Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Waimamaku
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 Waimamaku, 3 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 215 consents we hold in Waimamaku, 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 Waimamaku’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 Waimamaku
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Waimamaku sits in (Waipoua 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 Waimamaku
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 215 from 12 Oct 1993 to 20 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.
- Fires and heating13
2 in the last 12 months · typically $3,000
- Garages, sheds and carports4
1 in the last 12 months · typically $30k
- Relocated buildings3
2 in the last 12 months · typically $108k
- Alterations and additions3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $85k
- New homes3
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater2
1 in the last 12 months
- Fit-outs1
- Commercial alterations1
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $120kRelocate timber framed building to 33 Paniora Road
- $85kThe project comprises a new kitset 63 Paniora Road
- $8,500Install of a metro wee rad leg free 627 Waiotemarama Gorge Road
215 consents
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater
Installation of on-site wastewater.
- Alterations and additions$85k
The project comprises a new kitset
- Garages, sheds and carports
Construct a Versatile 600 series garage
- Fires and heating$8,500
Install of a metro wee rad leg free
- Fires and heating
Install of a Firenzo Lady Kitchener Ped Clean Air Fire, SFP Flue and Pan Flashing
- Relocated buildings
Relocate existing house, add entry decks and steps, water tank, waste water (septic) system, repairs to R.W gutters
- Relocated buildings$120k
Relocate timber framed building to
- Relocated buildings$95k
Foundations for a relocate secondhand dwg
- Fires and heating
Install of a Metro Wee Rad Free standing Wood Burne, Flue, Pan Flashing and Drop Box
- Fires and heating$3,000
Install of a metro tiny ped free St
- Fires and heating
Change to Fireplace and Waterproofing
- Fires and heating$3,000
Install a metro xtreme rad woody, f
- Fires and heating
Install of a Metro Wee Rad Leg Free-Standing Wood Burner (Clean Air),Flue and Pan Flashing
- Alterations and additions
Change to Rafters – Rafters in 2 lengths instead of 1 continuous length
- Fires and heating$3,500
Replacement fireplace � new freesta
- Commercial alterations
Temporary Marae Accommodation – x3 units with onsite wastewater system.
- New homes
New detached dwelling with on-site waste water to be installed.
- New homes
New detached Dwelling.
- Fires and heating
Install Metro ECO Free-Standing Wood
- Fires and heating$3,000
Install metro eco free-standing fire
- Fires and heating
Installation of Free-Standing Wood Burner
- Fires and heating
Install of a Masport R1200 Leg Free-Standing Wood Burner (Clean Air), Flue. And Pan Flashing
- New homes
New verandah decks to entire perimeter of house. Renovation of existing lean-to structure to western side of existing house
- Alterations and additions
PIM - Additions and Alterations to Existing Dwelling
- Garages, sheds and carports
Versatile Pole Shed
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Waimamaku?
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.