Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Mercer
677 new homes were consented in the Waikato District council area in the year to September 2026, up 10% on the year before. They also consented $144m of non-residential building work, up 33% on the year before. Below: 56 consents we hold in Mercer, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Waikato District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Waikato 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 1,206 in 2021.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Waikato 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.
- Factories and industrial$44.5m
19 buildings · 36,840 m² new floor area · $1,087/m² new · +248% on the year before
- Education$29.5m
18 buildings · 6,577 m² new floor area · $3,470/m² new · −39% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$28.4m
7 buildings · 15,894 m² new floor area · $1,786/m² new · +147% on the year before
- Farm buildings$18.7m
97 buildings · 47,767 m² new floor area · $374/m² new · +10% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$14.3m
8 buildings · 2,178 m² new floor area · $4,449/m² new · +79% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$5m
1 building · 1,424 m² new floor area · $3,125/m² new · +9% on the year before
- Offices$2m
4 buildings · 295 m² new floor area · $3,620/m² new · −52% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$970k
−12% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$130k
1 building · 120 m² new floor area · $333/m² new · +299% on the year before
Consents on record in Mercer
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 56 from 1 Aug 2019 to 1 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 additions11
2 in the last 12 months · typically $20k
- Fires and heating9
1 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- New homes6
2 in the last 12 months · typically $461k
- Relocated buildings4
typically $80k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater3
2 in the last 12 months · typically $45k
- Pools and spas3
typically $50k
- Retaining walls2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $10k
- Garages, sheds and carports2
typically $63k
- Multiple homes2
typically $2.6m
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $59k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $795kDwg 473 Springhill Road, Meremere
- $411kDwg with attached gge 40 Te Puea Avenue, Meremere
- $105kTransportable dwg (siting) 6 Heather Green Avenue, Meremere
- $105kSiting, pile foundations, drainage, onsite stormwater system for a transportable dwg 8 Heather Green Avenue, Meremere
- $59kAdditions & alterations to existing dwg deck, pergola, joinery & bathrm 11 Hall Road, Mercer
56 consents
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$59k
Additions & alterations to existing dwg deck, pergola, joinery & bathrm
- Alterations and additions$15k
Create open plan living, by placing beam in living room, a further beam in kitchen, along with a new bathrm in existing laundry
- New homes$411k
Dwg with attached gge
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$105k
Siting, pile foundations, drainage, onsite stormwater system for a transportable dwg
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$30k
New wastewater disposal system to replace existing system onsite.
- Alterations and additions$105k
Transportable dwg (siting)
- New homes$795k
Dwg
- Fires and heating$4,500
Fire installation - freestanding woodsman Brunner mkii wood burner
- Retaining walls$10k
Retaining wall
- New homes$345k
250858 - lot 68 - new 2-bdrm, 2-bathrm dwg with open plan kitchen, dining & living. Attached internal access single gge
- Multiple homes$2.8m
Rbw - demo 1 house build 4 new houses 3 level with attached gge. All with kitchen dining living, & lot 1 5-bed 3.5-bath; lot 2 4-bed 3.5-bath, 2nd living; lot 3 3-bed 3.5-bath, 2nd living; lot 4
- Commercial alterations$150k
New gge/workshop
- Fires and heating$6,000
Replace fire with Ltd metro wee rad leg
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$45k
Foundations, storm water soakage, & associated connections for a re-sited dwg.
- Fires and heating$4,500
Heater
- Pools and spas$50k
Pool & associated fencing
- Fires and heating$5,000
Inbuilt/wetback - metro trend insert with thermo fan wood fire
- Garages, sheds and carports$80k
Gge
- Fires and heating$7,000
New installation of maxen kinmont 350p fire & flue
- Multiple homes$2.3m
Stage 2 - 6 new dwgs
- Retaining walls
Change to platform levels, removal of engineered retaining walls & change in their heights, & inclusion of stormwater, & wastewater
- Relocated buildings$90k
Foundations & associated connections for a re-site dwg
- Pools and spas$22k
Pool fencing
- Fires and heating$85k
Internal alterations to existing dwg & install new fireplace
- Alterations and additions$16k
Extend dwg to enlarge kitchen
ResidentialCommercial The dots are this page of the list.
Suburbs in Mercer
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Mercer?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 677 new homes consented in the Waikato District council area, with $389m of residential and $144m 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.