Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Paihia
314 new homes were consented in the Far North District council area in the year to September 2026, up 38% on the year before. They also consented $60.7m of non-residential building work, about level with the year before. Below: 1,567 consents we hold in Paihia, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Far North District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Far North 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 541 in 2004.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Far North 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.
- Education$11.9m
3 buildings · 471 m² new floor area · $4,246/m² new · −13% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$10.7m
4 buildings · 1,584 m² new floor area · $4,962/m² new · +25% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$9m
7 buildings · 1,458 m² new floor area · $3,575/m² new · −28% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$7m
8 buildings · 3,705 m² new floor area · $1,421/m² new · −31% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$5.4m
2 buildings · 674 m² new floor area · $6,306/m² new · +1368% on the year before
- Offices$5m
2 buildings · 1,427 m² new floor area · $1,367/m² new · +111% on the year before
- Farm buildings$4.6m
31 buildings · 6,328 m² new floor area · $645/m² new · +40% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$4.2m
6 buildings · 2,980 m² new floor area · $1,418/m² new · +227% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$2.9m
1 building · 126 m² new floor area · $2,778/m² new · −65% on the year before
Consents on record in Paihia
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 1,567 from 31 Oct 1991 to 4 Nov 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.
- Alterations and additions79
16 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- New homes37
10 in the last 12 months · typically $400k
- Fires and heating25
6 in the last 12 months · typically $4,000
- Garages, sheds and carports16
2 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs13
5 in the last 12 months · typically $38k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater8
typically $8,300
- Commercial alterations6
3 in the last 12 months
- Retaining walls6
2 in the last 12 months · typically $70k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts5
2 in the last 12 months
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening5
2 in the last 12 months · typically $1.1m
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $400kRbw. Existing house extension, now has four bedrooms with 3.5 bathrooms. Multi living space & single gge. 35 Kings Road, Paihia
- $330kHouse 7 prefab single storey buildi 44A Te Kemara Avenue, Paihia
- $330kHouse 2 prefab single storey buildi 3A Te Kemara Avenue, Paihia
- $330kHouse 6 prefab single storey buildi 19A Te Kemara Avenue, Paihia
- $330kPrefab single storey building to be 3A Te Kemara Avenue, Paihia
1,567 consents
- New homes
Construct 71m2 timber framed Detached Dwelling on timber pile foundations. SS and SW disposal to council connections. Note foundations and sub-frame are built and have been signed of by council
- Pools and spas
PIM Only - New pool and outdoor living area development including pool room, sauna, toilet, decks and patio areas
- Retaining walls
The construction of two retaining walls are proposed which will replace damaged sections of the existing walls on the site, as shown on the site plan
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening
Proposed reclad of existing apartment building, new joinery, Type 5 new fire alarm system, Emergency lighting, firewalls & roofs where required. New roof structure & enclosing patio verandah to eliminate need for membrane decks. Relocation of HWC & toilets. Surface channel drains
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs
Remove existing upper deck and lower deck directly underneath. Construct new internal space to extend lower dining/living and extend bedroom 3
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs
Proposed new deck with stairs and new door to replace existing window
- Fires and heating
Installation of Firenzo Bronte leg CA Freestanding woodburner and flue
- Alterations and additions
Internal Midfloor aperture framing for proposed lift installation
- Garages, sheds and carports
Installation of 2 x new lifts with garage concrete floor cut-out and steel structural support
- New homes
New level 1 bedroom and bathroom added to existing deck area within the existing building envelope
- Alterations and additions
Rebuilding lounge with pitched roof plus addition of 3m2 to lounge. Add new ensuite and walk in wardrobe and bedroom within existing floor space
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts
Fire Damaged garage all New Garage, re-roof the house and sleepout
- Alterations and additions
House is to be relocated on the property as per proposed plans. the building consent also covers construction of a pallisad retaining wall and modify house foundations. building itself is unchanged
- Commercial alterations
Installing new kitchen extract at existing countdown site at 6 Williams Paihia. It will be converted in to convenience store with a Cafe.
- Alterations and additions
Amendment for internal beam change over the lounge area.
- Fires and heating$30k
Changing the level 1 gas fireplace
- Alterations and additions
Rebuilding lounge with pitched roof plus addition of 3m2 to lounge. Add new ensuite and walk in wardrobe and bedroom within existing floor space
- Fires and heating$15k
New wood burner installation existi
- Alterations and additions
Replacement roof, replacement cladding, new landscape path and stairs, interior upgrades / refresh including floor coverings, painting, plumbing fixtures and fittings
- Fires and heating$15k
Replace wood burner
- Alterations and additions$400k
Rbw. Existing house extension, now has four bedrooms with 3.5 bathrooms. Multi living space & single gge.
- Alterations and additions
Internal re arrangement in existing bathroom and laundry and reconnection to existing services
- Alterations and additions
Proposed alterations to existing dwelling, some internal wall alterations to form a new laundry. This will include the introduction of a laundry tub and a new beam to support an area where a load bearing wall is removed. External door to be changed to a window
- Alterations and additions
Amendment - Add new external Calitec KP-50 300L Wetback Cylinder to existing woodburner.
- Alterations and additions
Renovating front building and creating 2 new residential flats (modification of existing consent EBC-2026-613)
ResidentialCommercial The dots are this page of the list.
Suburbs in Paihia
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Paihia?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 314 new homes consented in the Far North District council area, with $164m of residential and $60.7m 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.