Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Hāwea Flat
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. In the statistical area around Hāwea Flat, 43 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 540 consents we hold in Hāwea Flat, 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, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Hāwea Flat’s own count is made.
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.
New homes in Hāwea Flat
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Hāwea Flat sits in (Lindis-Nevis Valleys) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 41 houses, 2 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 — 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 Hāwea Flat
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 540 from 19 Sep 2014 to 17 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.
- Alterations and additions14
4 in the last 12 months · typically $98k
- New homes14
4 in the last 12 months · typically $265k
- Garages, sheds and carports10
1 in the last 12 months · typically $109k
- Fires and heating9
3 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- Commercial alterations7
typically $260k
- Relocated buildings5
typically $99k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $35k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $19k
- Demolition1
typically $900k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs1
typically $114k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $1.2mConstruction & associated earthworks for a single level dwg 94 Watkins Road
- $1mNew 4 bdrm res dwg with attached dbl gge 24 Lachlan Avenue
- $765kBdrm & living room additions with internal alterations & fireplace escea tfs1000 mk2 30 Lachlan Avenue
- $280kConstruction of a single storey detached dwg with associated earthworks & services 7 Loach Road
- $250kAdditions & alterations to a 2 storey detached dwg 25 Fort Place
540 consents
- Alterations and additions$120k
Two bdrm, one bathrm extension to the eastern side of the existing house
- New homes$280k
Construction of a single storey detached dwg with associated earthworks & services
- 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
- Alterations and additions$11k
Amendment 01 - change of cladding on lounge extension to schist cladding
- Fires and heating$1,500
Alterations to 2-storey dwelling: replace fireplace with new Ethos Galaxy wood fire, Ethos free-standing flue kit, existing ceiling penetration, EPDM boot over plan flashing.
- Fires and heating$6,000
New masport Akaroa mkii. Masport 4.2 flue kit. Pan flashing with dektite #7
- Fires and heating$765k
Bdrm & living room additions with internal alterations & fireplace escea tfs1000 mk2
- New homes$1m
New 4 bdrm res dwg with attached dbl gge
- Alterations and additions$250k
Additions & alterations to a 2 storey detached dwg
- New homes$180k
New build two bdrm, one bathrm detached dwg
- Garages, sheds and carports$195k
Construction of new private gge with steel portal frame structure including bathrm
- Alterations and additions$75k
Construction of foundations, services & access for locating pre-fabricated, pre-consented dwg on site (including solid fuel heater commissioning).
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$35k
Alterations to existing studio & gge to create a res flat
- Relocated buildings$150k
Relocate a building (classroom from Mount Aspiring College) to Hawea Domain to be used as club room.
- New homes$100k
Construction of single storey A frame dwg
- Fires and heating$108k
Construct a 3 bay farm shed with bathroom and Yunca woodburner
- Alterations and additions$120k
Partial change of use - building work for new res unit to part of outbuilding
- Commercial alterations$250k
Add & alterations to dwg. Add - two bedrooms - bathrm - office - laundry & shed. Retaining wall.
- Fires and heating$8,500
Alteration to existing dwelling: install Yunca Monte Euro with Foley Slope ceiling flue kit on steel wall hearth 1155 x 1050 x 3mm
- Fires and heating$5,000
Replace fire with Woodsman Serene. Existing Metro Eco outer liners. New 150 stainless steel flue. Pan flashing with Dektite #7
- New homes$890k
Construction of single storey dwelling with detached garage with attached carport
- New homes$850k
Construction of single storey dwelling including Amendment.01 changes: plywood RAB & bracing, hardwood bevelback weatherboards, recessed window detailing, new tiled window in ensuite shower.
- Commercial alterations$4m
Stage 2 of 2: Construct equestrian stable, shed and apartment - Kendall Park Equestrian Centre
- Fires and heating$5,000
New freestanding fireplace housing - detached
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Hāwea Flat?
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.