Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Ōtaua
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 Ōtaua, 3 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 63 consents we hold in Ōtaua, 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 Ōtaua’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 Ōtaua
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Ōtaua sits in (Waimā Forest) — 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 Ōtaua
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 63 from 19 Oct 1993 to 2 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 heating3
- Alterations and additions1
1 in the last 12 months
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening1
typically $95k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
63 consents
- Alterations and additions
Alteration to Ensuite for Level access shower. Tiled walls and floor with Underfloor heating to plywood / timber substrate
- Fires and heating
Install of a Metro Wee Rad Base, Flue and Pan Flashing
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$95k
Repairs & maintenance to existing
- Fires and heating
Install Masport Free-Standing Wood Burner
- Fires and heating
Install Metro Wee Rad Free-Standing Wood Burner and wetback.
- Alterations and additions
Internal Modifications to Existing Dwelling Porch and New Timber Ramps for Access
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater
Install Secondary Waste Water Treatment System
- Fires and heating
Install a Metro LTD Insert Wood Burner and Flue System
- Fires and heating
Install of a Metro Tiny Ped Free Standing Wood Burner, Wetback and Flue
- Fires and heating
Install a New Masport R1500 Rural Free Standing Wood Burner and Flue System
- Fires and heating
Installation of a Scandia Heat and Cook Free Standing Fire and Flue and Wetback
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs
Construct Ramp, Remove Window and Replace with Door, Remove Deck and Replace with New Deck to Accessible Toilet Facility
- Fires and heating
Freestanding Fireplace - Masport R1500
- Alterations and additions
Updated Disposal Field
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater
Change wastewater drainage to a supertreat PDCI Wastewater System
- Fires and heating
Free Standing Fire with Water Booster
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater
New Effluent Disposal System
- New homes
New Dwelling
- Alterations and additions
Raising existing dwelling, new foundations, decks, stairs, new effluent system.
- Alterations and additions
Raise existing dwelling, new entry stairs
- New homes
New Dwelling, Timber Decks and Concrete Path
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs
Modifications to Existing Residence - New Roof over existing Deck
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater
Up-grade to failed effluent treatment system
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater
Install 4500L Septic Tank & Soakage Field
- Other new buildings
New Ablution Building
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Near Ōtaua
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Ōtaua?
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.