Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Parua Bay
450 new homes were consented in the Whangarei District council area in the year to September 2026, up 18% on the year before. They also consented $144m of non-residential building work, up 97% on the year before. Below: 131 consents we hold in Parua Bay, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Whangarei District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Whangarei 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 964 in 2022.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Whangarei 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.
- Offices$35m
8 buildings · 8,875 m² new floor area · $3,529/m² new · +228% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$23.8m
4 buildings · 4,165 m² new floor area · $4,778/m² new · +231% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$19m
1 building · 2,380 m² new floor area · $7,983/m² new · +4122% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$19m
6 buildings · 12,895 m² new floor area · $1,466/m² new · +59% on the year before
- Education$18.7m
9 buildings · 2,217 m² new floor area · $1,628/m² new · −26% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$12.5m
3 buildings · 592 m² new floor area · $5,380/m² new · +1291% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$6.3m
1 building · 1,165 m² new floor area · $3,863/m² new · +974% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$5.6m
4 buildings · 3,253 m² new floor area · $1,460/m² new · −42% on the year before
- Farm buildings$4.6m
31 buildings · 5,859 m² new floor area · $768/m² new · −24% on the year before
Consents on record in Parua Bay
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 131 from 1 Aug 2019 to 1 Jul 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.
- Alterations and additions42
8 in the last 12 months · typically $6,250
- New homes14
3 in the last 12 months · typically $573k
- Garages, sheds and carports10
typically $72k
- Relocated buildings9
2 in the last 12 months · typically $90k
- Pools and spas8
1 in the last 12 months · typically $58k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs5
1 in the last 12 months · typically $35k
- Fires and heating3
typically $6,000
- Commercial alterations3
typically $85k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts3
typically $152k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $12k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $950kNew dwg 71 Kauri Mountain Road, Taiharuru
- $800kNew dwg 437 Campbell Road, Pataua South
- $600kAdditions & alterations to existing dwg - new deck & cladding, extend gge, replace floor joists, living room, bdrm & bathrm. 50 Kiteone Road, Parua Bay
- $480kNew dwg 54B Harambee Road, Taiharuru
- $200kRelocation of existing dwg - new covered deck, bdrm & office 96 Lamb Road, Parua Bay
131 consents
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$600k
Additions & alterations to existing dwg - new deck & cladding, extend gge, replace floor joists, living room, bdrm & bathrm.
- Alterations and additions$3,000
New heating appliance
- Alterations and additions$7,000
New heating appliance
- Pools and spas$15k
Swimming pool fence consent only
- Alterations and additions$2,000
New heating appliance
- New homes$800k
New dwg
- Alterations and additions$8,000
New heating appliance
- Alterations and additions$7,000
New heating appliance
- New homes$480k
New dwg
- Relocated buildings$200k
Relocation of existing dwg - new covered deck, bdrm & office
- Relocated buildings$40k
Relocation of existing dwg
- Alterations and additions$15k
Alt to existing dwg - kitchen, dining & living room
- New homes$950k
New dwg
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$20k
New effluent system (non-commissioned)
- Alterations and additions$20k
New heating appliance
- Alterations and additions$9,000
New heating appliance
- Alterations and additions$100k
R1 - additions & alterations to existing one-storey detached dwg. Includes internal reconfiguration & extension
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$4,000
Connect to council sewer & decommission existing effluent system
- Retaining walls$135k
New retaining walls
- New homes$600k
New minor dwg
- Alterations and additions$2,000
New heating appliance
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$70k
Convert gge into sleepout
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install woodsman serene wood box heater in dwg
- Alterations and additions$5,000
New heating appliance
- Alterations and additions$150k
Alterations & additions to existing dwg - bedrooms, bathrooms, laundry, bar, external stairs & deck
ResidentialCommercial The dots are this page of the list.
Suburbs in Parua Bay
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Parua Bay?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 450 new homes consented in the Whangarei District council area, with $283m of residential and $144m 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.