Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in South Hill
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 South Hill itself, 2 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 198 consents we hold in South Hill, 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 South Hill’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 South Hill
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area that make up most of it: South Hill. In the year to September 2026: 2 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 South Hill
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 198 from 1 Aug 2019 to 1 Jun 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 heating59
4 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- Alterations and additions21
2 in the last 12 months · typically $48k
- New homes14
2 in the last 12 months · typically $520k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater10
typically $14k
- Garages, sheds and carports3
typically $50k
- Relocated buildings3
typically $150k
- New commercial buildings1
typically $1.5m
- Commercial alterations1
typically $20k
- Retaining walls1
typically $18k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening1
typically $15k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $600kRbw - single level dwg with 3 bedrooms, bathrm, ensuite, kitchen, 2 x living areas, dining, & detached total span gge, siteworks to include wastewater & stormwater management. 10 Hull Street
- $403kConstruction of a 3 bdrm, 2 bathrm dwg with attached gge 10 Sovereign Court
- $100kExtension to existing dwg for new bdrm & alterations 56 Till Street
- $9,000Alterations to existing dwg to include internal room reconfigurations, new bathrm & 8m2 verandah add amendment 1: wir converted to ensuite. Bathrm & laundry layout alt mv change of fire to a maxen kinmont 450 37 Test Street
- $6,000Installation of a free-standing woodsman kanaku woodburner & heat saver flue kit with dektite boot flashing. Floor protector to ceiling is 2.5m. All new interconnecting smoke alarms to be installed 40 Roxby Street
198 consents
- Fires and heating$6,000
Installation of new yunca xander allure insert woodburner (masonry) & flue kit with all new interconnecting smoke alarms
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a metrofire smart insert woodburner & eco insert flue kit into existing masonry chimney with chimney pot capping smoke alarms interconnected section 2.2 nzs4514:2021
- Alterations and additions$9,000
Alterations to existing dwg to include internal room reconfigurations, new bathrm & 8m2 verandah add amendment 1: wir converted to ensuite. Bathrm & laundry layout alt mv change of fire to a maxen kinmont 450
- New homes$403k
Construction of a 3 bdrm, 2 bathrm dwg with attached gge
- Fires and heating$6,000
Installation of a free-standing woodsman kanaku woodburner & heat saver flue kit with dektite boot flashing. Floor protector to ceiling is 2.5m. All new interconnecting smoke alarms to be installed
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a free-standing maxen kinmont 350l woodburner & maxen flue kit with dektite soaker tray flashing
- New homes$600k
Rbw - single level dwg with 3 bedrooms, bathrm, ensuite, kitchen, 2 x living areas, dining, & detached total span gge, siteworks to include wastewater & stormwater management.
- Alterations and additions$100k
Extension to existing dwg for new bdrm & alterations
- Alterations and additions$15k
Installation of a tiled wet-floor shower in existing bathrm
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$15k
Alterations to existing bathrm to include additional toilet
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a firenzo kompact deco 800 insert woodburner
- Fires and heating$5,500
Installation of a free-standing masport Wanaka woodburner & masport
- New homes$850k
Construction of a 3 bdrm, 2 bathrm dwg with attached gge
- Fires and heating$5,500
Installation of a free-standing maxen kinmont 350p woodburner
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a free-standing woodsman Brunner woodburner
- Fires and heating$2,800
Installation of a free-standing maxen kinmont 350 woodburner & maxen
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a free-standing maxen kinmont 350 woodburner & maxen
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a free-standing metro ultra xtreme rad woodburner
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a free-standing masport Akaroa mkii woodburner
- Fires and heating$2,000
Installation of a free-standing woodsman Brunner mkii woodburner &
- Fires and heating$4,999
Installation of a free-standing woodsman Tarras mkiii woodburner
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a ravelli sofia insert pellet fire & insert flue kit
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a free-standing maxen kinmont 350 woodburner & maxen
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a free-standing maxen kinmont 450 woodburner & maxen
- Fires and heating$4,000
Installation of a free-standing woodsman Tarras mkiii woodburner
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in South Hill?
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.