Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Houhora
314 new homes were consented in the Far North District council area in the year to September 2026, up 38% on the year before. They also consented $60.7m of non-residential building work, about level with the year before. In the statistical area around Houhora, 4 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 142 consents we hold in Houhora, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Far North District council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Houhora’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Far North 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 541 in 2004.
New homes in Houhora
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Houhora sits in (North Cape) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 4 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 — Far North 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$11.9m
3 buildings · 471 m² new floor area · $4,246/m² new · −13% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$10.7m
4 buildings · 1,584 m² new floor area · $4,962/m² new · +25% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$9m
7 buildings · 1,458 m² new floor area · $3,575/m² new · −28% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$7m
8 buildings · 3,705 m² new floor area · $1,421/m² new · −31% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$5.4m
2 buildings · 674 m² new floor area · $6,306/m² new · +1368% on the year before
- Offices$5m
2 buildings · 1,427 m² new floor area · $1,367/m² new · +111% on the year before
- Farm buildings$4.6m
31 buildings · 6,328 m² new floor area · $645/m² new · +40% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$4.2m
6 buildings · 2,980 m² new floor area · $1,418/m² new · +227% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$2.9m
1 building · 126 m² new floor area · $2,778/m² new · −65% on the year before
Consents on record in Houhora
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 142 from 31 Aug 1993 to 15 Oct 2025. 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.
- Fires and heating7
typically $3,000
- Garages, sheds and carports3
- Relocated buildings3
- Alterations and additions1
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater1
- New homes1
typically $700k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
142 consents
- Fires and heating
New fireplace
- Garages, sheds and carports
New shed (concrete slab approved under COA-2025-123/0)
- New homes$700k
Proposed 3-bdrm dwg with wo
- Relocated buildings
Foundations for Relocatable Dwelling Install On-Site Wastewater Disposal System
- Fires and heating
Install of a Free Standing Metro Tiny Rad Woody, Flue and Pan Flashing
- Fires and heating$3,000
Masport r1200 ped free-standing woo
- Fires and heating
Install new Woodsman woodburner and flue system
- Alterations and additions
PIM ONLY - Alterations to dwelling
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater
PIM Only - Foundations for Relocatable Cottage and Install On-Site Wastewater System
- Relocated buildings
Foundations for Relocated Second Hand Dwelling new internal renovations, new rainwater tanks, new septic system
- Garages, sheds and carports
Detached Dwelling with Attached Garage. Install Jayline Rural FR400 Freestanding Fireplace. Install On-Site Wastewater System
- Fires and heating
Detached Dwelling with Jayline SS200 Freestanding Fireplace
- Fires and heating
Detached Dwelling Install Wagener Sparky Free Standing Fire with Wetback
- Fires and heating
Install of a Metro ECO Wee Rad Leg Free-Standing Wood Burner (Clean Air), Flue, Pan Flashing and Drop Box
- Relocated buildings
Foundations for Relocatable Secondhand Detached Dwelling Install a Masport Free-Standing Wood Burner and an On-Site Wastewater Disposal System
- Garages, sheds and carports
Detached 3 Bay Shed
- Fires and heating$16k
Install a metro tiny ped free-stand
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$9,500
Install on-site wastewater disposal
- New homes$280k
Dwg with attached carport. ...
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs
Dwelling with Covered Deck and Onsite Waste Water System
- Garages, sheds and carports
Farm Shed
- Garages, sheds and carports
4 Bedroom Dwelling with Onsite Effluent Disposal System and Shed
- Fires and heating
Dwelling with Free Standing Fireplace, Detached Shed and On-Site Effluent Disposal System
- Fires and heating
Install a Masport R1500WS Free Standing Wood Burner and Flue System
- Garages, sheds and carports
Construct Lean-To Pole Shed
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Houhora?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 314 new homes consented in the Far North District council area, with $164m of residential and $60.7m 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.