Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Waotu
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 Waotu, 15 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 6 consents we hold in Waotu, 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 Waotu’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 Waotu
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Waotu 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 Waotu
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 6 from 1 Sep 2020 to 1 Mar 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 heating2
typically $37k
- Alterations and additions1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- Garages, sheds and carports1
typically $50k
- New homes1
typically $410k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $50kAlt to the existing bathrm replacing existing fixtures & installing a tile shower. Removal of an internal wall & existing hot water cylinder. New rinnai gas hot water system to be installed 1043 Waotu Road
6 consents
- Alterations and additions$50k
Alt to the existing bathrm replacing existing fixtures & installing a tile shower. Removal of an internal wall & existing hot water cylinder. New rinnai gas hot water system to be installed
- New homes$410k
New 3 bdrm dwg with bathrm, ensuite & laundry (no gge)(building 1). New shed (building 2).
- Fires and heating$8,000
Installation of replacement freestanding solid fuel heater - woodsman Tarras mkiii
- Fires and heating$65k
New 2 bdrm dwg with attached dbl gge. Amendment 1: add solid fuel burner to living room, change hot water supply to gas infinity with gas bottles, change kitchen window liner type to non-combustible product for gas hobs, add in solar PO
- Garages, sheds and carports$50k
Erect a steel framed carport on piles
- Garages, sheds and carports$15k
Total span shed for use as rumpus/storage.
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Near Waotu
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Waotu?
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.