Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Orewa
17,131 new homes were consented in the Auckland council area in the year to September 2026, up 16% on the year before. They also consented $3.37b of non-residential building work, up 5% on the year before. Below: 842 consents we hold in Orewa, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Auckland council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Auckland, 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 21,301 in 2022.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Auckland, 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.
- Offices$753m
43 buildings · 26,927 m² new floor area · $8,567/m² new · −24% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$631m
84 buildings · 233,139 m² new floor area · $2,450/m² new · +9% on the year before
- Education$590m
77 buildings · 54,555 m² new floor area · $8,792/m² new · +4% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$402m
44 buildings · 21,405 m² new floor area · $14,113/m² new · −5% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$307m
32 buildings · 40,270 m² new floor area · $4,291/m² new · +19% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$219m
29 buildings · 19,980 m² new floor area · $6,216/m² new · +41% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$197m
11 buildings · 25,285 m² new floor area · $7,276/m² new · +218% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$167m
29 buildings · 11,019 m² new floor area · $3,823/m² new · +62% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$75.4m
17 buildings · 13,619 m² new floor area · $3,956/m² new · +37% on the year before
- Farm buildings$26.2m
121 buildings · 68,341 m² new floor area · $353/m² new · +4% on the year before
Local boards compared
The year to September 2026 against the year before.
| Local board | New homes | Change | Non-residential | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howick | 1,712 | +28% | $95.3m | −75% |
| Henderson-Massey | 1,592 | +15% | $101m | −39% |
| Franklin | 1,214 | +14% | $195m | −12% |
| Albert-Eden | 1,123 | +103% | $270m | +37% |
| Maungakiekie-Tamaki | 1,118 | −23% | $295m | +37% |
| Papakura | 1,107 | +33% | $90.9m | +81% |
| Manurewa | 976 | +32% | $168m | +225% |
| Hibiscus and Bays | 967 | 0% | $44.7m | 0% |
| Rodney | 951 | +12% | $73.7m | −10% |
| Kaipatiki | 942 | +44% | $51.2m | +23% |
| Mangere-Otahuhu | 940 | +31% | $582m | −16% |
| Orakei | 795 | +1% | $52.7m | +10% |
| Whau | 790 | +43% | $58.1m | +13% |
| Upper Harbour | 749 | +29% | $211m | +1% |
| Otara-Papatoetoe | 692 | −14% | $85.2m | −53% |
| Puketapapa | 588 | +66% | $18.1m | −42% |
| Devonport-Takapuna | 478 | +19% | $50.9m | +43% |
| Waitakere Ranges | 200 | −28% | $14.7m | +90% |
| Waitemata | 153 | −60% | $907m | +83% |
| Waiheke | 41 | 0% | $2m | −83% |
| Great Barrier | 3 | −57% | $210k | +200% |
Consents on record in Orewa
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 842 from 1 Aug 2019 to 1 Sep 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.
- New homes276
138 in the last 12 months · typically $495k
- Alterations and additions102
34 in the last 12 months · typically $35k
- Fires and heating35
9 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- Pools and spas32
6 in the last 12 months · typically $13k
- Garages, sheds and carports17
3 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- Multiple homes14
6 in the last 12 months · typically $1.5m
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs11
2 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening10
6 in the last 12 months · typically $245k
- Insulation10
3 in the last 12 months · typically $4,900
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts10
3 in the last 12 months · typically $375k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $3.4mRbw - proposed 11 terraced dwgs in 2 blocks (lots1-5 & lots6-11). (lot 1) - 3 storey, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms; (lot 2-5) - 3 storey, 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1 study & attached gge; (lot 6 17 Savoy Road, Orewa
- $2mRbw - replacement two storey dwg including kitchen dining, two living areas, six bedrooms plus study nook, five bathrooms, three car gge, upper floor balconies. Concrete floor & wall constru 7 Noel Avenue, Orewa
- $1.6mRbw - erect a two-storey dwg with a minor dwg: main dwg has 6 bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms, kitchen, dining, living, family, laundry & dbl gge. Minor dwg has 2 bedrooms, 1 bathr 113 Skulander Crescent, Orewa
- $1.5mRbw - new two-storey main dwg comprising of dbl gge, three-bedrooms, two-bathrooms, laundry, family on ground floor, two- bedrooms, two-bathrooms, kitchen, scullery, living, dining on upper 79 Skulander Crescent, Orewa
- $1.5mRbw -lot 1 - lot 3: proposed 3-storey dwgs, 3 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms in lot 1 & lot 2; 2 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms in lot 3; single gge, kitchen, private drainage in each lot; tanks 20 West Hoe Road, Orewa
842 consents
- New homes$400k
Rbw - single storey standalone dwg with 2 bathrooms, 3 bedrooms, single gge, retaining wall & underground sw tank.
