Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Awamoa
82 new homes were consented in the Waitaki District council area in the year to September 2026, up 6% on the year before. They also consented $28.4m of non-residential building work, down 27% on the year before. In the statistical area around Awamoa, 13 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 18 consents we hold in Awamoa, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Waitaki District council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Awamoa’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Waitaki 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 154 in 2021.
New homes in Awamoa
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Awamoa sits in (Maheno) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 12 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 — Waitaki 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.
- Farm buildings$7.2m
37 buildings · 15,274 m² new floor area · $469/m² new · +206% on the year before
- Offices$6.4m
1 building · 710 m² new floor area · $7,042/m² new · +526% on the year before
- Education$5.7m
1 building · 919 m² new floor area · $4,135/m² new · +200% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$3.6m
1 building · 800 m² new floor area · $4,370/m² new · +3541% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$2.1m
6 buildings · 1,588 m² new floor area · $1,052/m² new · +85% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$2m
2 buildings · 500 m² new floor area · $3,640/m² new · −94% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$1.1m
1 building · 78 m² new floor area · $1,026/m² new · −7% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$335k
−25% on the year before
Consents on record in Awamoa
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 18 from 1 Nov 2020 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 additions3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $27k
- Fires and heating3
typically $5,000
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $58k
- Garages, sheds and carports1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $60k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs1
typically $25k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts1
typically $35k
- Relocated buildings1
typically $60k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $100kFoundations & installation of austin bluewater wastewater system for existing dwg 376 Awamoa Road
- $60kAlt to gge - convert gge into three bedrooms & bathrm 28 Gardiners Road
- $20kAmendment 1 - changes to external joineries & floor layout includes add of kitchen/dining 28 Gardiners Road
18 consents
- Alterations and additions$20k
Amendment 1 - changes to external joineries & floor layout includes add of kitchen/dining
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$100k
Foundations & installation of austin bluewater wastewater system for existing dwg
- Garages, sheds and carports$60k
Alt to gge - convert gge into three bedrooms & bathrm
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$15k
Replace septic effluent bed
- Alterations and additions$27k
Amendment 2023/8525/2 alterations to first floor bathrm
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a free-standing Masport R5000 woodburner
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$35k
Alterations & additions to existing sleepout - internal alterations to create three bedrooms & add bathrm
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a free-standing firenzo Bronte rural woodburner
- Alterations and additions$80k
Foundations & decks for new transportable 2 bdrm, 1 bathrm
- Relocated buildings$60k
Relocate 2 level, 3 bdrm, 2 bathrm dwg & austin bluewater
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a free-standing firenzo lady kitchener woodburner
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$25k
Construction of an aluminium conservatory to existing dwg
- Garages, sheds and carports$2,500
Add additional toilet to existing attached gge
- Garages, sheds and carports$19k
Construct a 10m x 6m mitek pole shed
- Relocated buildings$5,000
Relocation of a free-standing woodsman Tarras mk iii woodburner
- Alterations and additions$120k
Extension & alterations to existing dwg to include master
- New homes$300k
Construction of a 2 bdrm, 1 bathrm dwg with rika filo pellet
- Garages, sheds and carports$28k
Construction of a steel framed totalspan 9m x 4m gge
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Near Awamoa
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Awamoa?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 82 new homes consented in the Waitaki District council area, with $52.4m of residential and $28.4m 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.