Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Waikato
3,265 new homes were consented in the Waikato Region in the year to September 2026, up 13% on the year before. They also consented $808m of non-residential building work, up 18% on the year before. Below: 22,189 consents we hold in Waikato, searchable and on the map.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, the Waikato 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 5,236 in 2021.
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 Waikato 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.
- Warehouses and storage$157m
47 buildings · 84,458 m² new floor area · $1,797/m² new · +73% on the year before
- Education$135m
31 buildings · 15,887 m² new floor area · $5,646/m² new · +19% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$115m
55 buildings · 60,412 m² new floor area · $1,618/m² new · −14% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$84m
22 buildings · 24,335 m² new floor area · $2,644/m² new · +85% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$81.9m
14 buildings · 14,280 m² new floor area · $4,417/m² new · +92% on the year before
- Farm buildings$78.3m
363 buildings · 170,620 m² new floor area · $442/m² new · +38% on the year before
- Offices$63.7m
22 buildings · 5,721 m² new floor area · $4,167/m² new · +12% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$40.9m
13 buildings · 6,222 m² new floor area · $5,364/m² new · +284% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$38.7m
26 buildings · 7,202 m² new floor area · $3,484/m² new · −57% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$13.2m
19 buildings · 1,546 m² new floor area · $4,444/m² new · −69% on the year before
Councils compared
The year to September 2026 against the year before.
| Council | New homes | Change | Non-residential | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton City | 1,063 | +23% | $321m | +69% |
| Waikato District | 677 | +10% | $144m | +33% |
| Waipa District | 564 | +13% | $77.7m | −35% |
| Matamata-Piako District | 325 | +35% | $73.1m | +4% |
| Taupo District | 313 | −9% | $77.9m | +3% |
| Thames-Coromandel District | 161 | −6% | $11.6m | −65% |
| South Waikato District | 72 | +24% | $35m | −33% |
| Hauraki District | 54 | +50% | $16m | −21% |
| Otorohanga District | 16 | −50% | $37.5m | +417% |
| Waitomo District | 9 | −47% | $14.2m | +127% |
Consents on record in Waikato
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 22,189 from 1 Jan 1974 to 1 Oct 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 homes3,843
703 in the last 12 months · typically $500k
- Alterations and additions3,251
558 in the last 12 months · typically $40k
- Fires and heating2,840
485 in the last 12 months · typically $6,000
- Garages, sheds and carports1,335
206 in the last 12 months · typically $60k
- Pools and spas865
139 in the last 12 months · typically $58k
- Relocated buildings503
105 in the last 12 months · typically $70k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs395
74 in the last 12 months · typically $45k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater366
76 in the last 12 months · typically $15k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts329
39 in the last 12 months · typically $80k
- Multiple homes286
92 in the last 12 months · typically $999k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $7.8mRbw - proposed 29 terraced units with accessway, parking, private drainage & retaining walls. Block a: 3 levels (units 1-6) with 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1 wc, dining/living, kitchen & single gara 44 Ireland Road, Ōtorohanga
- $6.8mNew basement & guest wing. New living, dining & kitchen 172 Hooker Road, Tamahere
- $6.6mDwg 11 Chris Gatehouse Lane, Pōkeno
- $5.5mRbw - new three-storey, 21-unit res development features two building blocks with precast concrete walls, timber framed walls with fibre cement claddings, aluminium screens, insulateand hydrau 1 Arthur Road, Ngārimu Bay
- $5mRbw. Construction of single level dwg, with five bedrooms, six bathrooms, four car gge, laundry, lounge, media room, living, kitchen, scullery, onsite water tanks, connection to existing sew 35 Robinson Road, Whitianga
22,189 consents
- New homes$471k
Construction of new dwg
- Multiple homes$2.8m
Construction of 6 attached dwgs with attached garages
- New homes$496k
Construction of dwg with attached gge - lot 42
- New homes$5m
Rbw. Construction of single level dwg, with five bedrooms, six bathrooms, four car gge, laundry, lounge, media room, living, kitchen, scullery, onsite water tanks, connection to existing sew
- Alterations and additions$480k
Construction of an 83m long rock masonry seawall including stairs & boatramp into the coastal marine area.
