Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Pukekohe East
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. In the statistical area around Pukekohe East, 5 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 47 consents we hold in Pukekohe East, 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, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Pukekohe East’s own count is made.
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.
New homes in Pukekohe East
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Pukekohe East sits in (Tuakau Rural) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 5 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 — 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
Consents on record in Pukekohe East
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 47 from 1 Oct 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 additions8
typically $165k
- New homes7
3 in the last 12 months · typically $950k
- Fires and heating6
typically $7,698
- Pools and spas5
2 in the last 12 months · typically $59k
- Garages, sheds and carports5
2 in the last 12 months · typically $98k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $59k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs2
typically $15k
- Relocated buildings1
typically $40k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $1.2mDwg with attached gge
- $400kRbw - 70sqm minor dwg with attached shed. 97C Runciman Road
- $191kTransportable dwg (siting) (33289) 45 Jericho Road
- $98kRbw - proposed conversion of the existing sleepout into a minor dwg 118D Runciman Road
- $98kGge 193 Jericho Road
47 consents
- Pools and spas$10k
Pool fencing
- New homes$400k
Rbw - 70sqm minor dwg with attached shed.
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$98k
Rbw - proposed conversion of the existing sleepout into a minor dwg
- New homes$1.2m
Dwg with attached gge
- Garages, sheds and carports$29k
Adding rooms within existing gge to provide additional storage & facilitate working from home. No change to footprint truss roof so new internal walls are non-load bearing
- Pools and spas$55k
Installation of new pool fencing & gate. Fibreglass inground pool over 35,000l
- Garages, sheds and carports$98k
Gge
- New homes$191k
Transportable dwg (siting) (33289)
- Relocated buildings$40k
Connect relocatable dwg to foundations, existing water tanks & new septic system
- Pools and spas$80k
Installation of pool & associated fencing & filtration.
- Fires and heating$11k
Heater - firenzo topaz inbuilt
- Garages, sheds and carports$150k
Dwg alterations & gge add
- Fires and heating$5,348
Heater
- Pools and spas$59k
Swimming pool with fencing
- Pools and spas$95k
Sprayed concrete infinity swimming pool with glass pool fence & concrete surrounding.
- Alterations and additions$300k
Rbw -alt & add, re-location of 2 bedrooms & added bathrm. Note: total number of bedrooms has not changed.
- Fires and heating$5,000
Amendment - add of solid chimney above fireplace. Structural drawings incorporated. Brick-look light cladding on proprietary su bstrate on cavity on ply. Membrane roof dressed up behind. Bespoke
- New homes$950k
Rbw - proposed single level residence with 4 bedrooms & attached triple gge.
- Alterations and additions$80k
Dwg additions & alterations
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$20k
Rbw - alterations to existing house & sleepout. New bathrm is proposed in the existing sleepout.
- Fires and heating$9,319
Heater
- New homes$1.2m
Rbw - construction of new four bdrm home with exterior wood burning fires, separate barn, pool house, on tank water with on-site effluent disposal system. Pool & pool fencing are not part of this consent; to be part of separate application.
- Alterations and additions$3,000
Rbw - existing main building, one existing brace to be replaced in kitchen area.
- Alterations and additions$550k
Dwg additions & alterations
- Alterations and additions$2m
Rbw - additions & alterations to an existing brick & timber roof residence - extension to living area & patio on the north, two new pods to the east & west, extension of the pool deck area & new pergola poolside. The pool shed is to be replaced b
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Pukekohe East?
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.