Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Russell
314 new homes were consented in the Far North District council area in the year to September 2026, up 38% on the year before. They also consented $60.7m of non-residential building work, about level with the year before. Below: 2,929 consents we hold in Russell, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Far North District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Far North 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 541 in 2004.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Far North 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.
- Education$11.9m
3 buildings · 471 m² new floor area · $4,246/m² new · −13% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$10.7m
4 buildings · 1,584 m² new floor area · $4,962/m² new · +25% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$9m
7 buildings · 1,458 m² new floor area · $3,575/m² new · −28% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$7m
8 buildings · 3,705 m² new floor area · $1,421/m² new · −31% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$5.4m
2 buildings · 674 m² new floor area · $6,306/m² new · +1368% on the year before
- Offices$5m
2 buildings · 1,427 m² new floor area · $1,367/m² new · +111% on the year before
- Farm buildings$4.6m
31 buildings · 6,328 m² new floor area · $645/m² new · +40% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$4.2m
6 buildings · 2,980 m² new floor area · $1,418/m² new · +227% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$2.9m
1 building · 126 m² new floor area · $2,778/m² new · −65% on the year before
Consents on record in Russell
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 2,929 from 3 Oct 1991 to 5 Nov 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 additions134
36 in the last 12 months · typically $30k
- New homes58
17 in the last 12 months · typically $497k
- Fires and heating57
13 in the last 12 months · typically $5,900
- Garages, sheds and carports46
6 in the last 12 months · typically $125k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater34
9 in the last 12 months · typically $19k
- Retaining walls27
6 in the last 12 months · typically $75k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs21
6 in the last 12 months · typically $30k
- Relocated buildings20
3 in the last 12 months · typically $90k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts16
5 in the last 12 months
- Commercial alterations7
3 in the last 12 months · typically $120k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $1.7mNew dwg 810 Whangaruru North Road, Whangaruru
- $1.6mReplace an existing dwg with a 34 Oneroa Road, Russell
- $750kRebuild of existing 2 bdrm cottage 221A Huaroa Road, Russell
- $583kConstruct transportable dwg (standard lifestyler 2023) 14 Russell Heights, Russell
- $583kNew transportable dwg - cp-lif2023 14 Russell Heights, Russell
2,929 consents
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs
PIM Only - New deck and verandah additions, including new doors for deck access, and extended parking area and retaining
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater
Upgrade required - due to age failing wastewater system
- Fires and heating
Installing new fireplace to replace existing one
- Alterations and additions
Fire call points revision, with accompanying fire report
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater
Block 1A: Capture wastewater from 2 existing toilet blocks - install 1 x 30,000 litre wastewater tanks with 18m of trenchlng and pipework and connection to 2 existing toilet blocks.
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater
Block 1B: Capture wastewater from 2 existing toilet blocks – install 2 x 30,000 litre wastewater tanks with 32m of trenching and pipework and connection to 2 existing toilet blocks
- Alterations and additions
Amendment is to remove the modspace prefab Structure from the consent, foundation framing, roof, floor
- Fit-outs
Amendment to existing building consent: Reduce Roof Pitch, fit out basement and add internal stairs, shift laundry to bathroom, change wall cladding from cedar to Abodo, revise window configurations & bracing
- New homes
New 4 bedroom dwelling, outdoor terrace and pool
- New homes
New two storey residence with attached garage
- Retaining walls
Install a Parking Retaining Wall
- Alterations and additions
Revised stair with central steel stringer. Revised floor area and floor structure to Spares area
- Alterations and additions
Installation of new disposal driplines and upgraded pumps in accordance with the Haigh Workman report and resource consent.
- New homes
New 4 bedroom Family Home to replace existing, 2 cladding types (brick and aluminium) with attached garage. New onsite waste water disposal system, soldier and retaining walls.
- New homes
New dwelling, concrete masonry lower level, suspended concrete floor, timber frame upper level and roof
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts
Construction of a detached triple garage and a sleepout. New sleepout comprises two bedrooms, one bathroom, kitchen and living
- Alterations and additions
Alteration and addition to existing house
- Alterations and additions
• Internal alterations to existing house • New Bathroom, ensuite & Kitchen • New exterior cladding
- New homes
New two storey 3 bedroom dwelling and new single storey 1 bedroom cottage
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts
Reduce size of studio additions. Revise documentation to show existing foundations remaining that were previusly consented to be new as they have been found to be in good condition upon investigation. Change aluminium joinery to timber joinery. Delete new profiled metal cladding
- Alterations and additions
Additional works are for a change of cladding and joinery, control of external fire spread. Fire rating walls and reducing deck size.
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts
New two level studio using the Modspace pre fabricated system. 2 bedrooms 1 bathroom
- Alterations and additions
house is being built in stages. This BC application is for the ground floor or future basement. It comprises 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom and garage
- Alterations and additions
Alterations to the existing ensuite layout. Removal of existing kitchenette in end bedroom. Construct new bathroom to end bedroom
- Relocated buildings
Dwelling amendment to EBC-2027-170/0 to add in site works to original consent - newly Factory built dwelling being relocated to site, where foundations, decks, drainage and connection to onsite services will be carried out
ResidentialCommercial The dots are this page of the list.
Suburbs in Russell
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Russell?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 314 new homes consented in the Far North District council area, with $164m of residential and $60.7m 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.