Fires and heating$5,000
Replace solid fuel heater - metro eco wee rad on base.
- New homes$1.2m
Construction of dwg & pool fencing
- Alterations and additions$40k
Internal alterations to existing dwg
- Alterations and additions$1
Amendment 1 - update fire documents for alarm interface & access control
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$26k
Replacement onsite wastewater syste
- New homes
New 3 Bedroom Home with fireplace. New onsite wastewater system
- New homes$200k
Construct a minor dwg at the rear of a site that contains an existing dwg
- Other new buildings
New detached covering over existing walkway
- Garages, sheds and carports
Construct a Versatile 600 Series Garage
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Ōhaeawai?
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.