Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Kaingaroa
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 Kaingaroa, 6 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 292 consents we hold in Kaingaroa, 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 Kaingaroa’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 Kaingaroa
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Kaingaroa sits in (Karikari Peninsula) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 6 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 Kaingaroa
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 292 from 30 Apr 1993 to 27 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.
- Garages, sheds and carports10
3 in the last 12 months · typically $61k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater7
2 in the last 12 months · typically $59k
- Fires and heating6
1 in the last 12 months · typically $7,000
- New homes5
4 in the last 12 months · typically $493k
- Commercial alterations1
1 in the last 12 months
- Alterations and additions1
typically $80k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs1
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $750k4 bdrm dwg with multiple cl 175 Pukewhai Road
- $585kNew dwg 88 Stuarts Rise
- $270kPrefabricated dwg 70 Pairatahi Road
- $61kConstruct a 600 series versatile garage 199 Pukewhai Road
292 consents
- Garages, sheds and carports
2 bedroom dwelling with playroom, covered deck and attached garage, onsite wasterwater disposal system and stormwater system. Metro WeeRad Leg Fireplace.
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater
Installation of on-site wastewater.
- New homes
New 2-bedroom dwelling with a gable-end roof and on-site wastewater disposal system.
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater
Proposed new 2 bedroom dwelling with onsite waste water system
- Fires and heating
3 Bedroom dwelling with single cladding type Install Freestanding Fireplace and Onsite Wastewater Disposal System
- New homes$750k
4 bdrm dwg with multiple cl
- Garages, sheds and carports
Steel frame farm shed with Colorsteel cladding
- New homes$270k
Prefabricated dwg
- Commercial alterations
PIM ONLY - Matthews Dwelling - New Factory built dwelling to be delivered to site - 3 bedroom, 1 bathroom, living, dining, laundry and kitchen.
- Garages, sheds and carports$61k
Construct a 600 series versatile garage
- New homes$585k
New dwg
- Fires and heating
Detached Dwelling Install a Free-Standing Fireplace and Connect to Exisitng On-Site Wastewater Disposal System
- Fires and heating$7,000
New fireplace
- Alterations and additions$80k
Il1 non habitable totalspan gable r
- Garages, sheds and carports
Install on-site wastewater system and bathroom to Shed
- Garages, sheds and carports
New Shed with Attached Bedroom, Lounge, Kitchen & Bathroom
- Fires and heating
Install of a Metro Smart Insert Woodburning Fire (Clean Air), Flue, Chimney cover and Wetback
- Garages, sheds and carports
Detached Dwelling with Attached Garage, Install On-Site Wastewater Disposal System and free-standing Wood Burner
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater
Alterations to dwelling, on-site wastewater reviewed
- Garages, sheds and carports
Detached Dwelling with Half Basement Garage and Install On-Site Wastewater Disposal System
- Garages, sheds and carports
New Shed
- Fires and heating
dwelling, install Wagener free standing fireplace on-site wastewater disposal system - Proposed Lot 1
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$18k
Replace failed waste water system
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs
Variation to constructed deck, and move on-site waste water effluent field.
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater
Dwelling and On-Site Waste Water System
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Kaingaroa?
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.