Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Paparoa
124 new homes were consented in the Kaipara District council area in the year to September 2026, up 6% on the year before. They also consented $40.8m of non-residential building work, up 45% on the year before. Below: 84 consents we hold in Paparoa, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Kaipara District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Kaipara 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 267 in 2016.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Kaipara 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.
- Hospitals and health$11.9m
2 buildings · 1,200 m² new floor area · $9,583/m² new
- Education$10.9m
6 buildings · 1,315 m² new floor area · $5,798/m² new · +514% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$7m
1 building · 172 m² new floor area · $3,285/m² new · +29% on the year before
- Farm buildings$5.8m
29 buildings · 18,488 m² new floor area · $312/m² new · +50% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$2.4m
+26% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$1.5m
1 building · 94 m² new floor area · $15,957/m² new · −81% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$746k
−74% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$350k
2 buildings · 155 m² new floor area · $1,935/m² new · −78% on the year before
- Offices$130k
−95% on the year before
Consents on record in Paparoa
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 84 from 1 Nov 2019 to 1 Aug 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 heating16
3 in the last 12 months · typically $5,550
- Relocated buildings11
2 in the last 12 months · typically $60k
- New homes10
3 in the last 12 months · typically $643k
- Garages, sheds and carports5
1 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- Alterations and additions4
2 in the last 12 months · typically $118k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs3
typically $20k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater2
typically $13k
- Pools and spas2
typically $40k
- Retaining walls2
typically $46k
- Commercial alterations1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $425k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $2.5mNew 5 bdrm dwg with gas fireplace & attached dbl gge. Onsite ww 73 Franklin Road, Paparoa
- $1.5mNew 5 bdrm dwg 4 bathrooms & internal dbl gge. Onsite ww 6 Arahanga Road, Paparoa
- $425kAlt to existing house & extension. Add of gge, ensuite bdrm, office & new covered outdoor area. New ww design 35 Franklin Road, Paparoa
- $296kNew three bdrm dwg. Onsite ww , Paparoa
- $150kAlt to existing two storey house. New roof cladding, cladding to dormers, dbl glazed windows to dormers, roof & dormer walls insulation, partial rewire & upgrade plumbing to hp. 292 Pahi Road, Pahi
84 consents
- New homes$1.5m
New 5 bdrm dwg 4 bathrooms & internal dbl gge. Onsite ww
- Alterations and additions$150k
Alt to existing two storey house. New roof cladding, cladding to dormers, dbl glazed windows to dormers, roof & dormer walls insulation, partial rewire & upgrade plumbing to hp.
- Alterations and additions$85k
Rbw - proposed internal alterations to refurbish the existing upper & lower floor bathrooms.
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install masport clutha woodstacker woodfire & flue system
- Fires and heating$6,000
New masport Hurunui woodfire & flue system onto existing concrete/stone floor hearth
- Fires and heating$3,437
New metro xtreme rad woody solid fuel
- Relocated buildings$100k
Relocated 2nd hand 3 bdrm dwg. Foundation, services & deck. Existing council ww
- Commercial alterations$425k
Alt to existing house & extension. Add of gge, ensuite bdrm, office & new covered outdoor area. New ww design
- New homes$296k
New three bdrm dwg. Onsite ww
- Relocated buildings$60k
2nd hand relocated 3 bdrm dwg, foundations & onsite ww system
- New homes$2.5m
New 5 bdrm dwg with gas fireplace & attached dbl gge. Onsite ww
- Garages, sheds and carports$90k
Conversion of pole shed into 3 bdrm dwg. Onsite ww
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$20k
New laundry & toilet & new roof over existing deck of communal building
- Pools and spas$6,000
Installation of pool fencing
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$20k
Install new onsite ww system
- New homes$750k
Construct 4 bdrm new dwg with internal attached gge, onsite sw & ww systems. New detached shed
- Relocated buildings$60k
Second hand relocatable one bdrm dwg. Onsite ww
- Fires and heating$9,000
Install new firenzo Bronte ag (legs) woodfire & flue system onto a treadle wall hearth
- Fires and heating$6,500
Install new wagener cooktop woodfire & flue system onto a flat steel floor hearth
- New homes$280k
Construct new 2 bdrm dwg & attached gge
- New homes$250k
New two bdrm 93m2 dwg with fireplace. Onsite ww
- Alterations and additions$150k
Interior alterations & add covered outdoor
- Garages, sheds and carports$91k
New gge & carport
- Retaining walls$50k
New retaining wall only
- Relocated buildings$175k
2nd hand relocatable dwg. Onsite ww
ResidentialCommercial The dots are this page of the list.
Suburbs in Paparoa
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Paparoa?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 124 new homes consented in the Kaipara District council area, with $95.9m of residential and $40.8m 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.