Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Ngahape
564 new homes were consented in the Waipa District council area in the year to September 2026, up 13% on the year before. They also consented $77.7m of non-residential building work, down 35% on the year before. In the statistical area around Ngahape, 1 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 6 consents we hold in Ngahape, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Waipa District council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Ngahape’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Waipa 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 913 in 2022.
New homes in Ngahape
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Ngahape sits in (Maihiihi) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 1 houses, 0 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 — Waipa 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.
- Warehouses and storage$23.7m
9 buildings · 12,358 m² new floor area · $1,892/m² new · −46% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$13.3m
6 buildings · 5,869 m² new floor area · $1,896/m² new · −33% on the year before
- Farm buildings$9.9m
64 buildings · 18,003 m² new floor area · $527/m² new · +1% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$9.8m
2 buildings · 1,225 m² new floor area · $6,731/m² new · +22% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$8m
7 buildings · 2,719 m² new floor area · $2,815/m² new · −21% on the year before
- Offices$7.7m
2 buildings · 936 m² new floor area · $2,762/m² new · −50% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$3.6m
2 buildings · 1,066 m² new floor area · $1,440/m² new · −52% on the year before
- Education$1.8m
−57% on the year before
Consents on record in Ngahape
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 6 from 1 Jul 2022 to 1 Aug 2024. 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.
- Fires and heating2
typically $8,350
- Alterations and additions1
typically $52k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater1
typically $8,800
- New homes1
typically $600k
- Pools and spas1
typically $89k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
6 consents
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$8,800
Installing new effluent soakage area in new position as detached dwg
- Alterations and additions$52k
Alterations to bathrm & ensuite area detached dwg
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install firenzo vision rural freestanding wood burner on detached dwg
- Pools and spas$89k
Construct new fibreglass lined 'sorrento' pool & outbuilding
- Fires and heating$9,700
Installation of encore ag solid fuel heater detached dwg
- New homes$600k
Construct 2 level detached dwg with gge & detached dwg
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Near Ngahape
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Ngahape?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 564 new homes consented in the Waipa District council area, with $321m of residential and $77.7m 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.