Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Waikawa
203 new homes were consented in the Marlborough District council area in the year to September 2026, up 16% on the year before. They also consented $127m of non-residential building work, up 122% on the year before. In Waikawa itself, 7 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 1,665 consents we hold in Waikawa, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Marlborough District council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Waikawa’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Marlborough 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 487 in 2007.
New homes in Waikawa
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area that make up most of it: Waikawa (Marlborough District). In the year to September 2026: 7 houses, 0 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 — Marlborough 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.
- Education$46m
2 buildings · 4,872 m² new floor area · $2,165/m² new · +471% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$45.8m
4 buildings · 8,086 m² new floor area · $5,349/m² new · +7915% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$9.8m
3 buildings · 5,588 m² new floor area · $1,339/m² new · +12% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$6.6m
7 buildings · 1,131 m² new floor area · $1,387/m² new · +14% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$5.9m
2 buildings · 772 m² new floor area · $2,497/m² new · −70% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$4.9m
3 buildings · 759 m² new floor area · $6,251/m² new · +118% on the year before
- Farm buildings$3.1m
40 buildings · 5,993 m² new floor area · $507/m² new · +54% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$2.4m
−54% on the year before
- Offices$1.9m
2 buildings · 237 m² new floor area · $4,979/m² new · −50% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$700k
−46% on the year before
Consents on record in Waikawa
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 1,665 from 1 Aug 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.
- Alterations and additions35
5 in the last 12 months · typically $20k
- Fires and heating27
3 in the last 12 months · typically $7,000
- New homes13
2 in the last 12 months · typically $700k
- Garages, sheds and carports9
1 in the last 12 months · typically $40k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater6
1 in the last 12 months · typically $11k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs4
1 in the last 12 months · typically $23k
- Pools and spas3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $10k
- Retaining walls3
typically $100k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts3
typically $50k
- Multiple homes3
typically $1.9m
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $1.4mDwg 24 Amelia Crescent
- $1.1mDwg 354A Waikawa Road
- $80kRes alterations & additions 260B Waikawa Road
- $75kRes alterations & additions 3/45 Beach Road
- $54kGge 6D Beach Road
1,665 consents
- Alterations and additions$40k
Res additions & alterations lower joists under new level entry shower, remove non-load bearing wall between toilet & bathrm, replace assumed bracing.
- New homes$1.4m
Dwg
- Alterations and additions$80k
Res alterations & additions
- Alterations and additions$75k
Res alterations & additions
- Fires and heating$10k
Free-standing escea tfs850 solid fuel heater
- Garages, sheds and carports$54k
Gge
- Fires and heating$3,000
Installation of replacement wood burner & flue system (metro tiny rad woody)
- New homes$1.1m
Dwg
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$10k
Alterations to timber deck in support of a certificate of acceptance (coa)
- Alterations and additions$20k
Res alterations & additions
- Alterations and additions$45k
Res alterations & additions
- Pools and spas$10k
Swimming pool fencing
- Fires and heating$9,000
Free-standing ravelli elena pellet fire
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$2,000
Amendment to bc250616: add of stormwater chamber & pump
- New homes$700k
Dwg
- Retaining walls$100k
Site works/retaining walls
- Alterations and additions$200k
Extension to existing single level residence
- Pools and spas$100k
Swimming pool & fencing
- Retaining walls$84k
Two retaining walls
- Alterations and additions$850k
Rbw - renovation of a two storied standalone res dwg, comprising of four bedrooms. Includes recladding, relining, layout alt, re-roof & removal of chimney. Separate consent lodge
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$50k
Gge with sleepout & bathrm
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$1,500
Plumbing & drainage
- New homes$472k
Dwg
- Alterations and additions$1,500
Add of hand basin
- Garages, sheds and carports$40k
Gge
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Waikawa?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 203 new homes consented in the Marlborough District council area, with $116m of residential and $127m 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.