Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Waitangi
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 Waitangi, 4 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 78 consents we hold in Waitangi, 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 Waitangi’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 Waitangi
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Waitangi sits in (Puketona-Waitangi) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 4 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 Waitangi
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 78 from 9 Aug 1993 to 14 Apr 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 additions6
2 in the last 12 months
- Commercial alterations4
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening1
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
78 consents
- Alterations and additions
Canopy structure and concrete pathway
- Alterations and additions
Demolish small area of building, remove all wall and roof cladding & linings, remove all hardstand. New addition & altered interior layout, new cladding, roofing & interior linings, new covered deck, new verandah, new hardstand & landscaping
- Commercial alterations
alterations to Whare Waka Cafe
- Alterations and additions
Access Controlled Doors
- Commercial alterations
Workshop and Associated Offices
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening
Re-roof of existing Visitors Centre, change of material from membrane shingle roof to profiled metal roof
- Alterations and additions
Reduced Scope of work - Building A no longer included in Refurbishment
- Alterations and additions
Replacement ablution block
- Alterations and additions
addition to Block D room refurbishment, the same type of refurbishment is going to be conducted in Buildings A, B, C including replacing the hot water system, upgrading ventilation and replacing the distribution boards.
- Commercial alterations
Refurbishment of 7 rooms in the Waitangi Wing - Block D of the Copthorne Hotel and Resort Bay of Islands
- Commercial alterations
Extend existing kitchen, replace roof cladding and a new chiller roof structure of an existing Cafe
- Fires and heating
Install of a Yunca Wegj Rural Free-Standing Wood Burner, Flue Kit and Pan Flashing
- Garages, sheds and carports
Versatile Stand-Tough Shed
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater
Erect 80,000 Litre Timber Water Tank To Connect To Existing Sprinkler System
- Fires and heating
Amendment to Replace Existing HWC with Gas Califont Hot Water Heater and Gas Bottle Enclosure
- Commercial alterations
Pivot Screen Doors to the Deck Area off the Kitchen, Remove Signage from Gallery 1 to the Multipurpose Space and Provide Accessible Path around the side of the Building and Directional Signage to the Toilet Facilities
- Fit-outs
Stage 5 – Provide Self Supporting Interior Walls as part of the Fit Out for Gallery 1 of the Maori Battalion Museum
- Alterations and additions
Cut New Window into Existing Block Wall
- Alterations and additions
Stage 4 – Completing Balance of Works
- Alterations and additions
Stage 3B - Foundations, Block Foundation Walls Structural Steel and Timber for the Multipurpose Area Only
- Alterations and additions
Stage 3 - Foundations, Structural Steel, Pre-Cast Concrete Wall Panels for the Gallery Building Area Only
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater
Stage 2 - Bulk Earthworks and New Stormwater Drain
- Alterations and additions
Addition of Shower Block to Existing Building
- Alterations and additions
Stage 1
- Commercial alterations
Foundations for Container Modules for Park Office, Café, Bike Shop and Bike Maintenance and Permacrete Preformed Toilets and Canopies
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Waitangi?
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.