Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Otaua
677 new homes were consented in the Waikato District council area in the year to September 2026, up 10% on the year before. They also consented $144m of non-residential building work, up 33% on the year before. Below: 57 consents we hold in Otaua, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Waikato District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Waikato 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 1,206 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 — Waikato 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.
- Factories and industrial$44.5m
19 buildings · 36,840 m² new floor area · $1,087/m² new · +248% on the year before
- Education$29.5m
18 buildings · 6,577 m² new floor area · $3,470/m² new · −39% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$28.4m
7 buildings · 15,894 m² new floor area · $1,786/m² new · +147% on the year before
- Farm buildings$18.7m
97 buildings · 47,767 m² new floor area · $374/m² new · +10% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$14.3m
8 buildings · 2,178 m² new floor area · $4,449/m² new · +79% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$5m
1 building · 1,424 m² new floor area · $3,125/m² new · +9% on the year before
- Offices$2m
4 buildings · 295 m² new floor area · $3,620/m² new · −52% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$970k
−12% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$130k
1 building · 120 m² new floor area · $333/m² new · +299% on the year before
Consents on record in Otaua
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 57 from 1 Aug 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.
- New homes15
2 in the last 12 months · typically $499k
- Alterations and additions8
2 in the last 12 months · typically $87k
- Fires and heating6
typically $6,591
- Garages, sheds and carports4
1 in the last 12 months · typically $85k
- Relocated buildings1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $99k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts1
typically $45k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater1
typically $8,000
- Commercial alterations1
typically $100k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $430kMinor dwg 180 Whiriwhiri Road, Otaua
- $400kDwg 86 Wilson Road, Otaua
- $250kPole shed with self-contained unit & attached gge 85 Maioro Road, Otaua
- $200kAdditions & alterations to existing dwg - roof extension, new living & alfresco. Internal reconfiguration of kitchen, bathrm & upper ensuite 195 Whiriwhiri Road, Otaua
- $99kResite dwg - new foundations, new services & siteworks. New wall bracing. Retrofit roof fixings. 710 Whiriwhiri Road, Otaua
57 consents
- Alterations and additions$80k
Extra floor space to the kitchen area & renovate the bathrm
- Relocated buildings$99k
Resite dwg - new foundations, new services & siteworks. New wall bracing. Retrofit roof fixings.
- Garages, sheds and carports$250k
Pole shed with self-contained unit & attached gge
- New homes$400k
Dwg
- Alterations and additions$200k
Additions & alterations to existing dwg - roof extension, new living & alfresco. Internal reconfiguration of kitchen, bathrm & upper ensuite
- New homes$430k
Minor dwg
- Alterations and additions$130k
R1 - alterations to existing singe storey detached dwg. Including new kitchen & re cladding.
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$45k
Convert gge to sleepout
- New homes$822k
New 3 bdrm single-storey residence including open-plan living/dining
- New homes$499k
Dwg
- Alterations and additions$230k
Proposed membrane roof replaced on existing dwg
- New homes$1m
New single storey residence, with open plan living, dining & kitchen & separate lounge
- Commercial alterations$100k
Extend existing gge to create office laundry & bathrm - see note
- Fires and heating$5,700
Heater - metrofires wee rad woody
- New homes$280k
To build new 3-bdrm detached dwg from bearers up housing - detached
- New homes$500k
Dwg with attached dbl gge
- Fires and heating$7,500
To supply & install a woodsman serene fire with woodbox, with a flue kit, dektite, soaker flashing & bird mesh to replace the current fire.
- Garages, sheds and carports$70k
Shed with bathrm
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$8,000
Alt dwg - install toilet
- Alterations and additions$30k
Add en-suite
- New homes$219k
Build a transportable 4 bdrm detached dwg built from housing - detached
- New homes$400k
Dwg
- New homes$514k
Dwg with attached gge, on-site wastewater system & stormwater detention tank.
- New homes$444k
Dwg with attached gge
- Alterations and additions$19k
Dwg additions & alterations
ResidentialCommercial The dots are this page of the list.
Suburbs in Otaua
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Otaua?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 677 new homes consented in the Waikato District council area, with $389m of residential and $144m 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.