Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Ōpaheke
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 Ōpaheke itself, 178 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 381 consents we hold in Ōpaheke, 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 Ōpaheke’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 Ōpaheke
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area that make up most of it: Ōpaheke. In the year to September 2026: 115 houses, 63 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 — 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 Ōpaheke
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 381 from 1 Aug 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 homes249
95 in the last 12 months · typically $420k
- Alterations and additions21
4 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- Multiple homes19
11 in the last 12 months · typically $992k
- Fires and heating17
2 in the last 12 months · typically $5,300
- Garages, sheds and carports7
1 in the last 12 months · typically $95k
- Pools and spas7
typically $50k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts3
typically $50k
- Relocated buildings2
typically $45k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening2
typically $220k
- Insulation1
typically $2,200
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $2.4mRbw - construction of seven attached two-storey terrace dwgs comprising (lots 105 & 111: four-bdrm, lots 106 & 110: three-bdrm, lot 107-109: two-bdrm) each dwg includes two bathrm 1 Piko Road
- $2.4mRbw - construction of seven attached two-storey terrace dwgs comprising (lots 104: four-bdrm, lot 98-100 & lot 103: th ree-bdrm, lots 101-102: two-bdrm) each dwg includes two bathro 1 Piko Road
- $2.3mRbw - construction of six attached two-storey terrace dwgs comprising (lots 92 & 97: four-bdrm, lot 95: two-bdrm, lots 93 & 94: three-bdrm) each dwg includes two bathrooms, one sepa 1 Piko Road
- $2.1mRbw - construction of six attached two-storey terrace dwgs comprising (lots 112: four-bdrm, lot 116-117 & lot 113: three-bdrm, lots 114-115: two-bdrm) each dwg includes two bathroo 1 Piko Road
- $1.9mRbw - proposed development of five x two-storey attached dwgs comprising three bedrooms, one ensuite, one toilet, one wc, one lounge, one dining area, one kitchen & one gge & laundry. Drai 6 Cotton Place
381 consents
- New homes$420k
Rbw - new two-storey standalone dwg comprising three bedrooms, two bathrooms, one separate wc, lounge, kitchen, dining & living area, laundry, internal-access single gge, private drainage, a
- Multiple homes$950k
Rbw - proposed two-storey duplex dwgs at lot 55 (20 chalky Rd, Papakura) & lot 56 (18 chalky Rd, Papakura). Each dwg comprises four bedrooms, two bathrooms, one separate wc, lounge, ki
- New homes$349k
Rbw - pbc e2e - new 2-storey dwg including 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms & attached single gge. New dual purpose tank.
- New homes$450k
Rbw - dbl storey res building with 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 1 wc, open plan kitchen dining lounge & single gge. Includes a sw tank.
- New homes$450k
Rbw - dbl storey res building with 4 bedrooms, bathrooms, 2 ensuites, open plan kitchen dining lounge & single gge. Sw tank
- New homes$720k
Rbw - proposed new two storey detached dwg: seven bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, wc, kitchen, scullery, dining, living, sitting, study, laundry, dbl internal gge. Includes dual-purpose stormwater t
- New homes$570k
Rbw - proposed a new dwg with attached dbl gge with five bedrooms (one master with ensuite), three bathrooms, open.Plan living, dining & kitchen areas with a secondary kitchen, separate l
- New homes$498k
Rbw - proposed a new dwg with attached dbl gge with five bedrooms (one master with ensuite), three bathrooms, open.Plan living, dining & kitchen areas with a secondary kitchen,separate li
- New homes$1.5m
Rbw - 4 x - 2 storey standalone dwgs. Each lot with four bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1 wc & a single gge. Includes retaining walls & sw tanks.
- New homes$499k
Rbw- construction of single-storey dwg, comprising five bedrooms, three bathrooms, dbl internal gge. Includes stormwater tank & associated site works.
- New homes$624k
Rbw- construction of single-storey dwg, comprising five bedrooms, three bathrooms, dbl internal gge. Includes stormwater tank & associated site works.
- New homes$460k
Rbw - the construction design for new house. Including 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, single gge with internal access. Metal roofing, wall clad with brick veneer & light wall cladding. Concrete slab fo
- Fires and heating$4,500
installation of a new metro ambi plus woodfire
- New homes$99k
Rbw - b3-128 - 1 storey 3 bdrm transportable dwg build at 262 Sutton Rd, Drury, Auckland from bearers to roof
- New homes$99k
Rbw - b3-128 - 1 storey 3 bdrm transportable dwg from bearers to roof
- New homes$450k
Rbw - single storey res building with four bedrooms, two bathrooms, open plan kitchen dining lounge & single gge, dual tank.
- New homes$450k
Rbw - dbl storey res building with 4 bedrooms, two bathrooms, open plan kitchen dining lounge & single gge. Sw tank
- New homes$450k
Rbw - dbl storey res building with 4 bedrooms, two bathrooms, open plan kitchen dining lounge & single gge, stormwater tank in yard.
- New homes$568k
Rbw - proposed 1 level dwg comprising 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, kitchen, laundry, living area, & dbl gge. Timber retaining walls on north, south & west side of boundaries.
- New homes$542k
Rbw - one level dwg inlcudes four bedrooms, two bathrooms, kitchen, laundry, living area, & dbl gge. Timber retaining wall on north, south, west side of boundaries.
- New homes$428k
Rbw - new two-storey dwgs. 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths & single internal access gge.
- New homes$413k
Rbw - new two-storey dwgs. 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths & single internal access gge.
- New homes$99k
Rbw - b3-119 - one storey three bdrm transportable dwg build from bearers to roof.
- New homes$99k
Rbw - b3-128 - 1 storey 3 bdrm transportable dwg build at 262 Sutton Rd, Drury, Auckland from bearers to roof
- Alterations and additions$30k
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Ōpaheke?
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.