Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Te Kao
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 Kao, 4 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 135 consents we hold in Te Kao, 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 Kao’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 Kao
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Te Kao 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 Kao
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 135 from 12 Aug 1993 to 20 Oct 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 additions9
- Commercial alterations7
5 in the last 12 months
- New homes5
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater5
- Relocated buildings2
1 in the last 12 months
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs1
1 in the last 12 months
- Fires and heating1
- Pools and spas1
typically $100k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
135 consents
- Relocated buildings
Relocated dwelling onto pile foundation, add septic tank and field, water tanks & soak trench for overflow
- Commercial alterations
Foundations, deck, ramps, steps & services for OMB classrooms
- Commercial alterations
Demolition of existing school pool pump shed, proposed new pool changing & pump block with access route.
- Commercial alterations
Block 4 Addition and re-roof of existing school hall storeroom, internal refurbishment of existing school hall
- Commercial alterations
Block 1 existing timber ramp & deck remediation including ramp replacement & deck extension. New timber decking to be installed on top of existing concrete deck in front of classrooms, and concrete steps remediation work with new handrails. Existing timber landing & stairs full replacement at the back of block1 room 10. Type 4 fire alarm upgrade within the fire report & emergency lighting not included in this application and had already been approved under separate building consent.
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs
Foundations, deck and services for relocated portacom
- Commercial alterations
Sitewide Fire Alarm Upgrade to Type 4 Including Block 1, 4 and Portacom Classroom Block
- Alterations and additions
Extension to Existing Building
- Commercial alterations
Extension/Alteration to Clinic
- Alterations and additions
Extension to Existing Building
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater
New fire system, new on-site wastewater including new timber decks and upgrade to downstairs showers
- Pools and spas$100k
New swimming pool & fencing
- Fires and heating
Install of a Masport R3000 Leg Free-Standing Wood Burner (Clean Air), Flue and Pan Flashing
- Commercial alterations
Foundations for existing portacom and toilet block with new deck, drainage connection
- Alterations and additions
Dwelling Two bedroom with Gabel end roof. Section - 67
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater
Two bedroom Dwelling with gable roof. Connection to Wastewater System. Section 65
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater
Dwelling and Connection to Existing On-site Wastewater System - Section 59
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater
Dwelling Connection to Existing On-site Wastewater System - Section 63
- Alterations and additions
Detached Dwelling – Section 45
- Alterations and additions
Detached Dwelling – Section 38
- Alterations and additions
Dwelling – Section 37
- Alterations and additions
Detached Dwelling – Section 39
- New homes
New Detached Dwelling – Section 35
- Alterations and additions
Detached Dwelling – Section 29
- Alterations and additions
Detached Dwelling – Section 33
ResidentialCommercial The dots are this page of the list.
Near Te Kao
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Te Kao?
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.