Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Bushey
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. In the statistical area around Bushey, 8 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 5 consents we hold in Bushey, 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, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Bushey’s own count is made.
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.
New homes in Bushey
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Bushey sits in (Waihemo) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 8 houses, 0 townhouses and units, 0 apartments.
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 Bushey
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 5 from 1 Dec 2021 to 1 Sep 2025. 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 heating2
typically $4,250
- Alterations and additions1
typically $50k
- Garages, sheds and carports1
typically $20k
- Relocated buildings1
typically $30k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
5 consents
- Relocated buildings$30k
Foundations & services for relocated dwg - 412-464 Crown Range Rd
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a free-standing metro mega rad Ltd woodburner &
- Fires and heating$3,500
Installation of a Kent Rata insert woodburner with existing flue
- Alterations and additions$50k
Extension to existing dwg to create master bdrm
- Garages, sheds and carports$20k
Construction of a totalspan colorsteel gge & carport
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Near Bushey
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Bushey?
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.