Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Hihi
314 new homes were consented in the Far North District council area in the year to September 2026, up 38% on the year before. They also consented $60.7m of non-residential building work, about level with the year before. In the statistical area around Hihi, 2 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 354 consents we hold in Hihi, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Far North District council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Hihi’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Far North 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 541 in 2004.
New homes in Hihi
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Hihi sits in (Taemaro-Oruaiti) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 1 houses, 1 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 — Far North 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.
- Education$11.9m
3 buildings · 471 m² new floor area · $4,246/m² new · −13% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$10.7m
4 buildings · 1,584 m² new floor area · $4,962/m² new · +25% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$9m
7 buildings · 1,458 m² new floor area · $3,575/m² new · −28% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$7m
8 buildings · 3,705 m² new floor area · $1,421/m² new · −31% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$5.4m
2 buildings · 674 m² new floor area · $6,306/m² new · +1368% on the year before
- Offices$5m
2 buildings · 1,427 m² new floor area · $1,367/m² new · +111% on the year before
- Farm buildings$4.6m
31 buildings · 6,328 m² new floor area · $645/m² new · +40% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$4.2m
6 buildings · 2,980 m² new floor area · $1,418/m² new · +227% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$2.9m
1 building · 126 m² new floor area · $2,778/m² new · −65% on the year before
Consents on record in Hihi
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 354 from 14 Jun 1993 to 30 Oct 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 additions12
1 in the last 12 months · typically $6,500
- New homes7
2 in the last 12 months · typically $550k
- Fires and heating6
typically $3,000
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $51k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater2
1 in the last 12 months
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts1
1 in the last 12 months
- Garages, sheds and carports1
- Pools and spas1
- Relocated buildings1
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $50kProposed new timber deck & verandah 37 Peninsula Parade
354 consents
- New homes
New three bedroom dwelling with open plan living
- New homes
Construct 3 bedroom single level residential dwelling
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater
The drainlayer will connect 25m of 100mm Marley Optim SN6 pipe to the Council wastewater line at the designated connectionl m from the end of line rod eye on the property. The Marlev Optim pipe will be capped at the end up the drive beside the Power & fibre conduits already installed
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts
1 bedroom dwelling with semi-detached sleepout (with bathroom) connected via a covered deck, Garage on basement. Concrete & timber construction, 2 cladding types. External wood BBQ. 2x SW/Potable water tanks
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$50k
Proposed new timber deck & verandah
- Alterations and additions
The existing units 7 & 10 are cabins used as accommodation. It is proposed that a prefabricated bathroom pod (Interpod) will be installed inside timber framing.
- New homes
New dwelling
- Alterations and additions
Alterations to Existing Dwelling
- Alterations and additions
Engineering change to balustrade
- Alterations and additions
Alterations to existing dwelling
- Alterations and additions$260k
Add to existing res dw
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$51k
Replace existing deck
- Fires and heating$3,000
Install of a metro wee rad woody fr
- Garages, sheds and carports
Construct a Versatile 600 Series Garage
- New homes
New Dwelling
- Fires and heating
Installation of Metro Smart Insert solid fuel woodburner into existing structure with standard flue kit and chimney flashing plate
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater
New onsite wastewater system
- New homes$500k
New dwg
- Alterations and additions
Alterations to dwelling – Extension to living area and alter bathroom layout
- Alterations and additions$6,500
Install free-standing wagener wood
- Alterations and additions
Balustrade change
- Alterations and additions
Adding
- Relocated buildings
Relocate 2 water tanks. Add 3 water tanks.
- Fires and heating
Install of a Masport R1200 Leg Free-Standing Wood Burner (Clean Air), Flue, Pan Flashing and Drop Box
- Alterations and additions
Amendment to Sewage System
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Near Hihi
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Hihi?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 314 new homes consented in the Far North District council area, with $164m of residential and $60.7m 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.