Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Auckland
17,131 new homes were consented in the Auckland Region in the year to September 2026, up 16% on the year before. They also consented $3.37b of non-residential building work, up 5% on the year before. Below: 49,781 consents we hold in Auckland, searchable and on the map.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, the Auckland Region, the last five years, with Stats NZ’s trend line through the month-to-month noise.
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 21,301 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 — the Auckland Region, 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.
- Offices$753m
43 buildings · 26,927 m² new floor area · $8,567/m² new · −24% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$631m
84 buildings · 233,139 m² new floor area · $2,450/m² new · +9% on the year before
- Education$590m
77 buildings · 54,555 m² new floor area · $8,792/m² new · +4% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$402m
44 buildings · 21,405 m² new floor area · $14,113/m² new · −5% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$307m
32 buildings · 40,270 m² new floor area · $4,291/m² new · +19% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$219m
29 buildings · 19,980 m² new floor area · $6,216/m² new · +41% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$197m
11 buildings · 25,285 m² new floor area · $7,276/m² new · +218% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$167m
29 buildings · 11,019 m² new floor area · $3,823/m² new · +62% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$75.4m
17 buildings · 13,619 m² new floor area · $3,956/m² new · +37% on the year before
- Farm buildings$26.2m
121 buildings · 68,341 m² new floor area · $353/m² new · +4% on the year before
Councils compared
The year to September 2026 against the year before.
| Council | New homes | Change | Non-residential | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | 17,131 | +16% | $3.37b | +5% |
Consents on record in Auckland
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 49,781 from 1 May 2005 to 1 Sep 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.
- New homes9,275
2,623 in the last 12 months · typically $620k
- Alterations and additions8,546
1,771 in the last 12 months · typically $53k
- Fires and heating3,129
618 in the last 12 months · typically $5,600
- Multiple homes2,346
951 in the last 12 months · typically $1.5m
- Pools and spas1,910
306 in the last 12 months · typically $45k
- Garages, sheds and carports1,668
288 in the last 12 months · typically $75k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs1,117
177 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening1,029
223 in the last 12 months · typically $180k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater901
184 in the last 12 months · typically $14k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts710
122 in the last 12 months · typically $150k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $16.8mPbc e2e - rbw. 8x new attached two storey units. Unit 20-21 & units 26-27 are duplexes. Each with three bedrooms & 2.5 bathrooms. Units 22-25 each with two bedrooms, one bathrm. New retention ta 13 Freeland Avenue, Mount Roskill
- $14mRbw: 24x total with a mix of 2-storey & 3 storey terraced dwgs. Block a (lots 1-3) comprises 3x 3-storey units, each with 3 bedrooms, a flexi room, 3 bathrooms, attached dbl gge. Block b 82 Raleigh Road, Northcote
- $11mConstruction of a new three-storey apartment building comprising 27 res units (one-, two-, & three-bdrm). Works include structure, envelope, internal fit-out, building services, passenge 50 Tripoli Road, Panmure
- $10.4mRbw - construction of two-storey detached four bdrm dwg with dbl car gge attached with workshop, rumpus, study, family -dining-kitchen, living area, 2 bathrooms, 1 wc, laundry space. In 255 Point View Drive, Dannemora
- $8mWaipuna rise building 1 - construction of 11 x attached townhouses - each townhouse consists of a ground floor studio & two storey main dwg 111 Ladies Mile, Manly
49,781 consents
- Garages, sheds and carports$70k
Shed/gge
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$1.2m
Construction of dwg with attached gge & a detached sleepout
- New homes$470k
Construction of dwg - installation of woodsman kanaku wood box (uleb), freestanding, dry, woodburner, cac - 243695
- New homes$1.3m
Rbw - lot 4, lot 8 lot 12- proposed three two storey dwg with five bedrooms, two baths one ens, single gge & a detention tank.
- Multiple homes$1.7m
Rbw - lot 9 & lot 11, lot 13 & lot 15 - four two-storey duplex dwgs with five bedrooms, two bathrooms, one ensuite, single gge & a detention tank.
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$30k
Rbw - reclad - amendment - new 1.2m high block retaining wall & existing timber fence/safety barrier to be reused/reattached.
- New homes$2.2m
Rbw - lot 1-3 - 2 storeys detached dwg including 4 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, 1 x bathrooms & 1 x gge.
