Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Waitārere Forest
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 Forest, 14 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 62 consents we hold in Waitārere Forest, 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 Forest’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 Forest
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Waitārere Forest 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 Forest
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 62 from 1 Sep 2008 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 homes21
6 in the last 12 months · typically $585k
- Garages, sheds and carports11
4 in the last 12 months · typically $70k
- Fires and heating6
2 in the last 12 months · typically $6,900
- Alterations and additions3
typically $32k
- New commercial buildings1
typically $750k
- Commercial alterations1
typically $100k
- Relocated buildings1
typically $10k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $1.1mNew single storey 3 bdrm residence including, open plan kitchen/dining 55 Kanuka Drive
- $585kNew 3 bdrm dwg with attached gge 30 Kanuka Drive
- $511kNew dwg 29 Kanuka Drive
- $506kNew res dwg 3 bdrm 168.7m2 dwg with attached gge 23 Truebridge Drive
- $420kNew res dwg a 125 m� res dwg comprising three bedrooms & two bathrooms. The house is constructed on a timber floor with timber wall framing, plywood cladding, & a trapezoidal metal profile roof. The project includes rain 6 Truebridge Drive
62 consents
- New homes$506k
New res dwg 3 bdrm 168.7m2 dwg with attached gge
- Fires and heating$9,000
Fireplace freestanding to supply & install a new firenzo contessa ag on platform
- Fires and heating$6,800
Fireplace freestanding to supply & install a new maxen kinmont 350 p freestanding wood burner
- Garages, sheds and carports$162k
2x gge/shed - no services two new totalspan garages constructed with steel portals & steel cladding unlined on concrete slab foundations.
- New homes$511k
New dwg
- Garages, sheds and carports$25k
Gge/shed - no services construction of a new stand alone gge
- New homes$400k
New res dwg & detached gge 3 bdrm dwg with multiple cladding types & detached gge
- New homes$420k
New res dwg a 125 m� res dwg comprising three bedrooms & two bathrooms. The house is constructed on a timber floor with timber wall framing, plywood cladding, & a trapezoidal metal profile roof. The project includes rain
- Garages, sheds and carports$45k
Gge/shed - no services versatile gge
- New homes$585k
New 3 bdrm dwg with attached gge
- Garages, sheds and carports$45k
Gge/shed - no services construction of a new 2 bay pole shed
- New homes$1.1m
New single storey 3 bdrm residence including, open plan kitchen/dining
- Garages, sheds and carports$49k
Gge/shed - no services construction 9.0m long x 6.0m wide gge.
- Relocated buildings$10k
Existing dwg relocated onto site transport a 26sqm partially completed cabin & place on site, cabin will be connected to the current site wastewater & stormwater services. Construction will continue at new site.
- New homes$575k
New res dwg 4 bdrm dwg with single cladding system & attached gge.
- Alterations and additions$42k
New yard built dwg relocate to site to relocate a brand-new, yard-built home to site as per site plan - foundations & services only
- Fires and heating$7,000
Fireplace freestanding to supply & install a new metro rad one freestanding wood burner
- New homes$650k
2 bdrm single level dwg with internal access gge
- Garages, sheds and carports$109k
Gge/shed - no services 9x6 @2.4stud versatile 600series gge
- New homes$900k
Proposed 4 bdrm dwg & retaining wall
- New homes$1.1m
New res dwg new res dwg consisting of 4 bedrooms 2.5 bathrooms, open plan living dining & kitchen with separate tv lounge. Internal dbl gge & out door deck & patio.
- New homes$450k
New res dwg construction of a 4 bdrm dwg
- Garages, sheds and carports$114k
Garages with p & d or firewall construction of gge 171sqs, 19x9m with hand basin & toilet & installation of wee rad fosal fuel, free standing fireplace
- Garages, sheds and carports$100k
Garages with p & d &/or firewall construction of a new gge with bathrm
- New homes$450k
New res dwg
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Waitārere Forest?
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.