Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Karamu
564 new homes were consented in the Waipa District council area in the year to September 2026, up 13% on the year before. They also consented $77.7m of non-residential building work, down 35% on the year before. Below: 29 consents we hold in Karamu, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Waipa District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Waipa 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 913 in 2022.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Waipa 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.
- Warehouses and storage$23.7m
9 buildings · 12,358 m² new floor area · $1,892/m² new · −46% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$13.3m
6 buildings · 5,869 m² new floor area · $1,896/m² new · −33% on the year before
- Farm buildings$9.9m
64 buildings · 18,003 m² new floor area · $527/m² new · +1% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$9.8m
2 buildings · 1,225 m² new floor area · $6,731/m² new · +22% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$8m
7 buildings · 2,719 m² new floor area · $2,815/m² new · −21% on the year before
- Offices$7.7m
2 buildings · 936 m² new floor area · $2,762/m² new · −50% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$3.6m
2 buildings · 1,066 m² new floor area · $1,440/m² new · −52% on the year before
- Education$1.8m
−57% on the year before
Consents on record in Karamu
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 29 from 1 Nov 2019 to 1 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.
- Alterations and additions9
1 in the last 12 months · typically $57k
- Fires and heating5
1 in the last 12 months · typically $6,099
- New homes5
1 in the last 12 months · typically $400k
- Garages, sheds and carports2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $195k
- Relocated buildings1
typically $350k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $500k250884 - lot 3 - 2 bdrm, bathrm, laundry, kitchen, solid fuel heater & living room attached to shed 145 Old Mountain Road, Karamu
- $250k251014 - lot 2 - construction of pump shed & changing room & outdoor covered area to pool space. New concrete block formed pool with surrounding patios & timber framed deck. 1782 Te Pahu Road, Karamu
- $20k260546 - lot 1 - minor interior upgrades including bathrm upgrade 187 Old Mountain Road, Karamu
- $5,000260535 - remove old log fire & install new kent Haast log fire, install roof flashing, kent flue system & wireless smoke alarm system 1674 Te Pahu Road, Karamu
29 consents
- Fires and heating$5,000
260535 - remove old log fire & install new kent Haast log fire, install roof flashing, kent flue system & wireless smoke alarm system
- Alterations and additions$20k
260546 - lot 1 - minor interior upgrades including bathrm upgrade
- New homes$500k
250884 - lot 3 - 2 bdrm, bathrm, laundry, kitchen, solid fuel heater & living room attached to shed
- Garages, sheds and carports$250k
251014 - lot 2 - construction of pump shed & changing room & outdoor covered area to pool space. New concrete block formed pool with surrounding patios & timber framed deck.
- New homes$90k
250913 - lot 2 - construct a transportable building (that will be sold & relocated), not permanent to the site. Two bdrm, bathrm & open plan living.
- New homes$300k
250561 - lot 1 - proposed new two bdrm secondary dwg with kitchen, laundry & bathrm & attached gge with sites works including driveway, & onsite waste water & stormwater services including swimming pool
- Fires and heating$7,000
250450 - metro xtreme rad woody - clean - metro eco flue - 3kw wetback & tempering valve
- Alterations and additions$199k
250296 - lot 3 - home remediations. Replace exterior wall & soffit cladding, base boards, timber decking, timber facings, joinery & roof flashings.
- New homes$900k
240282 - lot 2 - new 3 bdrm single storey house with 2 floor levels, 3 wall claddings with rab underlay, wood burning fire, timber decking & swimming pool.
- Alterations and additions$1,000
240315 - installation of multi fuel fire place in existing dwg - woodsman strongman multifuel 26kw
- Fires and heating$2,500
240073 - remove old kent fireplace & replace with new jayline ss200l with jayline flue system, steel hearth, back flashing & deck tight flue/roof seal
- Alterations and additions$200k
230880 - alterations & additions to existing residence: south wing - convert lounge to gge with extension.West wing - alterations to existing kitchen & dining spaces, extension for new lounge area with new covered outdoor living area.
- Garages, sheds and carports$140k
230616 - lot 1 - construct a gge to existing house & relocate laundry
- Fires and heating$6,099
230636 - lot 6 - installation of a solid fuel heater to manufacturers specifications
- Alterations and additions$100k
230490 - alterations & extensions to existing dwg
- Alterations and additions$45k
230094 - extension to existing kitchen & dining of existing dwg
- New homes$400k
220447 - lot 1 - new 2 bdrm container home with 2 bathrooms, kitchen, fire place, laundry & timber deck
- Alterations and additions$90k
221423 - extension to existing dwg
- Alterations and additions$35k
221121 - minor alt. Relocating existing bathrm to new location. Modifying existing laundry & adding new toilet & shower unit - all within existing structure
- Relocated buildings$350k
221256 - lot 3 - relocation of existing dwg, construction of 4 bay shed, construction of related services
- Fires and heating$7,500
220777 - lot 1 - install a yunca monte euro pedistal multifuel fire with a wetback
- Alterations and additions$57k
220580 - lot 4 - installation of pre moulded fibreglass inground swimming pool, associated filtration & permanent pool fencing.
- Alterations and additions$2,500
210334 - installation of a new firebox - replacement of existing
- Fires and heating$1,500
210449 - installation of fireplace
- New homes$450k
210101 - lot 2 - single level three bdrm 183m2 dwg. Detached 77m2 farm shed.
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Suburbs in Karamu
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Karamu?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 564 new homes consented in the Waipa District council area, with $321m of residential and $77.7m 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.