Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Kakanui
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 Kakanui, 13 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 97 consents we hold in Kakanui, 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 Kakanui’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 Kakanui
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Kakanui 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 Kakanui
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 97 from 1 Jul 2019 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.
- Fires and heating27
5 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- Alterations and additions21
2 in the last 12 months · typically $25k
- New homes9
1 in the last 12 months · typically $370k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater6
2 in the last 12 months · typically $4,750
- Relocated buildings5
3 in the last 12 months · typically $175k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs5
1 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts3
2 in the last 12 months · typically $10k
- Garages, sheds and carports3
typically $50k
- Retaining walls1
typically $18k
- Commercial alterations1
typically $45k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $870kConstruction of a two level 3 bdrm, 2 bathrm dwg with 25 Chambers Street
- $175kRelocate effluent field to south east corner of property. 84 Fortification Road
- $38kRelocate existing 2 bed, 1 bath 58m2 house to site. 23 Chambers Street
- $25kDemolish existing conservatory & construct new room to dwg 25 Magdala Street
- $18kRelocation of a versatile gge with bathrm for boat keeping & equipment to new site 37 Cobblestone Road
97 consents
- Relocated buildings$18k
Relocation of a versatile gge with bathrm for boat keeping & equipment to new site
- Alterations and additions$18k
Alt internal layout to form bathrm in dwg
- Relocated buildings$175k
Relocate effluent field to south east corner of property.
- Fires and heating$6,000
Installation of a free-standing woodsman stag rural woodburner & heat saver flue kit with dektite acrylead tile flashing & floor protector to ceiling 2350mm
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$3,500
Install a wood burner in a studio building
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a free-standing maxen kinmont 350-p woodburner & maxen flue kit with heat shield to walls smoke alarms interconnected section 2.2 nzs4514:2021
- Fires and heating$8,000
Install solid fuel burner in dwg
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$4,500
Install sewer & stormwater drains for a subdivision, connect to council network
- Alterations and additions$5,000
Amendment to aba-2024-2104 - revise bracing & windows
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$10k
Adding a bathrm to a sleepout.
- Fires and heating$5,000
Metrofires tiny rad woody freestanding wood fire & flue kit 11kw metallic black
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a free-standing kent Benmore woodburner & flue kit with dektite soaker flashing
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$25k
Demolish existing conservatory & construct new room to dwg
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$4,500
Convert upper level wardrobe to ensuite with shower, toilet & vanity
- Relocated buildings$38k
Relocate existing 2 bed, 1 bath 58m2 house to site.
- New homes$870k
Construction of a two level 3 bdrm, 2 bathrm dwg with
- New homes$310k
Construction of a 2 level 3 bdrm, 2 bathrm dwg with metro
- Alterations and additions$18k
Upgrade of existing ensuite to include add wet-floor shower & bath
- New homes$325k
Construction of a 3 bdrm, 1 bathrm dwg with masport r1200
- Alterations and additions$25k
Redesign of the main roof to reduce complexity & removal of ground floor cladding from the scope., additional flashing details. Additional re-clad areas on ground floor at southern side.
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$8,915
Connect stormwater drains to council connection
- Fires and heating$3,000
Masport freestanding logburner 15 burnett St Oxford lot 6 dp 48561
- Alterations and additions$10k
Alt layout of bathrm in dwg
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$10k
Amendment 24009167-4 re-clad East End of house with coreclad board
- Alterations and additions$100k
Additions & alterations to existing dwg to include 5.5m
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Kakanui?
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.