Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Horeke
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. In the statistical area around Horeke, 0 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 127 consents we hold in Horeke, 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, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Horeke’s own count is made.
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.
New homes in Horeke
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Horeke sits in (Omahuta Forest-Horeke) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 0 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 — 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 Horeke
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 127 from 29 Apr 1993 to 5 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.
- Relocated buildings7
1 in the last 12 months
- Alterations and additions5
2 in the last 12 months · typically $4,750
- Fires and heating5
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater2
- Commercial alterations1
- Other new buildings1
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
127 consents
- Alterations and additions
Proposed New Residential Dwelling
- Relocated buildings
RBW - new relocatable dwelling, timber pile foundations, timber deck & balustrade, on site ww, plumbing & drainage
- Alterations and additions
Removal of existing concrete tile roof, reframe part of roof and new profiled metal roofing to entire roof.
- Alterations and additions$6,500
Installation of a jayline fr300 woo
- Fires and heating
Conversion of existing church to dwelling including new fireplace
- Relocated buildings
Foundations for relocated dwelling and wastewater system
- Relocated buildings
Unit 5 - Foundations for relocatable 3Brm dwelling
- Relocated buildings
Unit 1 - Foundations for relocatable 2Brm dwelling
- Relocated buildings
Unit 2 - Foundations for relocatable 2Brm Dwelling
- Relocated buildings
Unit 3 - Foundations for relocatable 1Brm dwelling
- Relocated buildings
Unit 4 - Foundations for relocatable 1Brm Dwelling
- Alterations and additions
Earthworks and site preparation
- Alterations and additions$3,000
Install of a xtreme rad base free-s
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater
Install on-site wastewater system
- Commercial alterations
Puketawa Marae Site consent for foundations, all drainage for stormwater and waste water for 5 x pre built emergency cabins (HUD) as part of the Cyclone Gabrielle Recovery programe that will be delivered to site.
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater
Installation of onsite wastewater system
- Fires and heating
Install of a Free-Standing Wood Burner, Flue and Pan Flashing
- Fires and heating
Installation of Freestanding Fireplace, New verandah, add Balustrade and Changes to Plumbing and Electrical
- Fires and heating
Installiation of free-standing wood burner
- Other new buildings
Erect new steel portal framed farm building
- Fires and heating
Install of a Masport R3000 Leg Free-Standing Wood Burner (Clean Air), Flue, Pan Flashing and Drop Box
- Fires and heating$3,000
Install masport r3000 leg free-stan
- Alterations and additions
Fire Alarm Upgrade
- Fires and heating
Install a Scandia- Heat and Cook woodfire with scandia flue kit.
- Fires and heating
Two Storey Dwelling and Install a Metro Free-Standing Fireplace and On-Site Wastewater Disposal System and a Detached Shed
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Horeke?
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.