Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Omakau
311 new homes were consented in the Central Otago District council area in the year to September 2026, up 2% on the year before. They also consented $63.3m of non-residential building work, up 44% on the year before. Below: 85 consents we hold in Omakau, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Central Otago District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Central Otago 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 409 in 2017.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Central Otago 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.
- Shops, restaurants and bars$14.4m
2 buildings · 938 m² new floor area · $1,066/m² new · +1323% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$10.9m
14 buildings · 5,074 m² new floor area · $1,856/m² new · −15% on the year before
- Farm buildings$10.6m
62 buildings · 10,511 m² new floor area · $990/m² new · +90% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$8.8m
10 buildings · 7,417 m² new floor area · $1,157/m² new · +96% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$5.4m
4 buildings · 1,707 m² new floor area · $2,738/m² new · +825% on the year before
- Offices$4.7m
4 buildings · 1,030 m² new floor area · $2,607/m² new · +138% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$3.7m
2 buildings · 445 m² new floor area · $8,315/m² new · −60% on the year before
- Education$2.5m
2 buildings · 364 m² new floor area · $2,266/m² new · −9% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$1.3m
2 buildings · 162 m² new floor area · $6,790/m² new · −69% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$1m
1 building · 210 m² new floor area · $4,762/m² new · −33% on the year before
Consents on record in Omakau
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 85 from 1 Jul 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 heating24
3 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- Alterations and additions13
3 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- Garages, sheds and carports8
1 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- New homes5
typically $400k
- Pools and spas3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $98k
- Multiple homes1
typically $1.8m
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts1
typically $15k
- Commercial alterations1
typically $200k
- New commercial buildings1
typically $403k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $98kRepair & replace existing concrete pool & maintain consented pool barrier. 4 Wilton Street, Omakau
- $70kAdditions & alterations to existing dwg housing - detached 245A Cambrian Road, Cambrians
- $60kNew two bay gge with bathrm outbuildings 6 Half Time Close, Omakau
- $50kR1 - alt to existing single-storey detached dwg. 34 Plunket Street, Omakau
- $45kInternal alterations to existing dwg (reconfigure) housing - detached 42 Swindon Street, Ophir
85 consents
- Fires and heating$7,500
New freestanding fireplace
- Alterations and additions$50k
R1 - alt to existing single-storey detached dwg.
- Pools and spas$98k
Repair & replace existing concrete pool & maintain consented pool barrier.
- Fires and heating$5,000
New inbuilt fireplace
- Alterations and additions$70k
Additions & alterations to existing dwg housing - detached
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install new freestanding wood burner
- Garages, sheds and carports$60k
New two bay gge with bathrm outbuildings
- Alterations and additions$45k
Internal alterations to existing dwg (reconfigure) housing - detached
- Fires and heating$5,000
Metro xtreme rad leg freestanding heating unit - emissions housing - detached
- New homes$400k
New res dwg 3 bedrooms dwg with single cladding system with kitchen, dining, living, bath & ensuite.
- Multiple homes$1.8m
Rbw - 8 x new two storey townhouses. Lot 1, 4 & 8 each with two bedrooms & two bathrooms. Lot 2, 3 & 7 each with two bedrooms & one bathrm. Lot 5 & 6 each with two bedrooms & 2.5 bathrooms.
- Alterations and additions$900k
Rbw - the add of a first floor containing a bdrm, bathrm, & dressing room internal alterations to accommodate the additional floor incl structure & stairs. A new internal access single c
- Fires and heating$8,000
New tropicair duo freestanding fireplace housing - detached
- Alterations and additions$55k
Internal alterations to existing dwg (reconfigure housing - detached
- Alterations and additions$4,800
New bakers oven heating
- New homes$318k
New two bdrm dwg housing - detached
- Alterations and additions$150k
Rbw - minor interior changes to layout. Minor exterior envelope & new exterior joinery. Minor change to structural beam & post adding skylights.
- Garages, sheds and carports$20k
New three bay shed outbuildings
- New homes$330k
New two bdrm dwg with attached workshop housing - detached
- Pools and spas$50k
Install new fibreglass swimming pool & barrier.
- Fires and heating$3,365
New freestanding masport fireplace heating
- Fires and heating$6,000
New metro smart insert ht woodfire & eco flue fitted into existing masonry chimney.
- Alterations and additions$65k
Additions & alterations to existing dwg (new housing - detached
- Fires and heating$6,500
New freestanding metro fireplace
- Fires and heating$5,000
New freestanding fireplace heating
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Suburbs in Omakau
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Omakau?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 311 new homes consented in the Central Otago District council area, with $181m of residential and $63.3m 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.