Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Piha
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. Below: 139 consents we hold in Piha, 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.
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.
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
Local boards compared
The year to September 2026 against the year before.
| Local board | New homes | Change | Non-residential | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howick | 1,712 | +28% | $95.3m | −75% |
| Henderson-Massey | 1,592 | +15% | $101m | −39% |
| Franklin | 1,214 | +14% | $195m | −12% |
| Albert-Eden | 1,123 | +103% | $270m | +37% |
| Maungakiekie-Tamaki | 1,118 | −23% | $295m | +37% |
| Papakura | 1,107 | +33% | $90.9m | +81% |
| Manurewa | 976 | +32% | $168m | +225% |
| Hibiscus and Bays | 967 | 0% | $44.7m | 0% |
| Rodney | 951 | +12% | $73.7m | −10% |
| Kaipatiki | 942 | +44% | $51.2m | +23% |
| Mangere-Otahuhu | 940 | +31% | $582m | −16% |
| Orakei | 795 | +1% | $52.7m | +10% |
| Whau | 790 | +43% | $58.1m | +13% |
| Upper Harbour | 749 | +29% | $211m | +1% |
| Otara-Papatoetoe | 692 | −14% | $85.2m | −53% |
| Puketapapa | 588 | +66% | $18.1m | −42% |
| Devonport-Takapuna | 478 | +19% | $50.9m | +43% |
| Waitakere Ranges | 200 | −28% | $14.7m | +90% |
| Waitemata | 153 | −60% | $907m | +83% |
| Waiheke | 41 | 0% | $2m | −83% |
| Great Barrier | 3 | −57% | $210k | +200% |
Consents on record in Piha
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 139 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 additions34
12 in the last 12 months · typically $93k
- Fires and heating26
4 in the last 12 months · typically $5,800
- New homes16
8 in the last 12 months · typically $800k
- Retaining walls7
2 in the last 12 months · typically $23k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs6
1 in the last 12 months · typically $55k
- Garages, sheds and carports6
typically $45k
- Pools and spas4
1 in the last 12 months · typically $300k
- Multiple homes2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $1.1m
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater2
typically $23k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening2
typically $450k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $1.5mNew 2 storey dwg with concrete slab foundation, linea detached dwgs 53 Marine Parade South, Piha
- $1.4mNew dwg 51 Marine Parade South, Piha
- $950kRbw-proposed 3 bdrm res dwg including dbl gge, 2.5 bathrooms, fire place, private drainage plus stormwater tanks & onsite wastewater system. 6 Log Race Road, Piha
- $900kRbw - new single level res dwg with tiny pool 19 Te Ahuahu Road, Piha
- $750kRbw - housing (detached dwg) - construct new 2-storey dwg with gge & pool 157 Marine Parade North, Piha
139 consents
- Fires and heating$2,500
Housing (detached dwg) - install a fsf masport Kaituna woodburner
- Alterations and additions$100k
Add of loft to the dwg including installation of domestic elevator, new lower level deck layout, wall cladding amended.
- New homes$1.5m
New 2 storey dwg with concrete slab foundation, linea detached dwgs
- Alterations and additions$5,000
Amendment 1 - exterior wall framing replaced - add of internal beam - new exterior joinery - relocation of laundry to bathrm - installation of a woodsman coleridge (leg), freestanding, dry, woodburner, cac 211473.
- Alterations and additions$100k
Rbw - housing (detached dwg) - alterations to bathrm, ensuite & laundry space, enclose back entry porch, open up existing back door storage cupboard & laundry to create one larger laundry space
- Multiple homes$506k
Res duplex, two, 2 bdrm dwgs, brick cladding, metal tile roofing
- Alterations and additions$96k
Rbw - alterations to existing single storey dwg including kitchen relocation, new wc with new window, & bathrm renovation.
- Alterations and additions$50k
R2- internal alterations to two storey detached dwg. Installation of domestic elevator into existing lift-shaft.
- New homes$478k
Three-bdrm dwg with attached dbl gge
- Alterations and additions$20k
Rbw - add & alt to triple storey dwg. Remove existing lower floor balcony & replace with proposed external stairs. Subfloor & balustrade wall to be clad in cedar to match existi
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install replacement freestanding woodfire & flue (maxen kinmont 350-p)
- New homes$530k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 4
- Fires and heating$6,000
Kent logfire ii inbuilt wood fire 15kw. Replacing old inbuilt wood burner.
- Alterations and additions$99k
Rbw -internal alt to dbl storey dwg- minor extension of the perimeter wall to accommodate a new lift - it consists of timber framed walls with timber cladding & aluminum joinery to ma
- Alterations and additions$19k
Rbw - stiltz trio lift installation
- New homes$1.4m
New dwg
- Fires and heating$3,500
R2 - minor works - new freestanding maxen cargill 350 woodburner to two storey detached dwg
- New homes$750k
Rbw - housing (detached dwg) - construct new 2-storey dwg with gge & pool
- Pools and spas$700k
Construction of new concrete barrier wall & piles. New swimming pool & pool fencing. New concrete water tank & storage room. New timber deck. New external stairs & retaining walls within immed
- Alterations and additions$180k
Rbw - new add with renovated kitchen & scullery, new joinery in bdrm & dining, bdrm deck rebuilt. New board & batten cladding to match existing, new roofing to match existing.
- New homes$600k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 3
- Alterations and additions$10k
Additions/alterations - create new ensuite through a new door way into a spare room, & removing the ensuite in the main bdrm
- Alterations and additions$185k
Rbw - replace exterior wall claddings, roofing & window joinery.
- New homes$900k
Rbw - new single level res dwg with tiny pool
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$125k
Rbw - proposed parking deck platform for two vehicles, associated stairs.
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Suburbs in Piha
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Piha?
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.