Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Waimā
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 Waimā, 3 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 113 consents we hold in Waimā, 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 Waimā’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 Waimā
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Waimā 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 Waimā
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 113 from 7 Apr 1993 to 17 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.
- Commercial alterations16
16 in the last 12 months
- Relocated buildings6
4 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater6
1 in the last 12 months · typically $25k
- Fires and heating5
typically $3,000
- Alterations and additions2
1 in the last 12 months
- Garages, sheds and carports2
- New commercial buildings1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $360k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs1
- Pools and spas1
typically $83k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $360kFactory consent - dwg 2443 State Highway 12
113 consents
- Commercial alterations
Site 09 - Foundation and site plan for factory-built dwelling with Onsite wastewater System
- Commercial alterations
Site 10 - Foundation and site plan for factory-built dwelling with Onsite wastewater System
- Commercial alterations
Site 11 - Foundation and site plan for factory-built dwelling with Onsite wastewater System
- Commercial alterations
Site12 - Foundation and site plan for factory-built dwelling with Onsite wastewater System
- Commercial alterations
Site 3A - Foundation and site plan for factory-built dwelling
- Commercial alterations
Site 3B- Foundation and site plan for factory-built dwelling with Onsite wastewater System
- Commercial alterations
Site 05 - Foundation and site plan for factory-built dwelling with Onsite wastewater System
- Commercial alterations
Site 6 - Foundation and site plan for factory-built dwelling with Onsite wastewater System
- Commercial alterations
Site 08 - Foundation and site plan for factory-built dwelling with Onsite wastewater System
- Commercial alterations
Site 04 Dwelling A - Foundation and site plan for factory-built dwelling
- Commercial alterations
Site 07 - Foundation and site plan for factory-built dwelling with onsite wastewater system
- Commercial alterations
Site 04 Dwelling B - Foundation and site plan for factory-built dwelling with Onsite wastewater System
- Relocated buildings
Morunga - House 1 site amendment to add in site works to original consent. New relocated dwelling delivered to site where foundations, decks & connection to onsite services will be carried out
- Relocated buildings
Morunga - House 2 site amendment to add in site works to original consent. New relocated dwelling delivered to site where foundations, decks & connection to onsite services will be carried out
- Relocated buildings
Morunga - House 3 site amendment to add in site works to original consent. New relocated dwelling delivered to site where foundations, decks & connection to onsite services will be carried out
- Relocated buildings
Morunga - House 4 site amendment to add in site works to original consent. New relocated dwelling delivered to site where foundations, decks & connection to onsite services will be carried out
- Commercial alterations
Prefabricated Single storey duplex to be Constructed in Advance Build factory and transported to site on separate consent Factory Dwelling designed to Very High Wind Zone
- Commercial alterations
Installation of new gas grills/hotplates, gas oven (using existing connections) and extraction hood to Marae kitchen
- Commercial alterations
House 2 factory consent - Dwelling to be constructed in the Advance Build Factory in Waipapa and transported to site. A Site consent amendment will be applied for once site info is received
- New commercial buildings$360k
Factory consent - dwg
- Commercial alterations
House 4 factory consent - dwelling to be constructed in the Advance Build Factory in Waipapa and transported to site. A Site consent amendment will be applied for once site info is received
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater
Morunga Papakainga - infrastructure consent for the new wastewater system and drainage for the existing dwelling & 6 brand new dwellings going to site
- Alterations and additions
Site 00 - Relocation of an existing 3 Bedroom Dwelling approx 20m off Waima C30A block to Waima Topu B block. Building work includes supporting new service connections including wastewater, drinking water and power. And, foundations, steps, decks and baseboards
- Fires and heating
Install of a Woodsman Kanuka Free Standing Clean Air Woodburner, Flue and Pan Flashing
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater
Change to Onsite Wastewater
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Waimā?
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.