Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Puni
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 Puni, 2 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 32 consents we hold in Puni, 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 Puni’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 Puni
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Puni sits in (Puni) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 2 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 Puni
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 32 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.
- New homes5
typically $750k
- Garages, sheds and carports4
1 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- Alterations and additions4
typically $49k
- Pools and spas4
typically $63k
- Fires and heating3
typically $5,753
- Relocated buildings2
2 in the last 12 months · typically $75k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $47k
- Insulation1
typically $2,200
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts1
typically $19k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $180kRebuild gge, add, new shed & waters tanks 16 Shipherd Road
- $90kRbw - the foundations (piles down), drainage & associated site works for a 42.8m2 one bdrm prefabricated detached minor res unit including the relocation of the prefabricated dwg ont 197 Aka Aka Road
- $60kSiting & drainage (relocated dwg)
- $47kProposed foundations for a transportable dwg, septic tank, effluent disposal field, water tank & level spreader overflow dispersal 335 Settlement Road
32 consents
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$47k
Proposed foundations for a transportable dwg, septic tank, effluent disposal field, water tank & level spreader overflow dispersal
- Relocated buildings$60k
Siting & drainage (relocated dwg)
- Relocated buildings$90k
Rbw - the foundations (piles down), drainage & associated site works for a 42.8m2 one bdrm prefabricated detached minor res unit including the relocation of the prefabricated dwg ont
- Garages, sheds and carports$180k
Rebuild gge, add, new shed & waters tanks
- Insulation$2,200
Install insulmax blown insulation into exterior walls
- Garages, sheds and carports$49k
Construction of timber & poles 4-open front bay lean-to shed.
- Alterations and additions$28k
Alterations to dwg
- Fires and heating$14k
Heater
- New homes$1.1m
Dwg with attached dbl gge (1St fee reminder sent 7/4/25)
- Pools and spas$80k
Pool & associated fencing
- New homes$883k
Dwg with attached gge
- Garages, sheds and carports$30k
Dbl gge
- Alterations and additions$70k
Following a fire, the rebuilding of an external chimney in detached dwgs
- Fires and heating$5,753
Heater
- Garages, sheds and carports$50k
Deck extension & gge add to existing dwg
- Pools and spas$65k
Pool with associated fencing
- Pools and spas$60k
Swimming pool
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$19k
Rbw - remove existing roller door & replace with ranchslider, install new internal wall to existing sleepout.
- Alterations and additions$90k
Rbw - alterations to existing dwgs: 2x two storey dwgs to be converted to 4x units (units 1/2 & 3/4); existing gge altered to create unit 5; units 2 & 4 (upper floors) to have deck added.
- Alterations and additions$20k
Dwg add & alterations
- New homes$322k
Dwg
- Pools and spas$4,500
installation of new rizzare vt2 pool fencing & gate for fibreglass narellan pool under 35,000l
- Fires and heating$5,022
sfh - installation of a solid fuel heater to manufacturers specifications (metro wee rad base)
- New homes$578k
New dwg with attached gge
- New homes$750k
Rbw - proposed single level detached dwg comprising of 3 bedrooms, open plan kitchen, dining, family room & separate lounge. Two bathrooms & dbl internal access gge. Rural property with 2 water tanks & septic system. Yunca woodburner
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Puni?
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.