Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Hapuku
42 new homes were consented in the Kaikoura District council area in the year to September 2026, up 20% on the year before. They also consented $9.7m of non-residential building work, up 221% on the year before. In the statistical area around Hapuku, 14 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 24 consents we hold in Hapuku, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Kaikoura District council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Hapuku’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Kaikoura 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 63 in 2005.
New homes in Hapuku
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Hapuku sits in (Kaikōura Ranges) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 13 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 — Kaikoura 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.
- Hotels and motels$5.1m
3 buildings · 1,054 m² new floor area · $4,269/m² new · +220% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$1.9m
1 building · 286 m² new floor area · $175/m² new · +4122% on the year before
- Farm buildings$1.2m
13 buildings · 1,756 m² new floor area · $710/m² new · +303% on the year before
- Offices$675k
+699% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$563k
2 buildings · 391 m² new floor area · $1,440/m² new · +493% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$168k
−63% on the year before
Consents on record in Hapuku
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 24 from 1 Aug 2019 to 1 Jun 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.
- Garages, sheds and carports7
2 in the last 12 months · typically $54k
- Fires and heating4
typically $6,050
- Alterations and additions3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $47k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs1
typically $20k
- Multiple homes1
typically $850k
- New homes1
typically $184k
- Relocated buildings1
typically $60k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $90kTwo bay pole shed, one cladding type - corrugated iron 285F Bay Paddock Road
- $75k3 bay pole shed, il1 used for storage facilities, storm water to be fed to 10000 litre water tank. 209 Lovers Lane
- $4,000Install freestanding firenze stella fire 53 Koura Bay Drive
24 consents
- Garages, sheds and carports$90k
Two bay pole shed, one cladding type - corrugated iron
- Alterations and additions$4,000
Install freestanding firenze stella fire
- Garages, sheds and carports$75k
3 bay pole shed, il1 used for storage facilities, storm water to be fed to 10000 litre water tank.
- Fires and heating$3,500
Replace woodburner 'box only' will be using existing flue
- New homes$184k
One bdrm dwg with attached dbl gge
- Garages, sheds and carports$45k
Construct a 7.2m x 7.2m gge
- Fires and heating$9,000
Install a new pyro classic fireplace
- Alterations and additions$200k
Extension to existing building - larger lounge/living area
- Fires and heating$7,100
Replacement of a freestanding fire in main living room. No wetback attached. Upgrade of smoke alarms for house.
- Multiple homes$850k
New dwg with attached gge (unit 1) & 2 blocks of two attached dwgs (units 2-5)
- Garages, sheds and carports$65k
Il1 steel framed & steel clad gge on a concrete slab
- Garages, sheds and carports$54k
New gge
- Garages, sheds and carports$11k
Plumbing pipe work to shed for hot & cold water. Insulation installation to some internal walls.
- Alterations and additions$47k
Renovation of existing bathrooms from acrylic to tiled showers & the add of a wood burner
- Relocated buildings$60k
Relocated one bdrm dwg. New wastewater system. Connect to existing water & stormwater. New foundations
- Fires and heating$5,000
Amendment to aba-2023-470 - install woodsman kanaku heater
- Garages, sheds and carports$40k
New 3 bay pole shed
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$20k
New conservatory to be attached to existing dwg
- New homes$500k
3 bdrm 2 living room dwg with dbl gge attached, ...
- Alterations and additions$190k
Additions to house comprising of new lounge & entry, bdrm & bathrm, enlarged kitchen & new decks
- New homes$325k
New 2 storey 2 bdrm dwg with fireplace, ...
- Pools and spas$10k
Swimming pool
- New homes$450k
New standalone 3 bdrm dwg with fireplace
- Alterations and additions$113k
Living room & kitchen add to existing dwg including a new pyroclassic iv log burner
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Hapuku?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 42 new homes consented in the Kaikoura District council area, with $18.5m of residential and $9.7m 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.