Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Residential building consents in Waitetuna
677 new homes were consented in the Waikato District council area in the year to September 2026, up 10% on the year before. In the statistical area around Waitetuna, 8 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 17 residential consents we hold in Waitetuna, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Waikato District council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Waitetuna’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, 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 1,206 in 2021.
What kind of homes
New dwellings consented in the year to September 2026, by type, with the average floor area and value Stats NZ’s figures give.
- Houses463
182 m² average · $574k average value · −3% on the year before
- Townhouses, flats and units176
112 m² average · $318k average value · +83% on the year before
- Retirement village units38
187 m² average · $619k average value · 0% on the year before
New homes in Waitetuna
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Waitetuna sits in (Te Uku) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 7 houses, 1 townhouses and units, 0 apartments.
Residential consents on record in Waitetuna
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 17 from 1 Aug 2019 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.
- Alterations and additions3
typically $140k
- Garages, sheds and carports2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $223k
- Pools and spas2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $53k
- Fires and heating2
typically $6,721
- New homes2
typically $780k
- Relocated buildings1
typically $80k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $350kAdd/alt to kitchen, laundry, bathrm. New gge. 141 Waitetuna Valley Road
- $50kPool & associated fencing 746 Old Mountain Road
17 consents
- Garages, sheds and carports$350k
Add/alt to kitchen, laundry, bathrm. New gge.
- Pools and spas$50k
Pool & associated fencing
- New homes$895k
Rbw - new two-storey dwg, including 6 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, living, dining, kitchen, membrane balcony gge, private drainage
- Garages, sheds and carports$95k
Gge
- Relocated buildings$80k
Resite dwg, retaining wall & dwg additions & alterations
- Alterations and additions$141k
Dwg add & alt - new bdrm, wardrobe & ensuite & internal alterations
- Fires and heating$6,000
Heater
- Alterations and additions$60k
Dwg extension & additions
- Fires and heating$7,441
Solid fuel heater
- Alterations and additions$140k
Extension - sun room
- New homes$665k
New dwg with attached gge
- Pools and spas$57k
Pool & associated fencing
- Fires and heating$7,000
Heater
- Fires and heating$2,700
Installation of a solid fuel heater
- Fires and heating$5,000
Solid fuel heater
- Garages, sheds and carports$30k
Gge
- Fires and heating$2,872
Heater
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Near Waitetuna
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Waitetuna?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 677 new homes consented in the Waikato District council area, with $389m of residential and $144m 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.