Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Oamaru North
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 Oamaru North itself, 8 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 299 consents we hold in Oamaru North, 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 Oamaru North’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 Oamaru North
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the 2 statistical areas that make up most of it: Oamaru North Milner Park, Oamaru North Orana Park. In the year to September 2026: 8 houses, 0 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 Oamaru North
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 299 from 1 Aug 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 heating77
14 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- Alterations and additions34
6 in the last 12 months · typically $26k
- New homes33
2 in the last 12 months · typically $415k
- Garages, sheds and carports14
2 in the last 12 months · typically $34k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater11
1 in the last 12 months · typically $10k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs4
1 in the last 12 months · typically $53k
- Commercial alterations3
typically $27k
- Relocated buildings2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $98k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts2
typically $68k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening2
typically $103k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $1.5mErect 8x attached dwgs, install water detention tank 8 Forth Street
- $410kSingle storey 3 bdrm domestic dwg with attached gge 16 Tui Lane
- $100kExisting dwg relocated onto site relocating an existing dwg on site & recladding with jh oblique vertical weatherboard. 8 Forth Street
- $100kExtend & alt internal layout of dwg 41 Reservoir Road
- $90kConstruction of a conservatory onto existing dwg 567 Thames Highway
299 consents
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a free-standing maxen kinmont 350-p woodburner & maxen mkiii flue kit with dektite tray soaker flashing
- New homes$1.5m
Erect 8x attached dwgs, install water detention tank
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$25k
Bathrm renovations to include tiled shower & additional toilet
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a free-standing maxen kinmont 450-p woodburner & maxen standard flue kit with dbl shield & dektite tray soaker flashing. 10 x interconnected smoke alarms 2.4m ceiling height
- Garages, sheds and carports$61k
Erect gge
- New homes$410k
Single storey 3 bdrm domestic dwg with attached gge
- Alterations and additions$20k
Re doing two bathrooms in the house the ensuite will be tiled floor & walls including shower. & a toilet added to the room. Main bathrm will be tiled floor & walls including shower.
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a free-standing kent Benmore woodburner & kent flue kit with acrylead tile flashing
- Alterations and additions$11k
Conversion of existing wardrobe to ensuite bathrm
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a free-standing woodsman Tasman mkii woodburner & heat saver flue kit with dektite tray soaker flashing ceiling height 2.4m smoke alarms interconnected section 2.2 nzs4514:2021
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a maxen Forbury 550 insert woodburner & insert flue kit with chimney pot capping into existing masonry cavity
- Relocated buildings$100k
Existing dwg relocated onto site relocating an existing dwg on site & recladding with jh oblique vertical weatherboard.
- Alterations and additions$100k
Extend & alt internal layout of dwg
- Fires and heating$4,999
Installation of a free-standing kent Benmore woodburner & flue kit with ardex butynol flashing
- Fires and heating$4,000
Installation of woodsman Brunner mk2 free standing fire & flue in lounge.
- Fires and heating$7,500
Installation of a metro smart insert woodburner & insert flue kit into existing masonry chimney
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install second hand ravelli monica plus pellet fire in dwg
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a free-standing woodsman kanaku woodburner & heat saver flue kit with dektite soaker tray flashing ceiling 2.4m smoke alarms interconnected section 2.2 nzs4514:2021
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$90k
Construction of a conservatory onto existing dwg
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a free-standing maxen kinmont 350-p woodburner & maxen flue kit with dektite tray soaker flashing
- Alterations and additions$1
Construction of a 1 bdrm, 1 bathrm dwg with escea dfs gas fire amendment 1: 2000l detention tank from house & outfall to existing creek.
- Alterations and additions$60k
Removal of 3 internal walls of existing dwg & installation of firenzo Bronte ag leg woodburner & flue
- Garages, sheds and carports$45k
Construction of a 3 bay goldpine pole shed
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a free-standing pyro mini woodburner & davin flue kit with dektite soaker flashing
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a free-standing maxen kinmont mkiii 450 woodburner & maxen flue kit with dektite soaker tray flashing
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Oamaru North?
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.