Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Karaka
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. In Karaka itself, 571 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 847 consents we hold in Karaka, 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, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Karaka’s own count is made.
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.
New homes in Karaka
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the 4 statistical areas that make up most of it: Hingaia, Drury West, Kingseat-Karaka, Karaka Lakes. In the year to September 2026: 394 houses, 171 townhouses and units, 0 apartments, 6 retirement village units.
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
Consents on record in Karaka
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 847 from 1 Sep 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 homes501
190 in the last 12 months · typically $546k
- Multiple homes80
18 in the last 12 months · typically $660k
- Alterations and additions54
11 in the last 12 months · typically $86k
- Pools and spas47
7 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- Fires and heating22
6 in the last 12 months · typically $6,945
- Garages, sheds and carports13
6 in the last 12 months · typically $130k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts9
5 in the last 12 months · typically $651k
- Insulation5
2 in the last 12 months · typically $5,500
- New commercial buildings4
2 in the last 12 months · typically $1.5m
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater4
2 in the last 12 months · typically $14k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $4.8mRbw - construction of 20 two-storey terraced dwgs in three building blocks, & site retaining walls. Each unit has 2 bedrooms, 1 study, 1 bathrm, 1 powder & kitchen, living, dining. 338 Bremner Road
- $4.4mRbw - block g: construction of nine (9) two-storey standalone dwgs, comprising: lots 218, 216, 214, 212, 210 (type 1): 4 bedrooms, 1 bathrm, 1 ensuite, 2 wcs, kitchen, dining, living, laundry w 1 Gazala Road
- $3.9mRbw - proposed two-storey six bdrm dwg with six car gge. 5.5 bathrooms, kitchen & scullery. Entertainment room, bar & separate media room. Single storey two bdrm pool house & gym. 53 Island View Road
- $3.2mRbw - construction of a new two storey residence containing 4 bedrooms, each containing an ensuite bathrm, open plan living, separate scullery, powder room, office, family room & lounge room, an i 6 Colleen Crescent
- $2.9mRbw - block f comprises the construction of six (6) new two-storey standalone res dwgs on lots 230, 219, 226, 223, 225, & 224. Lots 230 & 219: four (4) bedrooms, three (3) bathrooms, 1 Gazala Road
847 consents
- Multiple homes$1.5m
Rbw - lot 82-85, terrace houses in a super subdivision, contain four dwgs, each dwg consists of two storey, three bedrooms, two bathrooms, & one carpark. Retaining walls.
- Multiple homes$581k
Rbw - pbc e2e new single storey duplex dwg. Each lot to include 2 bedrooms, 1 study, 1 bathrm & new dual purpose tank
- New homes$650k
Rbw - new two-storey dwg with five bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms & attached dbl gge. New retention tank.
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$25k
The proposal is to replace the current onsite wastewater discharge system with a new reflection textile 5000 system
- New homes$1.4m
New stand alone 4 bdrm house type Roaring Meg-north entry-l single res dwg two storey, with single internal access gge.
- New homes$348k
Rbw - new one-storey dwg, three bedrooms, two bathrooms, kitchen, & single car gge.
- New homes$948k
Rbw - a new 2-storey dwgs, with 4 bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms, dbl internal gge. Includes stormwater tank.
- New homes$995k
Rbw - a new two-storey dwgs, having five bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms, dbl internal gge. Includes stormwater tank.
- New commercial buildings$3.2m
Rbw - construction of a new two storey residence containing 4 bedrooms, each containing an ensuite bathrm, open plan living, separate scullery, powder room, office, family room & lounge room, an i
- New homes$2.4m
Rbw - proposed five, two-storey standalone dwgs on lots 162-166 (block l): lot 162: comprising 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, & 2 wcs, with kitchen, dining, living, & laundry, with internal access
- New homes$260k
Rbw - block c- lot 86, to construct a free standing dwg in a vacant lot, consists of two storey, three bedrooms, two bathrooms, one laundry cpd, one kitchen, one living area.
- New homes$490k
Rbw - proposed two-storey standalone house, contains 3 bedrooms & one storage, 1 ensuite, 1.5-bathrm, single gge. Proposed driveway & stormwater tank.
- New homes$435k
Rbw - lot 107, to construct a freestanding dwg on a vacant site, consists of two storey, four bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, one laundry cpd, one kitchen, one livings & one gge.
- New homes$613k
Rbw - new two-storey dwg with five bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms & attached single gge. New dual purpose tank.
- New homes$375k
Rbw - lot 113- two storey dwgs, each consists of four bedrooms, two bathrooms, one laundry cpd, one kitchen, one dining, two livings & one single gge.
- New homes$980k
Rbw - construction of two-storey detached dwg, comprising five bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms, lounge, study, living, dining, kitchen & dbl internal gge. Includes stormwater tank, onsite wastewate
- New homes$450k
Rbw - new dbl-storey five-bdrm house, 3.5 baths & dbl gge with internal access. Underground stormwater tank.
- New homes$460k
Rbw - new dbl-storey res dwg consisting of 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 1 separate toilet, rumpus, kitchen, dining & living areas, laundry, & single internal-access gge, together wi
- New homes$650k
Rbw - lot 59. Lot 1 - new two storey dwg with three bedrooms, three bathrooms, living, dining, kitchen, laundry & single gge.
- New homes$342k
Rbw- new two-storey detached dwg (lot 92). Three bedrooms, 2.5 baths, & single internal access gge, stormwater tank.
- New homes$650k
Rbw - lot 57 - new two storey dwg with three bedrooms, three bathrooms, living, dining, kitchen, laundry & single gge.
- Retaining walls$140k
Phase 1 development: construction of timber & masonry retaining wall on site with approximately 2.5m high max. Including private ss/sw system. The proposed onsite wastewater system is being assessed
- New homes$750k
Rbw - construction of a two-storey detached dwg comprising six bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms, dbl internal gge, stormwater tank, retaining walls.
- New homes$300k
Rbw - construction of two-storey detached dwg, comprising of three bedrooms, two bathrooms, internal gge, & associated site works.
- New homes$300k
Rbw - construction of two-storey detached dwg, comprising 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, internal gge, & associated site works.
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Karaka?
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.