Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Commercial building consents in Oamaru
Councils consented $28.4m of non-residential building work in the Waitaki District council area in the year to September 2026, down 27% on the year before. Below: 15 commercial consents we hold in Oamaru, 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.
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
Non-residential work since 1991
The value consented each year, in the dollars of the day (not adjusted for inflation).
Commercial consents on record in Oamaru
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 15 from 1 Aug 2019 to 1 Dec 2025. 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.
- Commercial alterations7
typically $27k
- New commercial buildings2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $800k
- Farm buildings2
typically $43k
- Fit-outs1
typically $79k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $100kConstruction of a 1 bdrm cottage with office 4 Railway Street, Windsor
15 consents
- New commercial buildings$100k
Construction of a 1 bdrm cottage with office
- Commercial alterations$300k
Construct shed with storage, workshop, services
- Commercial alterations$25k
Internal alterations to convert existing office room into ensuite
- Commercial alterations$4,500
Install Metro Fires Extreme Rad leg wood burner in gge workshop.
- Commercial alterations$45k
To build a gge for workshop & sundry storage
- Commercial alterations$20k
Rbw: gge & office renovation to master bdrm, wardrobe, shower room & front entry with internal stairs
- Fit-outs$79k
Construction of a new external deck & new bathrm fitout
- Farm buildings$35k
Construction of a 2 bay mitek implement shed
- Commercial alterations$27k
Conversion of existing detached gge into meeting room, workshop
- Commercial alterations$250k
New 4 bay gge with workshop area & toilet
- New commercial buildings$1.5m
Construction of a 2 level, 4 bdrm, 4 bathrm dwg with office,
- Farm buildings$50k
New 87m2 pole shed for a gge & workshop
- Fit-outs$10k
New foundations for existing shed, fit out of shed for laundry &
- Commercial alterations$30k
Add bathrm, sink unit & associated drainage to office outbuilding
- Commercial alterations$60k
Extension to dining room of existing dwg with office nook
ResidentialCommercial The dots are this page of the list.
Suburbs in Oamaru
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Oamaru?
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.