Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Putāruru
72 new homes were consented in the South Waikato District council area in the year to September 2026, up 24% on the year before. They also consented $35m of non-residential building work, down 33% on the year before. Below: 464 consents we hold in Putāruru, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the South Waikato District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, South Waikato 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 106 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 — South Waikato 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.
- Factories and industrial$25.1m
7 buildings · 8,217 m² new floor area · $2,814/m² new · +10% on the year before
- Farm buildings$6.7m
31 buildings · 17,775 m² new floor area · $372/m² new · +93% on the year before
- Education$1.2m
1 building · 216 m² new floor area · $1,852/m² new · −51% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$850k
- Warehouses and storage$597k
2 buildings · 1,020 m² new floor area · $585/m² new · −68% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$334k
1 building · 38 m² new floor area · $3,184/m² new · +57% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$239k
- Offices$75k
−98% on the year before
Consents on record in Putāruru
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 464 from 8 Jul 2002 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.
- Fires and heating111
22 in the last 12 months · typically $6,000
- New homes69
8 in the last 12 months · typically $430k
- Alterations and additions53
10 in the last 12 months · typically $23k
- Garages, sheds and carports32
6 in the last 12 months · typically $40k
- Relocated buildings19
8 in the last 12 months · typically $60k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater7
1 in the last 12 months · typically $7,000
- Insulation6
4 in the last 12 months · typically $5,800
- Pools and spas6
2 in the last 12 months · typically $13k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts5
1 in the last 12 months · typically $14k
- Commercial alterations5
typically $20k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $1.2mRbw - construction of a new two storey house with 3 bedrooms, 3 living areas, 3 bathrooms, kitchen, new decks, new membrane deck. New septic tank system. 8 Miro Place, Putāruru
- $800kConstruction of a four-bdrm, two-bathrm res dwg with office, laundry, guest wc & attached dbl gge with patio, including installation of a harris/woodsman solid fuel burner & connection to on-site services. 3688 State Highway 1, Lichfield
- $637kNew five-bdrm dwg with attached gge. Subdivision ww 6 Kowhai Place, Putāruru
- $590kConstruction of detached dwg - two storey with 3 25 Philip Street, Putāruru
- $555kConstruction of a 209.17m2 3-bdrm, 2-bathrm house with a dbl internal gge 3 Overdale Road, Putāruru
464 consents
- Garages, sheds and carports$80k
Proposed extension to the existing building to add a dbl gge
- Relocated buildings$70k
Relocation of a secondhand dwg onto timber piles, relocation of a secondhand gge onto concrete slab, & a new sink installed in gge.
- Relocated buildings$70k
Relocation of secondhand dwg to proposed site
- Fires and heating$6,500
Replace existing fire & flue with new maxen kinmont 350-p fire & flue
- Fires and heating$7,000
To replace the current fire a metro smart insert fire with a new insert flue, cap flashing & bird mesh.
- New homes$637k
New five-bdrm dwg with attached gge. Subdivision ww
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install freestanding kent Ruapehu wood burner & move shower position
- Insulation$5,600
Install insulation to dwg
- Relocated buildings$220k
Relocate transportable house
- Relocated buildings$9,500
Relocating half-round barn to our property for a gge/shed.
- New homes$419k
Construction of a 3-bdrm, 2-bathrm house with a dbl internal gge
- Pools and spas$59k
Proposed new pool & pool fencing - grandeur 9 - 37,000l
- Fires and heating$6,000
Installation of a wood fire place: 1x metro xtreme rad legs, 1x eco flue kit, 1x dbl flue shield, 1x 1150 alloy corner ash floor protector.
- Fires and heating$6,200
Replace existing fire with new maxen Henley 250-l fire & flue
- Fires and heating$7,500
Install woodsman Tasman mkii freestanding fire
- Garages, sheds and carports$80k
Dwg alterations (bathrm) & erect gge
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$90k
Alt to dwg - foundation re-levelling & retaining wall strengthening
- New homes$1.2m
Rbw - construction of a new two storey house with 3 bedrooms, 3 living areas, 3 bathrooms, kitchen, new decks, new membrane deck. New septic tank system.
- Insulation$1
Amendment - midfloor insulation
- Alterations and additions$15k
Removal on an internal wall that supports a roof strut. New structural beam to support where strut is removed
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$7,000
Install toilet & vanity into existing bathrm & install laundry tub
- Garages, sheds and carports$80k
Gge (domestic) - Versatile gge
- Alterations and additions$17k
To address unconsented work carried out in the basement
- Fires and heating$9,000
To install a new metro mega rad base fire with a new eco flue kit, dektite, bird mesh & soaker flashing. This fire is a complete new install.
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$66k
Installation of a louvre opening roof pergola
ResidentialCommercial The dots are this page of the list.
Suburbs in Putāruru
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Putāruru?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 72 new homes consented in the South Waikato District council area, with $37.6m of residential and $35m 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.