Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Arapuni
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. In the statistical area around Arapuni, 15 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 51 consents we hold in Arapuni, 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, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Arapuni’s own count is made.
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.
New homes in Arapuni
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Arapuni sits in (Putāruru Rural) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 15 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 — 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 Arapuni
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 51 from 1 Jul 2019 to 1 Apr 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 heating8
typically $6,000
- Garages, sheds and carports4
1 in the last 12 months · typically $52k
- Alterations and additions4
typically $9,000
- New homes3
typically $356k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $2,000
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater1
typically $25k
- Commercial alterations1
typically $15k
- Multiple homes1
typically $1.7m
- Pools and spas1
typically $15k
- Relocated buildings1
typically $120k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $40k8m x 6m non habitable gge to be replace existing gge onsite 24 Arapuni Road
- $2,000New 10.8m x 8.5m shed, including a sleepout with kitchenette & ensuite. Amendment 1: add of a 1100wide x 600 high window to each end of attic amendment 2: amendment needed to not include an retractable attic stair but instead build a set of St 28 Arapuni Road
51 consents
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$2,000
New 10.8m x 8.5m shed, including a sleepout with kitchenette & ensuite. Amendment 1: add of a 1100wide x 600 high window to each end of attic amendment 2: amendment needed to not include an retractable attic stair but instead build a set of St
- Garages, sheds and carports$40k
8m x 6m non habitable gge to be replace existing gge onsite
- New homes$356k
Detached dwg
- Fires and heating$6,000
Alt to dwg - installation of masport r3000 ped, freestanding, dry, wood burner, cac- 186018
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$2,000
New 10.8m x 8.5m shed, including a sleepout with kitchenette & ensuite. Amendment 1: add of a 1100wide x 600 high window to each end of attic
- Fires and heating$10k
To remove existing fire insert & install new metro smart inbuilt woodfire.
- Garages, sheds and carports$81k
Erect proposed new gge
- Alterations and additions$10k
Rbw - minor structural alterations - remove wall new beam & bracing
- Fires and heating$6,725
Replace existing fire & flue with new maxen kinmont 350-p fire & flue
- Pools and spas$15k
New pool
- Multiple homes$1.7m
Rbw - x 7 new two-storey dwg - five standalone & two attached two storey houses including three bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, a kitchen, a living, a dining. Private drainage & timber retaining wal
- Fires and heating$5,000
Remove existing woodfire only & replace with exact same model woodfire only, using existing flue.
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install a metro trend insert woodburner into lounge
- Alterations and additions$8,000
Remove load bearing walls housing - detached
- Alterations and additions$30k
Alterations to dwg
- Alterations and additions$5,000
Dwg alterations - new opening in existing wall
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$25k
Install drainage - foul & stormwater & water tank
- Garages, sheds and carports$33k
Build new 6 x 5.4 gge
- Fires and heating$4,500
Install a metro trend wood burner housing - detached
- Fires and heating$5,800
Install new freestanding woodburner
- Garages, sheds and carports$63k
To build a gge for vehicle & sundry storage
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install woodsman serene drawer base freestanding fire
- Commercial alterations$15k
Construct detached gge with office
- Relocated buildings$120k
Relocated house to site on timber piles with:- alterations to internal wall layout/ total replacement of wall cladding & change of flat roof to hip/ valley frame.
- New homes$304k
Construct a 2 bdrm domestic dwg
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Arapuni?
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.