Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Ōkaihau
314 new homes were consented in the Far North District council area in the year to September 2026, up 38% on the year before. They also consented $60.7m of non-residential building work, about level with the year before. Below: 1,324 consents we hold in Ōkaihau, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Far North District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Far North 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 541 in 2004.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Far North 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.
- Education$11.9m
3 buildings · 471 m² new floor area · $4,246/m² new · −13% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$10.7m
4 buildings · 1,584 m² new floor area · $4,962/m² new · +25% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$9m
7 buildings · 1,458 m² new floor area · $3,575/m² new · −28% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$7m
8 buildings · 3,705 m² new floor area · $1,421/m² new · −31% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$5.4m
2 buildings · 674 m² new floor area · $6,306/m² new · +1368% on the year before
- Offices$5m
2 buildings · 1,427 m² new floor area · $1,367/m² new · +111% on the year before
- Farm buildings$4.6m
31 buildings · 6,328 m² new floor area · $645/m² new · +40% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$4.2m
6 buildings · 2,980 m² new floor area · $1,418/m² new · +227% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$2.9m
1 building · 126 m² new floor area · $2,778/m² new · −65% on the year before
Consents on record in Ōkaihau
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 1,324 from 20 Apr 1993 to 20 Oct 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 heating47
3 in the last 12 months · typically $3,000
- Alterations and additions40
11 in the last 12 months · typically $38k
- Garages, sheds and carports29
6 in the last 12 months · typically $96k
- Relocated buildings23
5 in the last 12 months · typically $95k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater14
4 in the last 12 months · typically $19k
- New homes9
2 in the last 12 months · typically $385k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts8
1 in the last 12 months · typically $120k
- Commercial alterations6
typically $87k
- Multiple homes5
4 in the last 12 months · typically $776k
- Pools and spas4
1 in the last 12 months · typically $89k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $776kRbw - block e2 - lots 65-72 - architecture consent only for 8 two storey terrace units, 2 bdrm, 1-bathrm, 1 toilet, laundry & opening living space at ground floor 111 Settlers Way, Ōkaihau
- $776kRbw - block e4 - lots 81-88 - architecture consent only for 8 two storey terrace units, 2 bdrm, 1-bathrm, 1 toilet, laundry & opening living space at ground floor 111 Settlers Way, Ōkaihau
- $776kRbw - block e3 - lots 73-80 - architecture consent only for 8 two storey terrace units, 2 bdrm, 1-bathrm, 1 toilet, laundry & opening living space at ground floor. 111 Settlers Way, Ōkaihau
- $678kRbw - block e1 - lots 58-64 - architecture consent only for 7 two storey terrace units, 2 bdrm, 1-bathrm, 1 toilet, laundry & opening living space at ground floor. 111 Settlers Way, Ōkaihau
- $300kNew building including a 2 bdrm 1051 Wiroa Road, Ōkaihau
1,324 consents
- Alterations and additions
Changes to joinery opening sizes and relocation of gas bottles and califont
- Garages, sheds and carports
Propsed 4-bedroom dwelling with attached garage and onsite waste water system
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts
Proposed change of use from a sleepout to a minor residential unit
- Pools and spas
Installation of pool fencing for pool under 35,000L on concrete surface with ground mounted system (on concrete) including 2 pedestrian doors, requiring alarm, auto latches and restrictor stays.
- Alterations and additions
Proposed New Residential Dwelling
- Alterations and additions
Internal alterations including new ensuite, new bathroom, new powder room, new laundry, new attic stairs and lean to roof over back door
- Garages, sheds and carports
Construct a Versatile 600 Series garage
- Relocated buildings
Relocation of existing dwelling onto new piled foundations & concrete slab, including connection to onsite wastewater
- Relocated buildings
Relocation of existing dwelling onto new foundations and connection to new onsite wastewater system, including associated building works
- Garages, sheds and carports
Proposed New 3 Bedroom home with attached garage. New on-site waste water system
- Garages, sheds and carports
Residential Dwelling with attached Garage install a Free-Standing Fireplace and Onsite Wastewater Disposal System
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater
Installation of a new onsite wastewater management system
- Relocated buildings
RBW - new relocatable dwelling, timber pile foundations, timber deck & balustrade, on site ww, plumbing & drainage
- Alterations and additions
Multi fuel fire installation
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater
Installation of new wastewater disposal system - alterations & additions to house being a new deck
- Alterations and additions$60k
New timber pile foundations & was
- Fires and heating$7,500
Install freestanding woodburner
- Relocated buildings
Relocation of an external door, deletion of a window and new wall insulation and interior wall lining.
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs
Extension to buildings, new verandah roofs and decks
- Fires and heating$1,200
Install metro wee rad base wood bur
- Alterations and additions$6,000
Install of a maxen kinmont 450 wood
- Alterations and additions$11k
Fire installation & wetback
- Alterations and additions
Installation of Fire Place
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installations of new wood burner fi
- Multiple homes$678k
Rbw - block e1 - lots 58-64 - architecture consent only for 7 two storey terrace units, 2 bdrm, 1-bathrm, 1 toilet, laundry & opening living space at ground floor.
ResidentialCommercial The dots are this page of the list.
Suburbs in Ōkaihau
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Ōkaihau?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 314 new homes consented in the Far North District council area, with $164m of residential and $60.7m 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.