Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Residential building consents in Meremere
677 new homes were consented in the Waikato District council area in the year to September 2026, up 10% on the year before. In the statistical area around Meremere, 4 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 23 residential consents we hold in Meremere, 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, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Meremere’s own count is made.
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.
What kind of homes
New dwellings consented in the year to September 2026, by type, with the average floor area and value Stats NZ’s figures give.
- Houses463
182 m² average · $574k average value · −3% on the year before
- Townhouses, flats and units176
112 m² average · $318k average value · +83% on the year before
- Retirement village units38
187 m² average · $619k average value · 0% on the year before
New homes in Meremere
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Meremere sits in (Maramarua) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 4 houses, 0 townhouses and units, 0 apartments.
Residential consents on record in Meremere
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 23 from 1 Aug 2019 to 1 Jun 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 heating6
1 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- New homes3
2 in the last 12 months · typically $511k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater3
2 in the last 12 months · typically $45k
- Alterations and additions3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $20k
- Retaining walls1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $10k
- Garages, sheds and carports1
typically $80k
- Relocated buildings1
typically $90k
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
- $411kDwg with attached gge 40 Te Puea Avenue
- $105kTransportable dwg (siting) 6 Heather Green Avenue
- $105kSiting, pile foundations, drainage, onsite stormwater system for a transportable dwg 8 Heather Green Avenue
- $30kNew wastewater disposal system to replace existing system onsite. 85 Te Puea Avenue
23 consents
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Relocated buildings$90k
Foundations & associated connections for a re-site dwg
- Fires and heating$5,000
Masport Kaituna freestanding fire
- Alterations and additions$20k
Rbw - reinstall an existing bathrm. Replace the existing shower, toilet, & basin.
- New homes$511k
Two storey dwg with attached gge
- Alterations and additions$15k
Internal alterations. Removing wall between lounge & detached dwg
- Relocated buildings$80k
Relocated 2nd hand dwg on new foundations. New soak hole for sw collection & connect sewer to council site connection
- Fires and heating$3,605
Install freestanding of metro tiny ped solid fuel heater
- Fires and heating$4,759
Heater
- Alterations and additions$14k
Renovate bathrm
- Fires and heating$3,747
Heater
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Meremere?
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.