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$40k
Rbw - connecting structure hallway joining existing main single storey house & studio single storey house.
- Alterations and additions$95k
Rbw - minor internal alterations on ground floor level to increase bdrm & bathrm spaces & internal alterations to the first floor level to create master bdrm ensuite with walk in wardrobe
- Insulation$1,600
Install insulmax blown insulation into exterior walls.
- New homes$410k
New 3 bdrm dwg with attached gge
- Fires and heating$8,000
Fire installation - freestanding Waimakariri ash model wood burner
- Fires and heating$8,000
Install solid fuel burner in dwg
- Alterations and additions$35k
Res additions & alterations ensuite alt for wetfloor tiled shower
- New homes$1.1m
New res dwg 5-bdrm dwg with multiple cladding types & attached gge
- Alterations and additions$60k
Res additions & alterations relay slab under new level entry tiled shower, lintels to nzs3604
- Fires and heating$6,000
Solid fuel heater - maxen kinmont 350
- Commercial alterations$289k
New shed with workshop & sewing room
- New homes$670k
Constrution of new dwg
- New homes$700k
Construction of new dwg
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$126k
To construct a gge sleepout
- Alterations and additions$120k
Alt of existing bathrm to create level entry shower
- Commercial alterations$91k
Construction of a gge workshop
- Fires and heating$11k
Install new nectre big bakers oven freestanding fire &
- Relocated buildings$70k
Relocation of an existing single storey timber-framed dwg
- Alterations and additions$30k
Ensuite add to existing res dwg.
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$50k
Replace existing deck 44m2 house alt/additions
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Towns and cities in Waikato
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
- Hamilton621 / 3,548
- Taupō249 / 2,673
- Cambridge146 / 1,192
- Whitianga134 / 1,260
- Te Kauwhata88 / 660
- Te Awamutu82 / 854
- Morrinsville79 / 571
- Whangamatā76 / 780
- Waihi75 / 562
- Pōkeno74 / 422
- Thames72 / 532
- Raglan70 / 721
- Ngāruawāhia68 / 517
- Putāruru66 / 464
- Matamata60 / 651
- Tokoroa57 / 874
- Tūrangi56 / 571
- Pauanui55 / 415
- Paeroa45 / 320
- Ōtorohanga42 / 295
- Ōhaupō35 / 367
- Ngatea30 / 171
- Pirongia28 / 206
- Te Kūiti27 / 260
- Huntly25 / 303
- Taupiri25 / 199
- Mangakino23 / 228
- Tairua22 / 260
- Tuakau20 / 259
- Tīrau18 / 171
- Te Aroha17 / 250
- Coromandel16 / 239
- Mōkau15 / 61
- Pukekohe13 / 119
- Mangatāwhiri10 / 66
- Waiuku9 / 103
- Kaiaua9 / 70
- Mercer9 / 56
- Onewhero8 / 64
- Pukekawa7 / 64
- Otaua6 / 57
- Motuoapa6 / 56
- Port Waikato6 / 45
- Tahuna6 / 40
- Te Pahu6 / 36
- Piopio5 / 71
- Pukeatua5 / 17
- Kawhia4 / 63
- Waharoa4 / 47
- Broadlands4 / 38
- Karamu4 / 29
- Springdale4 / 9
- Ātiamuri3 / 26
- Karangahake2 / 21
- Waitoa2 / 18
- Glen Massey2 / 15
- Orini2 / 11
- Maramarua2 / 11
- Manawaru2 / 9
- Taharoa2 / 8
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Waikato?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 3,265 new homes consented in the Waikato Region, with $1.78b of residential and $808m 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.