Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in South Head
17,131 new homes were consented in the Auckland council area 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: 62 consents we hold in South Head, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Auckland council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Auckland, 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 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 — Auckland, 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
Local boards compared
The year to September 2026 against the year before.
| Local board | New homes | Change | Non-residential | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howick | 1,712 | +28% | $95.3m | −75% |
| Henderson-Massey | 1,592 | +15% | $101m | −39% |
| Franklin | 1,214 | +14% | $195m | −12% |
| Albert-Eden | 1,123 | +103% | $270m | +37% |
| Maungakiekie-Tamaki | 1,118 | −23% | $295m | +37% |
| Papakura | 1,107 | +33% | $90.9m | +81% |
| Manurewa | 976 | +32% | $168m | +225% |
| Hibiscus and Bays | 967 | 0% | $44.7m | 0% |
| Rodney | 951 | +12% | $73.7m | −10% |
| Kaipatiki | 942 | +44% | $51.2m | +23% |
| Mangere-Otahuhu | 940 | +31% | $582m | −16% |
| Orakei | 795 | +1% | $52.7m | +10% |
| Whau | 790 | +43% | $58.1m | +13% |
| Upper Harbour | 749 | +29% | $211m | +1% |
| Otara-Papatoetoe | 692 | −14% | $85.2m | −53% |
| Puketapapa | 588 | +66% | $18.1m | −42% |
| Devonport-Takapuna | 478 | +19% | $50.9m | +43% |
| Waitakere Ranges | 200 | −28% | $14.7m | +90% |
| Waitemata | 153 | −60% | $907m | +83% |
| Waiheke | 41 | 0% | $2m | −83% |
| Great Barrier | 3 | −57% | $210k | +200% |
Consents on record in South Head
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 62 from 1 Sep 2019 to 1 Aug 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 homes14
11 in the last 12 months · typically $588k
- Fires and heating12
5 in the last 12 months · typically $5,802
- Alterations and additions7
1 in the last 12 months · typically $34k
- Garages, sheds and carports5
1 in the last 12 months · typically $100k
- Relocated buildings5
typically $75k
- Pools and spas3
2 in the last 12 months · typically $80k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $180k
- New commercial buildings1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $308k
- Multiple homes1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $800k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $1.3mStage 3 of 3 - new two-storey dwg comprising of five bedrooms, 3.5 bath, storage, kitchen, gas fireplace, five car internal gge & wine cellar. Stormwater tanks for potable water supply & poo 526 Fordyce Road, South Head
- $800kTransportable, 2x 3-bdrm dwgs (duplex) 2x storey. 496 South Head Road, South Head
- $588kTransportable - 3 bdrm domestic dwg 496 South Head Road, South Head
- $588kTransportable multi-unit dwg - 2 x single storey 3 bdrm domestic dwg 496 South Head Road, South Head
- $588kTransportable multi-unit dwg - 2 x single storey 3 bdrm domestic dwg 496 South Head Road, South Head
62 consents
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$180k
Rbw - reclad - partial re-clad to existing two storey level dwg with new horizontal bevelback weatherboard on cavity, glass house to be removed, full reclad to gge walls to plywood cladding on
- Pools and spas$15k
Install new pool fence.
- Alterations and additions$1
Transportable - 3 bdrm domestic dwg amendment 1: the main bathrm will be accessible. Changes for amendment include level entry shower with curtain rail, grab rails, non slip vinyl. Clouded plans provided & product specs. We will be buildi
- New commercial buildings$308k
Exyard multiproof factory consent for 3 bed 97.91m2 building fully weathertight. No siting requirements for this factory consent. M115
- New homes$215k
Transportable 2 bdrm domestic dwg (m114)
- Fires and heating$8,200
Install woodfire (metro rad plus)
- Fires and heating$6,700
Fireplace - inbuilt to supply & install a new woodsman Totara inbuilt wood burner to replace existing
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installing a metro mega rad log burner with flue & hearth.
- New homes$1.3m
Stage 3 of 3 - new two-storey dwg comprising of five bedrooms, 3.5 bath, storage, kitchen, gas fireplace, five car internal gge & wine cellar. Stormwater tanks for potable water supply & poo
- Fires and heating$6,000
Sfh fixed fee: install insert woodfire & flue into existing chimney (metro smart insert)
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install woodfire in same location - replacement insert in masonry chimney (masport Rangitata)
- Pools and spas$85k
Install new in ground fibreglass pool & pool fencing, kitset shed forms part of fence, but is exempt work & not part of consent.
- New homes$588k
Transportable - 3 bdrm domestic dwg
- New homes$588k
Transportable - 3 bdrm domestic dwg
- New homes$588k
Transportable multi-unit dwg - 2 x single storey 3 bdrm domestic dwg
- New homes$588k
Transportable multi-unit dwg - 2 x single storey 3 bdrm domestic dwg
- New homes$588k
Transportable multi-unit dwg - 2 x single storey 3 bdrm domestic dwg
- Multiple homes$800k
Transportable, 2x 3-bdrm dwgs (duplex) 2x storey.
- New homes$588k
Transportable multi-unit dwg - 2 x single storey 3 bdrm domestic dwg
- New homes$588k
Transportable multi-unit dwg - 2 x single storey 3 bdrm domestic dwg
- New homes$588k
Transportable multi-unit dwg - 2 x single storey 3 bdrm domestic dwg
- New homes$588k
Transportable multi-unit dwg - 2 x single storey 3 bdrm domestic dwg
- Garages, sheds and carports$147k
Construct shed & foundations
- Alterations and additions$70k
Rbw - internal alterations - bathrm area & layout. 2. Relocate the laundry area closer to the storage space, laundry area, convert the original study & add a walk-in robe (wr) to bdrm 4.
- Pools and spas$80k
Construct swimming pool, block wall & install pool fencing
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Suburbs in South Head
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in South Head?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 17,131 new homes consented in the Auckland council area, 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.