- Insulation$6,000
exemption - housing (detached dwg) - insulate existing walls
- Multiple homes$3.4m
Rbw - proposed 11 terraced dwgs in 2 blocks (lots1-5 & lots6-11). (lot 1) - 3 storey, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms; (lot 2-5) - 3 storey, 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1 study & attached gge; (lot 6
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$50k
Rbw: removal of a portion of the existing deck. Installation of a new waterproof membrane to the existing deck, including new joinery opening onto the deck. Installation of specialized powaflex plaste
- Alterations and additions$155k
Rbw - amendment - removal of all existing plaster cladding & replacing with stria weatherboard on cavity. New insulation to walls & building wrap. Existing joinery units will be refurbished & re
- New homes$980k
Rbw - construction of a two-storey detached dwgs, including five bedrooms, three bathrooms, kitchen, dbl internal gge. New retaining wall.
- New homes$1.1m
Rbw - construction of a two-storey detached dwg, including five bedrooms, three bathrooms, wc, kitchen, study, dbl internal gge, family three living rooms & deck.
- Garages, sheds and carports$99k
Rbw - conversion of an existing gge into a new bdrm & ensuite.
- New homes$980k
Rbw- construction of a two-storey dwg, comprising six bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, two living, dining, kitchen, & dbl internal gge. Includes timber deck & timber retaining walls
- New homes$980k
Rbw - new two storey dwg incorporating 5 bedrooms, open plan living, separate lounge, separate games room, 4 bathrooms, dbl gge, exterior decks, site retaining walls, private drainage.
- Garages, sheds and carports$50k
Rbw - proposed alt to existing residence, where the existing gge area is being converted to an additional bdrm with an ensuite & wir
- Alterations and additions$50k
Owner builder exempt - rbw - proposed alterations & additions to the existing dwg comprising renovation & alterations of bdrm & wardrobes. An add of a third bdrm, re configuration
- Alterations and additions$60k
Rbw - alterations to existing dwg comprising internal works only. First floor: removing of internal braced wall. Bracing relocated. Second floor: new tiled shower to ensuite & bathrm. Removing
- Pools and spas$15k
Installation of a pool fence, house & boundary part of pool area.
- New homes$350k
Rbw - single storey standalone dwg with 2 bathrm, 3 bedrooms, single gge, retaining wall & underground sw tank.
- New homes$350k
Rbw - single storey standalone dwg with two bathrooms, three bedrooms, single gge, retaining wall & underground sw tank.
- New homes$460k
Construction of single storey dwg, comprising three bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, single internal gge. Includes stormwater tanks an d retaining walls.
- New homes$460k
Rbw - construction of a single-storey detached dwg comprising three bedrooms, two bathrooms, & a single internal gge. Works include installation of retaining walls & stormwater tanks.
- Alterations and additions$3,500
Scope of works: change the existing pantry to a scullery on the first floor. Install an additional sink & cooktop within the scullery.
- Alterations and additions$19k
Convert existing storage room into ensuite
- New homes$1m
Rbw - construction of a two-storey detached dwg, with 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms + wc, 2 family rooms, kitchen, dining, living, & a dbl internal gge.
- New homes$631k
Rbw - construction of a single storey detached dwg, comprising four bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, dbl internal gge. Includes stormwater tank, retaining walls.
- New homes$1m
Rbw - dbl level house with brick veneer wall cladding, linea weatherboards, oblique cladding & matelcraft longrun roof; six bed rooms, three bathrooms, one separate wc & internal access dbl
- New homes$330k
Rbw - construction of a single storey detached dwg, comprising three bedrooms, one ensuite, one bathrm, kitchen, living, dining, laundry & external carparking, includes stormwater tank, reta
- New homes$395k
Rbw: 1x new single-storey detached res dwg with three bedrooms, one ensuite, one bathrm, attached single gge. Site retaining walls & retention tank.
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Suburbs in Orewa
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Orewa?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 17,131 new homes consented in the Auckland council area, with $8.53b of residential and $3.37b 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.