Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Waitārere
185 new homes were consented in the Horowhenua District council area in the year to September 2026, down 22% on the year before. They also consented $21.6m of non-residential building work, up 28% on the year before. In the statistical area around Waitārere, 14 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 147 consents we hold in Waitārere, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Horowhenua District council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Waitārere’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Horowhenua 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 363 in 2021.
New homes in Waitārere
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Waitārere sits in (Waitarere) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 11 houses, 3 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 — Horowhenua 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.
- Social, cultural and religious$9.2m
2 buildings · 2,215 m² new floor area · $4,063/m² new · +713% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$3.6m
1 building · 70 m² new floor area · $2,857/m² new · +67% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$3.5m
1 building · 420 m² new floor area · $4,762/m² new · +234% on the year before
- Education$2.9m
1 building · 49 m² new floor area · $1,020/m² new · +91% on the year before
- Farm buildings$1.3m
14 buildings · 2,420 m² new floor area · $531/m² new · −62% on the year before
- Offices$902k
1 building · 207 m² new floor area · $1,643/m² new · −32% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$245k
−96% on the year before
Consents on record in Waitārere
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 147 from 1 Sep 2008 to 1 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.
- Fires and heating23
1 in the last 12 months · typically $6,000
- Alterations and additions20
1 in the last 12 months · typically $46k
- New homes17
3 in the last 12 months · typically $500k
- Garages, sheds and carports15
3 in the last 12 months · typically $63k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater3
typically $20k
- Multiple homes2
2 in the last 12 months · typically $3m
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening1
typically $360k
- Commercial alterations1
typically $54k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts1
typically $350k
- Pools and spas1
typically $110k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $5.3mRbw - construction of ten two-storey detached dwgs. Units 1-3, 5, 8-10 have three bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms. Units 4, 6, 7 have four bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms. Each with kitchen, laundry & gge. 592 Waitarere Beach Road
- $995kNew res dwg 4-bdrm, multi-level dwg with multiple cladding types & attached gge 5 Rua Avenue
- $750kNew x3 multi-unit res dwgs three new identical papakainga consisting of 2 bedrooms, 1 bathrm/laundry & kitchen 580 Waitarere Beach Road
- $500kNew res dwg 3-bdrm dwg with multiple cladding types & attached gge 2-21 Achilles Avenue
- $450kNew res dwg 3 bdrm home with multiple cladding types. 120m2. 26 Taonui Street
147 consents
- Multiple homes$5.3m
Rbw - construction of ten two-storey detached dwgs. Units 1-3, 5, 8-10 have three bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms. Units 4, 6, 7 have four bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms. Each with kitchen, laundry & gge.
- Alterations and additions$40k
New yard built dwg relocate to site site works for a 52.8m2 triple bdrm prefabricated detached minor res unit including the relocation
- Fires and heating$7,800
Fireplace - inbuilt to supply & install a new yunca xander inbuilt wood burner
- New homes$500k
New res dwg 3-bdrm dwg with multiple cladding types & attached gge
- New homes$995k
New res dwg 4-bdrm, multi-level dwg with multiple cladding types & attached gge
- Garages, sheds and carports$45k
Gge/shed - no services 6.0m x 6.0m dbl gge
- Multiple homes$750k
New x3 multi-unit res dwgs three new identical papakainga consisting of 2 bedrooms, 1 bathrm/laundry & kitchen
- New homes$450k
New res dwg 3 bdrm home with multiple cladding types. 120m2.
- Garages, sheds and carports$200k
Res additions & alterations add of a gge workshop to dwg
- Garages, sheds and carports$75k
Garages with p & d &/or firewall construction of a gge with hobby room & bathrm
- Pools and spas$110k
Swimming pool & pool fencing proposed construction of 49,000l 8m x4m swimming pool & wc shed. Pool & fencing to be constructed in accordance with ps1. Associated service alterations include foul water, stormwater, water supply, & power connecti
- Commercial alterations$54k
Garages with p & d &/or firewall 8.0m x 4.0m workshop / storeroom with bathrm
- Garages, sheds and carports$54k
Gge/shed - no services construction of a 6.0m long x 7.2m wide dbl gge
- Fires and heating$7,000
Fireplace freestanding to supply & install a new metro tiny woody freestanding wood burner
- New homes$720k
New res dwg new 3 bdrm res dwg with 2 bathrooms & attached gge. Longrun metal roofing, timber & metal claddings.
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$5,000
Res additions & alterations install a site toilet & wash hand basin within an existing gge. New walls to enclose new bathrm.
- Fires and heating$6,000
Fireplace freestanding replacement of existing fire with new metro xtreme rad base wet back 3kw
- New homes$388k
New res dwg construction of single-storey multiproof dwg with 3 bedrooms, living, kitchen, dining, laundry, bath & ensuite.
- Fires and heating$6,000
Fireplace freestanding to supply & install a new metro wee curve freestanding wood burner to replace existing
- Garages, sheds and carports$53k
Gge/shed - no services construct a 6.0m long x 7.2m wide gge
- Fires and heating$15k
Res additions & alterations new bathrm & infinity water heater
- Garages, sheds and carports$50k
Gge/shed - no services construct detached gge building
- Fires and heating$3,750
Fireplace freestanding freestanding metro wee rad leg with wetback
- New homes$300k
New res dwg construction of a new 2 bdrm dwg
- Fires and heating$6,000
Fireplace freestanding to supply & install a new maxen cargill 350 freestanding wood burner to replace existing
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Waitārere?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 185 new homes consented in the Horowhenua District council area, with $105m of residential and $21.6m 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.