Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Kurow
82 new homes were consented in the Waitaki District council area in the year to September 2026, up 6% on the year before. They also consented $28.4m of non-residential building work, down 27% on the year before. In the statistical area around Kurow, 13 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 72 consents we hold in Kurow, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Waitaki District council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Kurow’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Waitaki 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 154 in 2021.
New homes in Kurow
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Kurow sits in (Aviemore) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 13 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 — Waitaki 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.
- Farm buildings$7.2m
37 buildings · 15,274 m² new floor area · $469/m² new · +206% on the year before
- Offices$6.4m
1 building · 710 m² new floor area · $7,042/m² new · +526% on the year before
- Education$5.7m
1 building · 919 m² new floor area · $4,135/m² new · +200% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$3.6m
1 building · 800 m² new floor area · $4,370/m² new · +3541% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$2.1m
6 buildings · 1,588 m² new floor area · $1,052/m² new · +85% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$2m
2 buildings · 500 m² new floor area · $3,640/m² new · −94% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$1.1m
1 building · 78 m² new floor area · $1,026/m² new · −7% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$335k
−25% on the year before
Consents on record in Kurow
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 72 from 1 Apr 2020 to 1 Aug 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 heating19
6 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- Alterations and additions8
5 in the last 12 months · typically $25k
- Garages, sheds and carports7
2 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- New homes7
2 in the last 12 months · typically $490k
- Multiple homes3
2 in the last 12 months · typically $390k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs2
typically $78k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater2
typically $9,750
- Relocated buildings1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $60k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts1
typically $5,000
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $396kNew 3x multi-unit res dwg to construct a new multi dwg consisting of 3 units with 1 bdrm. 17 Bowen Street
- $350kDwg with attached gge 4 Robinson St Woodend lot 1243 dp 598404 4 Robinson Street
- $335kNew 2x multi-unit res dwg to construct a new multi dwg consisting of 2 units with 2 bedrooms. 17 Bowen Street
- $250kLarge barn shed & attached dwg 2 Robinson Street
- $200kRes additions & alterations the conversion of the existing single dwg into 2 res attached units 17 Bowen Street
72 consents
- Multiple homes$396k
New 3x multi-unit res dwg to construct a new multi dwg consisting of 3 units with 1 bdrm.
- Multiple homes$335k
New 2x multi-unit res dwg to construct a new multi dwg consisting of 2 units with 2 bedrooms.
- Alterations and additions$200k
Res additions & alterations the conversion of the existing single dwg into 2 res attached units
- Garages, sheds and carports$50k
Quin dbl gge
- Garages, sheds and carports$25k
Construction of a 9m x 6m stand alone Versatile gge
- New homes$350k
Dwg with attached gge 4 Robinson St Woodend lot 1243 dp 598404
- Alterations and additions$10k
Remove walls between kitchen & laundry in dwg
- Fires and heating$5,000
Replace existing with woodsman Totara insert woodburner
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install masport Rangitata beveled inbuilt woodburner
- Alterations and additions$2,000
Installation of pipework within private land for new water
- Relocated buildings$60k
Relocate one bed-room dwg relocated building
- Alterations and additions$20k
Alterations to dwg
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a metro smart insert wood burner & eco insert flue kit. Replace insert wood burner into masonry cavity. Smoke alarms interconnected section 2.2 nzs4514:2021
- Fires and heating$7,500
Supply & installation of a yunca xander insert fire in place of the existing open fire.
- Fires and heating$4,500
Freestanding fireplace housing - detached
- Alterations and additions$10k
Alt internal layout of dwg to create open plan lounge & sunroom, install toilet in laundry
- New homes$250k
Large barn shed & attached dwg
- Fires and heating$4,000
Install metro wee rad leg heater in dwg
- Garages, sheds and carports$63k
Construction of outbuilding - pole shed
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$1,500
Installation of new toilet in existing bathrm
- New homes$900k
Rbw - new two storey brick & timber wb dwg on raft slab. 5 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms & internal access dbl gge. Stormwater detention & retention tanks.
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a free-standing woodsman tarris mkiii woodburner
- Fires and heating$4,500
Installation of a free-standing yunca olli woodburner & flue kit
- Fires and heating$5,500
Free standing fire
- Multiple homes$390k
2 x dwgs with attached garages 2 robinson St Woodend lot 1227 dp 598404
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Kurow?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 82 new homes consented in the Waitaki District council area, with $52.4m of residential and $28.4m 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.