Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Omarama
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. Below: 91 consents we hold in Omarama, 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.
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.
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 Omarama
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 91 from 1 Sep 2019 to 1 Jul 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 heating23
4 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- New homes20
3 in the last 12 months · typically $610k
- Alterations and additions8
1 in the last 12 months · typically $120k
- Garages, sheds and carports6
1 in the last 12 months · typically $65k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater4
1 in the last 12 months · typically $13k
- Relocated buildings4
1 in the last 12 months · typically $110k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $104k
- Insulation2
typically $82k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts2
typically $228k
- Retaining walls1
typically $50k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $800kConstruction of a 4 bdrm, 3 bathrm dwg with escea fire, attached gge & oasis clearwater s2000 wastewater system 9 Hardacre Place, Omarama
- $300kNew additions to an existing house. Works include bathrooms, kitchen & external decking. New woodsman serene woodburner. 27 Black Peak Road, Omarama
- $199kConstruction of a 2 bdrm, 1 bathrm dwg with attached gge, mezzanine & woodsman serene woodburner. Owner/builder status 6 Cirrus Place, Omarama
- $150kConstruct a new 63m2 masonry concrete block accessory gge with sink & califont 100 Ohau Drive, Lake Ōhau
- $80k1 bdrm dwg with attached 2 bay shed 2 Highland Way, Omarama
91 consents
- Fires and heating$4,000
Installation of a free-standing metro xtreme rad base woodburner & eco flue kit with shield & dektite premium flashing
- Garages, sheds and carports$150k
Construct a new 63m2 masonry concrete block accessory gge with sink & califont
- Alterations and additions$300k
New additions to an existing house. Works include bathrooms, kitchen & external decking. New woodsman serene woodburner.
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a free-standing maxen kinmont 350p woodburner & maxen mkiii flue kit with dektite tray soaker flashing ceiling height 2.4m. Smoke alarms interconnected section 2.2 nzs4514:2021.
- Fires and heating$6,100
New install of masport Kaituna woodstacker freestanding woodburner in lounge
- New homes$80k
1 bdrm dwg with attached 2 bay shed
- Relocated buildings$1
Relocate existing 2 level, 1 bdrm, 1 bathrm dwg onto site & construction of an attached internal gge with bathrm. Amendment 24008886-2 stormwater discharge to soak pit & installation of a metro roaring meg eco woodburner & flue
- New homes$199k
Construction of a 2 bdrm, 1 bathrm dwg with attached gge, mezzanine & woodsman serene woodburner. Owner/builder status
- New homes$800k
Construction of a 4 bdrm, 3 bathrm dwg with escea fire, attached gge & oasis clearwater s2000 wastewater system
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$15k
New toilet & basin added to an existing laundry
- Fires and heating$5,000
Replace freestanding wood burner with firenzo contessa pedestal. Davin freestanding flue kit 4.2m with flue shield with dektite soaker tray flashing ceiling height 2.4m smoke alarms interconnected section 2.2 nzs4514:2021
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$8,000
Roof & stormwater only for verandah. Refer coa 25000189
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install masport Rangitata inbuilt woodburner
- Fires and heating$8,000
Fireplace freestanding to supply & install a new yunca blenz multi fuel freestanding wood burner to replace existing
- Garages, sheds and carports$70k
Construction of a stand-alone gge
- Fires and heating$4,000
Installation of a free-standing woodsman Tarras mkiii woodburner
- New homes$550k
To construct new timber framed dwg on new greenfield
- Garages, sheds and carports$85k
Construction of a 15m x 9m gge with toilet & shower
- New homes$696k
Construct 3 bdrm dwg with attached gge. Masonry
- Fires and heating$8,000
Install woodsman Tarras mk3 sfh with wetback (replacement)
- Garages, sheds and carports$50k
Construction of a gge with added bdrm, ensuite & laundry
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install masport Hurunui ash freestanding woodburner
- New homes$750k
Construction of a 3 bdrm, 2 bathrm dwg with a woodsman flare
- Alterations and additions$22k
Remove existing larch cladding & replace with vulcan vertical grain
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install f/s maxen cargill 350-d solid fuel burner (replacement)
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Suburbs in Omarama
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Omarama?
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.