Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Residential building consents in Deborah
82 new homes were consented in the Waitaki District council area in the year to September 2026, up 6% on the year before. In the statistical area around Deborah, 13 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 27 residential consents we hold in Deborah, 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 Deborah’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.
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.
- Houses73
159 m² average · $564k average value · 0% on the year before
- Retirement village units7
173 m² average · $375k average value · +250% on the year before
- Townhouses, flats and units2
21 m² average · $25k average value · 0% on the year before
New homes in Deborah
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Deborah sits in (Maheno) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 12 houses, 1 townhouses and units, 0 apartments.
Residential consents on record in Deborah
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 27 from 1 Nov 2019 to 1 Oct 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.
- Fires and heating6
typically $5,000
- Alterations and additions5
typically $10k
- New homes3
typically $410k
- Garages, sheds and carports2
typically $44k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
27 consents
- New homes$410k
Construction of a 2 bdrm, 2 bathrm dwg with on-site
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a free-standing metro xtreme ped woodburner, metro
- Garages, sheds and carports$20k
Erect versatile kitset shed
- Fires and heating$2,000
Installation of a free-standing woodsman Brunner mkii woodburner
- Fires and heating$3,000
Installation of a free-standing woodsman kanaku woodburner & heat
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a free-standing woodsman Tarras mkiii wb woodburner
- New homes$280k
Construction of a 2 bdrm, 1 bathrm dwg with masport R1200
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a new woodsman Tasman mkii woodfire & heatsaver flue
- Alterations and additions$5,500
Installation of a freestanding Firenzo Bronte rural platform base
- Alterations and additions$10k
Amendment 2023/8548/2 add of a 1.0m length to bdrm 2
- New homes$690k
Construction of a 2 bdrm, 2 bathrm dwg & oasis clearwater
- Alterations and additions$5,000
Installation of a free-standing blaze king sirocco 30 leg base
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a free-standing masport Mackenzie r10000 woodburner
- Garages, sheds and carports$68k
Construction of a 9.6m x 6m versatile gge with hobby room
- Alterations and additions$15k
Alterations to existing dwg to include removal of bath
- Alterations and additions$20k
Internal alterations to existing dwg for re-design of laundry
- Fires and heating$3,000
Installation of a free-standing woodsman serene woodburner
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a free-standing firenzo vision on woodbox woodburner
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of free-standing jayline fr300 rural woodburner & flue
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$3,500
Installation of a free-standing warmington studio woodburner & flue
- Fires and heating$5,500
Installation of a firenzo kompact athena insert woodburner &
- Garages, sheds and carports$25k
Construction of a new skyline gge
- Relocated buildings$15k
Relocate existing skyline gge onto a new concrete floor slab
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$20k
Construction of a new conservatory to existing dwg. Owner/builder
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a free-standing masport Wanaka woodburner & masport
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Deborah?
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.