Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Otematata
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: 149 consents we hold in Otematata, 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 Otematata
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 149 from 1 Aug 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 heating32
5 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- New homes19
3 in the last 12 months · typically $480k
- Alterations and additions16
1 in the last 12 months · typically $27k
- Garages, sheds and carports13
3 in the last 12 months · typically $51k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater13
3 in the last 12 months · typically $25k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs5
typically $20k
- Relocated buildings3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $100k
- Multiple homes3
typically $1.9m
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts2
typically $455k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening1
typically $10k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $450kDwg with attached gge 33 wilkin Rd Woodend lot 1221 dp 598404 33 Wilkin Terrace, Otematata
- $168kConstruction of a 2 bdrm dwg 37I Rata Drive, Otematata
- $168kConstruct bdrm & ensuite add to existing dwg 190 Waitaki Drive West, Otematata
- $102kConstruction of a versatile gge 9m x 7.2m 6I Sunset Place, Otematata
- $75kRelocation of existing dwg with extension & alterations to provide additional bdrm, open plan living & gge amendment 1: proposed new roof struture & new cladding systems. Includes installation of metro xtreme rad freestanding firepla 4 Tasman Road, Otematata
149 consents
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$25k
Connect to council sewer
- New homes$168k
Construction of a 2 bdrm dwg
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a free-standing metro wee rad - leg woodburner & eco flue kit into existing gge with dektite tray soaker flashing. 1 smoke alarm required only. Ceiling 2.4m ceiling height 2.4m.
- Fires and heating$5,500
New install of metro eco micro rad on stand base freestanding woodburner
- Relocated buildings$75k
Relocation of existing dwg with extension & alterations to provide additional bdrm, open plan living & gge amendment 1: proposed new roof struture & new cladding systems. Includes installation of metro xtreme rad freestanding firepla
- Fires and heating$4,000
Installation of a free-standing masport osburn 1600 woodburner & foley flue kit with dektite premium flashing
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a free-standing woodsman Tarras mk iii woodburner & heat saver flue kit with dektite soaker tray flashing ceiling height greater than 2.4m smoke alarms interconnected section 2.2 nzs4514:2021
- Alterations and additions$1
Construct bdrm & ensuite add to existing dwg amendment 1: on discovery having to replace some piles & exterior wall framing to existing walls
- Garages, sheds and carports$102k
Construction of a versatile gge 9m x 7.2m
- Garages, sheds and carports$66k
Totalspan steel framed building - car gge with toilet & laundry
- Fires and heating$5,000
New freestanding fireplace housing - detached
- New homes$450k
Dwg with attached gge 33 wilkin Rd Woodend lot 1221 dp 598404
- Garages, sheds and carports$40k
New gge & foul water drainage
- New homes$168k
Construct bdrm & ensuite add to existing dwg
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$25k
Connect to council sewer
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$25k
Connect to council sewer
- Alterations and additions$2,600
New small picture window installed
- Fires and heating$3,000
Installation of a free-standing woodsman kanuka woodburner & flue
- New homes$810k
New transportable 7 bdrm, 2 bathrm dwg with escea tfs1000
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a free-standing metro tiny rad leg woodburner & eco
- Garages, sheds and carports$80k
Amendment 25009229-2 new stand-alone gge with sleep-out
- Alterations and additions$130k
Add additional bdrm & ensuite, extend living area of existing
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$25k
Connect to council sewer
- Alterations and additions$95k
Rbw - pbc e2e internal alt to existing house with one additional bathrm added. Source of hot water changed from hwc to external unit.
- New homes$1m
Construction of a 4 bdrm, 2 bathrm dwg with tfs woodburner
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Suburbs in Otematata
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Otematata?
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.