Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Commercial building consents in Ruakākā
Councils consented $144m of non-residential building work in the Whangarei District council area in the year to September 2026, up 97% on the year before. Below: 14 commercial consents we hold in Ruakākā, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Whangarei District council area.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Whangarei 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.
- Offices$35m
8 buildings · 8,875 m² new floor area · $3,529/m² new · +228% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$23.8m
4 buildings · 4,165 m² new floor area · $4,778/m² new · +231% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$19m
1 building · 2,380 m² new floor area · $7,983/m² new · +4122% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$19m
6 buildings · 12,895 m² new floor area · $1,466/m² new · +59% on the year before
- Education$18.7m
9 buildings · 2,217 m² new floor area · $1,628/m² new · −26% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$12.5m
3 buildings · 592 m² new floor area · $5,380/m² new · +1291% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$6.3m
1 building · 1,165 m² new floor area · $3,863/m² new · +974% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$5.6m
4 buildings · 3,253 m² new floor area · $1,460/m² new · −42% on the year before
- Farm buildings$4.6m
31 buildings · 5,859 m² new floor area · $768/m² new · −24% on the year before
Non-residential work since 1991
The value consented each year, in the dollars of the day (not adjusted for inflation).
Commercial consents on record in Ruakākā
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 14 from 1 Aug 2021 to 1 Sep 2025. 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.
- Relocated buildings9
typically $70k
- Commercial alterations2
typically $220k
- New commercial buildings2
typically $180k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
14 consents
- Commercial alterations$370k
Alterations to existing commercial building - loading dock
- Relocated buildings$70k
Manufacture in a factory environment of a 4.8 x 2.9 relocatable building to be used as a self-contained accommodation
- Relocated buildings$65k
Manufacture in a factory environment 1# eps construct 27sqm relocatable building to be used as studio accommodation. All site works & site compliance is via siting local council.
- New commercial buildings$250k
Manufacture in a factory environment 2 x pir panel relocatable buildings. 8.4 x 3.6 & 4.4 x 3.6m respectively, to be used as public toilet facilities. We require manufacturing consent only. All site related works & compliance by others & by local c
- Relocated buildings$110k
Manufacture in a factory environment 1 number eps construct relocatable building. 48sqm to be used as self-contained accommodation. We require manufacturing consent only. Any / all site works & site compliance is via others via local council.
- Relocated buildings$68k
Manufacture in a factory environment, one number eps construct relocatable transportable building, at 7.2x2.9m to be used as a studio unit.
- Relocated buildings$65k
Manufacture in a factory environment 1 number eps construct relocatable building. 7.2x2.9m to be used as studio accommodation. We require manufacturing consent only. Any / all siteworks & site compliances are via other via local council.
- New commercial buildings$110k
Manufacture in factory environment 1# eps construct relocatable transportable. 12x4m to be used as self-contained accommodation. Manufacturing consent only.
- Relocated buildings$70k
Manufacture in a factory environment 1# eps construct relocatable building. 7.2x2.9m to be used as sleep-out c/w ensuite. Manufacture consent only.
- Relocated buildings$110k
Manufacture in a factory environment 1# eps construct relocatable building. 12x4m to be used as self-contained-accommodation. Manufacturing consent only.
- Relocated buildings$100k
Manufacture in a factory environment, one number eps construct relocatable building. This is for use as self-contained accommodation.
- Relocated buildings$100k
Manufacture in a factory environment: self contained relocatable building. No site works.
- Commercial alterations$70k
New office with bathrm
- Commercial alterations$15k
Additions & alterations to existing dwg - deck, ensuite, bathrm, office & kitchen
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Suburbs in Ruakākā
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Ruakākā?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 450 new homes consented in the Whangarei District council area, with $283m 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.