Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Kawakawa
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. Below: 996 consents we hold in Kawakawa, 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.
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.
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 Kawakawa
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 996 from 25 Oct 1991 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.
- Fires and heating45
6 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- Alterations and additions35
10 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater20
2 in the last 12 months · typically $12k
- Relocated buildings17
3 in the last 12 months · typically $61k
- New homes15
3 in the last 12 months · typically $369k
- Garages, sheds and carports14
1 in the last 12 months · typically $72k
- Commercial alterations8
1 in the last 12 months · typically $6,500
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts6
3 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- Retaining walls4
1 in the last 12 months
- New commercial buildings3
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $700kDetached dwg & connect to ex 1371 Ruapekapeka Road, Kawakawa
- $350kConstruct subdivision drainage for proposed lots 3-5 & new dwg with attached gge on proposed lot 5 23B Church Street, Kawakawa
- $265kNew 1 bdrm cottage with sleepout 5 Boswell Street, Kawakawa
- $100kConstruction of additions to existing dwg 568 McIntyre Road, Kawakawa
- $90kInstallation of swimming pool & pool fencing. 21 Church Street, Kawakawa
996 consents
- Insulation
Proposed changes to building consent: - Insulation specification and HI report _ ROI: Mammoth to Pink Batts - Cladding change to vertical metal profile - East & South Elevation - Roofing: Metalcraft Espan 340 to Freeman Roofing Alpine Tray SS675 - All cladding types an 20mm drained cavity batten
- Alterations and additions
Installation of lift car and equipment into existing shaft allowance, and minor room alterations around lift to facilitate install
- Commercial alterations
Addition to existing building for new office space
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts
New 1 bedroom cottage with sleepout, covered decks and outdoor shower/bathroom/utility space
- Fires and heating
3 bedroom dwelling with Free Standing metro fire place, 2 cladding types, sewage disposal system, water tanks potable water supply
- Alterations and additions
Amendment to EBC-2026-377/0 for the approved BC of Detached Dwelling
- Alterations and additions
This Amendment application is due to the Notice to fix NTF-2026-446/0 issued 8 June 2026. The amendments are load bearing walls identified plumbing layout changes gas calafont added- HWC removed- unit 3 tiled shower details deleted. GIB FRR ceiling details changed GIB FRR details added Schedule one work noted and removed from BC - replacment windows and wall infills. Re-roof has been removed from plans.
- Alterations and additions
Stage 1 of 2 - Lift and relocate the existing wharenui 20m onto new piles, including strengthening and upgrading the subfloor structure
- Pools and spas$90k
Installation of swimming pool & pool fencing.
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install of a metro smart insert fir
- Relocated buildings$75k
Foundations, plumbing & drainage + water & septic tank & effluent disposal (relocated dwg)
- Fires and heating$4,000
Install metro wee rad & flue sys
- Alterations and additions
Amendment of existing consent for new firewall and fire door - alterations to the extent of firewall types, and step-out around existing truss is ceiling space.
- Alterations and additions$100k
Construction of additions to existing dwg
- Alterations and additions$9,500
Install a pyroclassic 1v free stand
- Garages, sheds and carports
Construction of cold-rolled steel portal framed shed building with ablutions facilities and on-site wastewater disposal
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater
dwelling onto timber poles. Add new decks & stairs & water tank
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install of a metro trend insert fir
- Fires and heating$30k
Fireplace - inbuilt
- Fires and heating$9,500
Install of a masport osburn 1600 fr
- New homes
construct a house with porticos and deck. Install a freestanding fireplace, wastewater treatment system and water tanks
- Retaining walls
Retained LPG storage area - platform and retaining wall needs to be engineered design.
- Alterations and additions
Location of relocation altered (moved 1m North). New freestanding timber deck & verandah added (48.3m²).
- Relocated buildings$30k
Relocation of portable unit & new
- Relocated buildings
Foundations for Relocatable dwelling
ResidentialCommercial The dots are this page of the list.
Suburbs in Kawakawa
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Kawakawa?
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.