Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Maheno
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 Maheno, 13 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 19 consents we hold in Maheno, 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 Maheno’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 Maheno
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Maheno 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 Maheno
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 19 from 1 Nov 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 heating9
typically $5,000
- Alterations and additions2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $26k
- New homes2
typically $397k
- Relocated buildings2
typically $60k
- Garages, sheds and carports1
typically $85k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $9,000Install beam to replace wall removed by previous owner
19 consents
- Alterations and additions$9,000
Install beam to replace wall removed by previous owner
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a firenzo kompact forte insert wood burner into masonr
- Fires and heating$8,100
Install yunca oscar freestanding heater with dektite flashings
- Fires and heating$5,000
Replacement of existing freestanding fireplace with maxen freestanding
- New homes$499k
Construction of 3 bdrm, 2 bathrm dwg with metro wee rad
- Relocated buildings$50k
Relocated dwg including new foundation & connecting to services 6 Bridge Rd Fernside Lot 8 DP 357179
- Relocated buildings$70k
Connect relocatable dwg to foundations & install septic system & water tanks
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a free-standing Firenzo Bronte leg base woodburner
- New homes$294k
4 bdrm dwg detached dwg
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a free-standing metro tiny ped woodburner & eco flue
- Fires and heating$2,000
Installation of a woodsman Totara insert woodburner & insert flue
- Fires and heating$2,000
Installation of a metro smart insert woodburner & eco insert flue
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a free-standing woodsman Tasman mk ii woodburner &
- Garages, sheds and carports$85k
Additions to existing dwg to include bdrm with ensuite, gge
- Alterations and additions$44k
Construction of a totalspan 7m x 8m steel framed building
- Fires and heating$6,000
Installation of a toyotomi laser diesel ff-95 heater
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a free-standing metro xtreme rad-base woodburner
- Fires and heating$135k
Internal alterations : existing wood burner removed, new wood fire
- Garages, sheds and carports$43k
Construction of a 10.2m x 7.2m 600 series versatile dbl gge
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Maheno?
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.