- New commercial buildings$1m
Rbw - construction of terraced 4 level house with ground level gge. 3 bedrooms, 1 office, 4 bathrooms, kitchen. Construction of multiple retaining walls. Associated plumbing & drainage. Construct
- New homes$1.1m
Rbw - two new three-story dwg, each unit including 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1 living, 1 siting, 1kitchen, 1 dining, 1 membrane deck, single gge, above ground sw tank
- Fires and heating$90k
The work includes new lift, ensuite, solatubes, gas fireplace & flue. Removal of proposed windows & spiral staircase. Internal layout changed to 3 bedrooms, 1 dressing room, 1 bathrm & 3 ensui
- New homes$591k
Rbw - two storey buildings, lot 1 - one dbl gge, one lounge, one dining, one kitchen, one laundry, three bedrooms, one wc, two baths
- New homes$750k
Rbw - 2x new 2 storey dwgs, each with 3 bedrooms & 2.5 bathrooms.
- New homes$3.1m
Rbw - construction of 4x two storey detached dwgs, each comprising four bedrooms, 2.5 to 3.5 bathrooms, dbl gge. Includes stormwater tank & retaining walls.
- Alterations and additions$12k
Amendment to bco10405919 - rbw - reconfiguration of walls, doors & wardrobe; installation of a new shower with associated plumbing & water supply; new heated towel rail & wiring; & extension o
- New homes$800k
Rbw - new single-storey detached dwg with 4 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, timber deck & attached dbl gge. Site retaining walls & stormwater tank.
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$95k
Rbw - minor unit + sleepout. 2 bedrooms 1 bathrm kitchen dining lounge. 1 sleepout bed 1 bathrm
- Fit-outs$15k
Rbw - amendment to bco10406350 - replacing some existing rotten timber piles with new piles replacing some bearers & adding new bearer lines next to inter-tenancy wall new subfloor bracing calculati
- New homes$920k
Rbw: new single two-storey detached res dwg with four bedrooms, three bathrooms, one separate upper-level lounge, attached dbl gge. Site retaining walls, timber deck & swimming PO
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$95k
Amendment to bco10407165 - reclad - rbw - reroof the existing shingle roof & install new asphalt shingles. Replace the existing bridge cladding & single glaze windows. Structure - deteriorated roo
- New homes$350k
Rbw - stage 5 of 8 stages. New 2 storey dwg with 5 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms & attached single gge. New detention tank.
- New homes$10k
Amendment to bco10408271 - conversion of an existing detached gge into a dwg comprising three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a kitchen, & a living area. Existing foundations, roof structure, & p
- Multiple homes$1.5m
Rbw - lot 82-85, terrace houses in a super subdivision, contain four dwgs, each dwg consists of two storey, three bedrooms, two bathrooms, & one carpark. Retaining walls.
- New homes$680k
Rbw - construction of a two-storey detached dwg including three bedrooms, two bathrooms, & a media room. The works also include stormwater tanks, an on-site wastewater system, block retaining w
- Relocated buildings$358k
Rbw - relocation of 137m2 dwg - new foundations, gge & laundry extension on slab. Drainage & plumbing - new cladding & roof to extensions - new bay windows, internal refurbishment.
- New homes$1.2m
Rbw - new two-storey dwg, with 7 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, 1 w.C, kitchen, & dbl car gge. Stormwater tank.
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Towns and cities in Auckland
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
- Auckland5,153 / 34,433
- Papakura489 / 2,139
- Pukekohe235 / 1,682
- Wainui218 / 565
- Orewa213 / 842
- Whangaparāoa204 / 1,559
- Warkworth154 / 1,039
- Drury99 / 357
- Waiheke Island97 / 818
- Kumeū61 / 614
- Silverdale61 / 335
- Clevedon61 / 317
- Riverhead55 / 412
- Dairy Flat55 / 318
- Omaha49 / 163
- Wellsford38 / 321
- Coatesville38 / 145
- Waiuku37 / 451
- Helensville35 / 390
- Matakana33 / 257
- Glenbrook30 / 97
- Snells Beach29 / 217
- Kaukapakapa29 / 215
- Piha29 / 139
- Waimauku28 / 259
- South Head23 / 62
- Whitford22 / 226
- Hunua20 / 118
- Āwhitu18 / 82
- Muriwai17 / 100
- Bombay16 / 141
- Clarks Beach15 / 131
- Leigh15 / 126
- Waitoki15 / 103
- Taupaki13 / 64
- Algies Bay13 / 63
- Kawakawa Bay13 / 60
- Pollok12 / 52
- Takanini11 / 87
- Great Barrier Island (Aotea Island)11 / 77
- Point Wells9 / 76
- Big Omaha7 / 20
- Te Henga / Bethells Beach7 / 17
- Ōrere Point6 / 30
- Mangawhai3 / 19
- Whangateau3 / 16
- Mangatāwhiri1 / 13
- Tapora1 / 5
- Kaiwaka1 / 4
- Kawau Island1 / 2
- Marlborough Sounds0 / 1
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Auckland?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 17,131 new homes consented in the Auckland Region, with $8.53b of residential and $3.37b 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.