Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Pakaraka
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 Pakaraka itself, 0 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 411 consents we hold in Pakaraka, 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 Pakaraka’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 Pakaraka
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area that make up most of it: Pakaraka. In the year to September 2026: 0 houses, 0 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 Pakaraka
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 411 from 21 Oct 1991 to 7 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 heating12
1 in the last 12 months · typically $6,500
- Alterations and additions10
1 in the last 12 months · typically $45k
- Garages, sheds and carports8
2 in the last 12 months · typically $108k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater7
1 in the last 12 months · typically $19k
- Relocated buildings7
1 in the last 12 months · typically $60k
- New homes7
typically $450k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts1
1 in the last 12 months
- Pools and spas1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $110k
- Commercial alterations1
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $110kInstall pool & safety fence 140 Hupara Road
- $66kNew 600 series gge with ba 7220 State Highway 1
- $6,500Install of a metro xtreme rad base 93 Lakeland Lane
411 consents
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater
Installation of on-site wastewater
- Relocated buildings
Relocated 2-bedroom dwelling foundations & onsite wastewater system.
- Garages, sheds and carports$66k
New 600 series gge with ba
- Garages, sheds and carports
Totalspan propose to build a Gable Range Shed by specific engineering design.
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts
Proposed 3-bedroom dwelling with studio & attached garage. Single cladding type Install Onsite Wastewater
- Pools and spas$110k
Install pool & safety fence
- Fires and heating$6,500
Install of a metro xtreme rad base
- Alterations and additions
Fire Report Amended To Show Type 4 System Rather Than Type 5
- Commercial alterations
Earthworks, Piles, bearers and footings for New single bedroom transportable dwelling and covered deck area, (factory build - refer separate consent EBC-2024-176) with on site stormwater and wastewater disposal
- Fires and heating
Addition to dwelling and onsite wastewater system and fireplace.
- New homes$450k
Single level dwg with attached gge
- Fires and heating$9,000
Install of a metro xtreme rad leg
- Alterations and additions
Convert second bathroom to accessible use, upgrade internal/external access ways
- Garages, sheds and carports$150k
Res/farm - additions to existing home with new laundry & dbl gge.
- Alterations and additions
alterations including internal fire rating to change the use of an existing dwelling to a Wellness Centre
- Fires and heating
Re-located dwelling with fireplace and Onsite Wastewater System.
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$19k
Install onsite wastewater system
- Fires and heating$3,000
Install of a metro wee rad base fre
- Fires and heating
Reduced Scope Of Works & Add A Freestanding Fireplace
- Fires and heating$6,500
Installation of a woodsman kanaku freestanding fire
- New homes$450k
New prefabricated dwelling
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater
Onsite Wastewater System
- New homes$390k
dbc rbw lot 2 dbl storey detached house, 5 bedrooms with wardrobe, pooja room, kitchen with pantry, laundry, lounge, dining, 3 ensuites, internal dbl gge, glass balustrade, deck & 9000l tank.
- New homes$385k
dbc rbw lot 3 dbl storey detached house, 5 bedrooms with wardrobe, pooja room, kitchen with pantry, laundry, lounge, dining, 3 ensuites, internal dbl gge, glass balustrade, deck & 9000l tank.
- New homes$390k
dbc rbw lot 1 dbl storey detached house, 5 bedrooms with wardrobe, pooja room, kitchen with pantry, laundry, lounge, dining, 3 ensuites, internal dbl gge, glass balustrade, deck & 9000l tank.
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Pakaraka?
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.