Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Hilltop
313 new homes were consented in the Taupo District council area in the year to September 2026, down 9% on the year before. They also consented $77.9m of non-residential building work, up 3% on the year before. In Hilltop itself, 5 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 211 consents we hold in Hilltop, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Taupo District council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Hilltop’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Taupo 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 437 in 2004.
New homes in Hilltop
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the 2 statistical areas that make up most of it: Invergarry, Hilltop (Taupo District). In the year to September 2026: 4 houses, 1 townhouses and units, 0 apartments.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Taupo 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.
- Shops, restaurants and bars$28.2m
2 buildings · 10,287 m² new floor area · $1,968/m² new · +192% on the year before
- Farm buildings$9.3m
38 buildings · 16,952 m² new floor area · $536/m² new · +146% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$8.4m
2 buildings · 1,348 m² new floor area · $6,102/m² new · +319% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$7.4m
4 buildings · 2,502 m² new floor area · $2,838/m² new · +66% on the year before
- Education$6.7m
3 buildings · 647 m² new floor area · $4,490/m² new · −64% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$5.1m
2 buildings · 458 m² new floor area · $10,262/m² new
- Offices$4.1m
3 buildings · 132 m² new floor area · $3,598/m² new · −24% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$3.9m
15 buildings · 837 m² new floor area · $4,007/m² new · −70% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$3m
4 buildings · 705 m² new floor area · $3,262/m² new · −62% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$1.7m
4 buildings · 1,774 m² new floor area · $719/m² new · −85% on the year before
Consents on record in Hilltop
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 211 from 1 Jul 2019 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.
- Alterations and additions54
8 in the last 12 months · typically $10k
- Fires and heating41
5 in the last 12 months · typically $5,500
- Garages, sheds and carports12
2 in the last 12 months · typically $41k
- New homes8
1 in the last 12 months · typically $1.3m
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs7
1 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- Relocated buildings3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $40k
- Demolition2
typically $210k
- Retaining walls1
typically $10k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater1
typically $15k
- Commercial alterations1
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
- $1.8mProposed 3 storey res dwg with basement for 66 Ngauruhoe Street
- $480kConstruction of an 83m long rock masonry seawall including stairs & boatramp into the coastal marine area. 10 Awanui Street
- $350kAlterations to existing dwg including internal layout 69 Taharepa Road
- $150kConvert gge into habitable rooms, including two bedrooms 2/83 Arthur Crescent
- $100kProposed construction of structural foundation elements only 159 Lake Terrace
211 consents
- Alterations and additions$480k
Construction of an 83m long rock masonry seawall including stairs & boatramp into the coastal marine area.
- Alterations and additions$100k
Proposed construction of structural foundation elements only
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$35k
Replace existing deck deck framing & deck waterproofing,
- Alterations and additions$35k
Proposed cottage to be relocated - 2 bdrm cottage with
- Fires and heating$7,800
Installation of a yunca xander allure insert woodburner
- Fires and heating$5,945
A metro wee rad base freestanding wood burner to be
- Fires and heating$5,500
New fireplace to go into existing cottage
- Garages, sheds and carports$500
Amendment - gge ffl to be lowered 300mm.
- Alterations and additions$6,170
Installation of a maxen kinmont 350 legs freestanding wood
- Alterations and additions$350k
Alterations to existing dwg including internal layout
- Relocated buildings$50k
Relocation of an existing dwg & standalone single gge to the site with new pile foundations to house & new concrete slab for gge
- Alterations and additions$75k
Proposed bdrm extension to existing house
- Fires and heating$7,730
Installation of a new pryo classic woodburner complete with
- Garages, sheds and carports$150k
Convert gge into habitable rooms, including two bedrooms
- New homes$1.8m
Proposed 3 storey res dwg with basement for
- Alterations and additions$5,000
Alterations to basement to align with engineers variation
- Alterations and additions$20k
Refurbish ground floor bathrm & first floor ensuite
- Fires and heating$5,872
Installation of new masport Kaituna -eco- freestanding wood detached dwgs
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$40k
New timber deck to replace existing with steps &
- Garages, sheds and carports$2,000
Add new toilet to existing shower room in existing gge.
- Fires and heating$8,450
Installation of new metro wee rad legs - eco - freestanding
- Fires and heating$5,500
New fireplace to be installed into lounge area
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$50k
Recladding, replace joinery & lower ceiling
- Alterations and additions$900k
Existing combination single/two storey home to have
- Alterations and additions$40k
Installation of a low-speed passenger lift within an
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Hilltop?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 313 new homes consented in the Taupo District council area, with $225m of residential and $77.9m 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.