Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Te Hāpua
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. In the statistical area around Te Hāpua, 4 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 28 consents we hold in Te Hāpua, 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, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Te Hāpua’s own count is made.
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.
New homes in Te Hāpua
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Te Hāpua sits in (North Cape) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 4 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 — 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 Te Hāpua
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 28 from 17 Apr 1996 to 23 Jul 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.
- Commercial alterations1
- Other new buildings1
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
28 consents
- Other new buildings
New Emergency Warning System
- Commercial alterations
School building re-cladding works
- Fires and heating
Freestanding Fireplace - Cooktop Wagener Stove
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater
Effluent System
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs
To build an extension and deck to the staff room.
- Commercial alterations
To build a new IT building and deck at Te Hapua School
- Alterations and additions
Replace existing failed Spetic System
- Alterations and additions
Replace existing failed Spetic System
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts
Double Garage Studio
- Other new buildings
CONSTRUCTION OF SHADE AREA VAL
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater
Conversion of Existing Bathroom/Laundry/Toilet to Wet Area on Shower etc.
- Alterations and additions
No description given
- Fires and heating
FREE STANDING FIRE PLACE
- New homes
NEW DWELLING PT VR
- Other new buildings
NEW PLAYGROUND VAL
- Demolition
DEMOLITION OF OLD HOUSE VAL
- New homes
NEW DWELLING VAL
- Fires and heating
INSTALL FREE STANDING FIRE VAL
- Alterations and additions
2 SKYLINE GARAGES
- Relocated buildings
RELOCATED BUILDING FOR HEALTH CLINIC VAL: 11-60-00
- New homes
NEW SCHOOL HOUSE -A
- Other new buildings
NEW CHILLER (OYSTER CHILLER) VR
- Alterations and additions
No description given
- Alterations and additions
No description given
- Alterations and additions
No description given
ResidentialCommercial The dots are this page of the list.
Near Te Hāpua
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Te Hāpua?
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.