Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Lake Tekapo
112 new homes were consented in the Mackenzie District council area in the year to September 2026, up 62% on the year before. They also consented $16.8m of non-residential building work, down 54% on the year before. Below: 136 consents we hold in Lake Tekapo, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Mackenzie District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Mackenzie 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 157 in 2019.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Mackenzie 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$12.4m
1 building · 213 m² new floor area · $3,756/m² new · +1746% on the year before
- Farm buildings$3m
22 buildings · 3,806 m² new floor area · $781/m² new · −5% on the year before
- Offices$916k
1 building · 408 m² new floor area · $2,132/m² new · +123% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$270k
1 building · 250 m² new floor area · $480/m² new · −68% on the year before
- Education$150k
−99% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$136k
−72% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$10k
−83% on the year before
Consents on record in Lake Tekapo
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 136 from 1 Aug 2019 to 1 Jul 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 homes38
9 in the last 12 months · typically $815k
- Alterations and additions15
6 in the last 12 months · typically $100k
- Fires and heating14
2 in the last 12 months · typically $5,817
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts7
1 in the last 12 months · typically $180k
- Garages, sheds and carports6
typically $175k
- Other new buildings5
typically $900k
- Multiple homes4
1 in the last 12 months · typically $535k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening2
2 in the last 12 months · typically $33k
- Relocated buildings2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $71k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs1
typically $66k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $1.2mErect one two-storey main dwg & attached two-storey 28 Mistake Drive, Lake Tekapo
- $1.1mConstruction of new 2 storey dwg with 3 bedrooms 28 Station Bay Rise, Lake Tekapo
- $875kErect 1 single storey main dwg & 1 attached minor 9 Coulson Lane, Lake Tekapo
- $663kErect single-storey self-contained dwg with attached 13 Edwards Lane, Lake Tekapo
- $620k2 x 2 bdrm domestic dwgs 6 Esther Hope Street, Lake Tekapo
136 consents
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$250k
Erect a detached single storey minor unit dwg.
- Alterations and additions$100k
Foundations & site works for unit 4 of development at 15
- Alterations and additions$48k
Alt to dwg - add of bdrm
- New homes$1.2m
Erect one two-storey main dwg & attached two-storey
- New homes$875k
Erect 1 single storey main dwg & 1 attached minor
- Multiple homes$620k
2 x 2 bdrm domestic dwgs
- New homes$599k
Two storey 3 bdrm domestic dwg with attached gge
- New homes$1.1m
Construction of new 2 storey dwg with 3 bedrooms
- Alterations and additions$50k
2bdrm transportable to be sited at 15 aorangi cres
- Alterations and additions$100k
Res renovation including replacing exterior windows
- New homes$250k
Transportable 2 bdrm detached dwg
- Alterations and additions$220k
Proposed alterations to existing home
- New homes$250k
New 2 bdrm transportable home built & inspected
- New homes$250k
New 2 bdrm transportable home built & inspected
- Fires and heating$3,000
Woodsman uleb freestanding logburner 1 murray place Kaiapoi lot 14 dp 30922
- New homes$663k
Erect single-storey self-contained dwg with attached
- Fires and heating$6,000
Solid fuel heater
- New homes$200k
Transportable, single storey 2 bdrm domestic dwg
- Alterations and additions$15k
Bearer to pile connection details. Transportable cabins
- Relocated buildings$130k
To relocate dwg & services to ensure compliance with
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$35k
Exterior reclad
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$30k
Excavation & pouring of timber piles overseen by geo tech
- Multiple homes$450k
To construct two timber framed dwgs
- Garages, sheds and carports$300k
Alterations to existing dwg. Newly built gge
- New homes$1.1m
Construction of new 3 bdrm, two storey in part, house
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Suburbs in Lake Tekapo
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Lake Tekapo?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 112 new homes consented in the Mackenzie District council area, with $61.7m of residential and $16.8m 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.