Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Commercial building consents in Paparoa
Councils consented $40.8m of non-residential building work in the Kaipara District council area in the year to September 2026, up 45% on the year before. Below: 4 commercial 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.
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
Non-residential work since 1991
The value consented each year, in the dollars of the day (not adjusted for inflation).
Commercial consents on record in Paparoa
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 4 from 1 Mar 2020 to 1 Mar 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.
- 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
- $425kAlt to existing house & extension. Add of gge, ensuite bdrm, office & new covered outdoor area. New ww design 35 Franklin Road, Paparoa
4 consents
- Commercial alterations$425k
Alt to existing house & extension. Add of gge, ensuite bdrm, office & new covered outdoor area. New ww design
- New commercial buildings$410k
New single level 2 bdrm dwg, masport i3000 insert solid fuel heater, office & attached gge
- New commercial buildings$458k
Single level 3 bdrm + office dwg with attached dbl gge
- Commercial alterations$58k
Detached gge & workshop
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.