Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Lake Hāwea
1,981 new homes were consented in the Queenstown-Lakes District council area in the year to September 2026, up 11% on the year before. They also consented $237m of non-residential building work, up 91% on the year before. Below: 2,733 consents we hold in Lake Hāwea, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Queenstown-Lakes District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Queenstown-Lakes 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 1,729 in 2025.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Queenstown-Lakes 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.
- Hotels and motels$82.4m
8 buildings · 13,675 m² new floor area · $5,115/m² new · +88% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$57.1m
15 buildings · 14,795 m² new floor area · $3,258/m² new · +61% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$25.9m
7 buildings · 3,497 m² new floor area · $6,822/m² new · +268% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$25.8m
3 buildings · 6,050 m² new floor area · $4,264/m² new
- Offices$20.7m
6 buildings · 2,766 m² new floor area · $5,998/m² new · +33% on the year before
- Education$12m
5 buildings · 2,611 m² new floor area · $4,475/m² new · +391% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$7.2m
5 buildings · 1,617 m² new floor area · $3,348/m² new · +310% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$4.3m
3 buildings · 1,774 m² new floor area · $2,430/m² new · +100% on the year before
- Farm buildings$892k
3 buildings · 591 m² new floor area · $1,509/m² new · −75% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$800k
−93% on the year before
Consents on record in Lake Hāwea
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 2,733 from 19 Sep 2014 to 28 Sep 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.
- New homes437
67 in the last 12 months · typically $462k
- Alterations and additions93
21 in the last 12 months · typically $150k
- Garages, sheds and carports73
11 in the last 12 months · typically $277k
- Fires and heating67
15 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts26
6 in the last 12 months · typically $158k
- Relocated buildings20
1 in the last 12 months · typically $55k
- Commercial alterations7
typically $260k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater5
3 in the last 12 months · typically $35k
- Pools and spas5
1 in the last 12 months · typically $15k
- New commercial buildings4
1 in the last 12 months · typically $1.6m
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $2mConstruction of new church building - Upper Clutha Presbyterian Church 186 Burdon Loop, Lake Hāwea
- $1.3mAlterations to existing 2 bdrm cottage & extension of 2 storey wing. 16 Capell Avenue, Lake Hāwea
- $1.2mConstruction & associated earthworks for a single level dwg 94 Watkins Road, Hāwea Flat
- $1mConstruction of a single storey multi-unit dwg with attached gge. 13 Dingle Street, Lake Hāwea
- $1mNew 4 bdrm res dwg with attached dbl gge 24 Lachlan Avenue, Hāwea Flat
2,733 consents
- New homes$424k
Construction of single storey multi-unit dwelling
- New homes$743k
Construction of a single story detached dwelling with attached garage and associated earthworks and services.
- New homes$420k
Construction of a single storey detached dwelling with attached garage.
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$150k
Foundations and services for Relocation of 165m2 4 bedroom home and, detached 1 bedroom self contained unit and, installation of kitchen facilities in one bedroom unit. (house & sleepout currently located at 3 Beech Street, Wanaka.)
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$850k
New Main Dwelling, 2 Bedroom, 1.5 Bath and Double Garage, with Attached Studio, 1 bedroom, 1 bath.
- New homes$441k
New 3 bedroom dwelling with attached single garage.
- Fires and heating$7,400
Alt to 2-storey dwg: install metro mega rad leg on exisiting tile hearth with wetback, eco flue kit, & flexible roof flashing
- Other new buildings$200k
New res flat
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$180k
New 2 level, 2 bdrm sleepout with axon wall cladding
- New homes$596k
Construction of a single storey dwg with separate gge.
- New homes$620k
To erect a new dwg with attached gge & solid fuel fire with attached unit
- Alterations and additions$120k
Two bdrm, one bathrm extension to the eastern side of the existing house
- New homes$280k
Construction of single level detached dwg with attached dbl gge
- Fires and heating$6,000
New metro wee rad leg burner. Metro eco 4.2m flue kit. Pan flashing with dekitie #7
- New homes$453k
To erect a new dwg with attached gge
- New homes$450k
Construct new res dwg
- New homes$449k
New 3 bdrm dwg with attached single gge
- Fires and heating$6,000
Alteration to existing dwelling: New Kent Cardrona. Kent 4.2m Flue Kit. Pan flashing with Dekite #7
- New homes$440k
Construction of single storey dwelling
- Alterations and additions$1
(Split consent) Proposed Single Storey Dwelling - Split from BC260253
- New homes$280k
Construction of a single storey detached dwg with associated earthworks & services
- New homes$639k
Construction of single storey dwelling with attached garage
- New homes$500k
Construction of single storey dwelling with attached garge
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$19k
Replace the exsiting falling septic soakage field with a new AES Engineer designed system.
- New homes$1.2m
Construction & associated earthworks for a single level dwg
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Suburbs in Lake Hāwea
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Lake Hāwea?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 1,981 new homes consented in the Queenstown-Lakes District council area, with $1.22b of residential and $237m 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.