Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Piarere
72 new homes were consented in the South Waikato District council area in the year to September 2026, up 24% on the year before. They also consented $35m of non-residential building work, down 33% on the year before. In the statistical area around Piarere, 11 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 35 consents we hold in Piarere, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the South Waikato District council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Piarere’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, South Waikato 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 106 in 2022.
New homes in Piarere
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Piarere sits in (Tīrau) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 11 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 — South Waikato 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.
- Factories and industrial$25.1m
7 buildings · 8,217 m² new floor area · $2,814/m² new · +10% on the year before
- Farm buildings$6.7m
31 buildings · 17,775 m² new floor area · $372/m² new · +93% on the year before
- Education$1.2m
1 building · 216 m² new floor area · $1,852/m² new · −51% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$850k
- Warehouses and storage$597k
2 buildings · 1,020 m² new floor area · $585/m² new · −68% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$334k
1 building · 38 m² new floor area · $3,184/m² new · +57% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$239k
- Offices$75k
−98% on the year before
Consents on record in Piarere
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 35 from 1 Aug 2019 to 1 Nov 2025. 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 homes8
typically $623k
- Fires and heating5
typically $6,005
- Garages, sheds and carports4
typically $40k
- Alterations and additions3
typically $150k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs1
typically $3,000
- Pools and spas1
typically $92k
- Relocated buildings1
typically $70k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
35 consents
- Alterations and additions$400k
Existing villa dwg has been subject to a house fire. This building consent application is to generally reinstate the villa to a.N.A.R.P. To prefire condition high villa roof framing is to be replaced with trusses
- New homes$675k
New single storey 4 bdrm res dwg with attached dbl gge
- Alterations and additions$1,000
Add to the existing dwg with a new bdrm, walk in wardrobe & ensuite. Concrete foundation, vertical fixed james hardie linea oblique cladding. Gable roof with colorsteel roof cladding amendment 1: increase proposed passage from existing
- New homes$896k
New 3 bdrm dwg with attached gge
- Garages, sheds and carports$36k
Erect proposed new gge
- Alterations and additions$150k
Add to the existing dwg with a new bdrm, walk in wardrobe & ensuite. Concrete foundation, vertical fixed james hardie linea oblique cladding. Gable roof with colorsteel roof cladding amendment 1: increase proposed passage from existing
- Relocated buildings$70k
Existing dwg relocated to site address, with extension to the existing dwg.
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$3,000
New first floor timber deck supported on one side on existing building & on timber posts at front edge. Deck is tied back to house structure for stability
- Pools and spas$92k
Installation of pre moulded fibreglass inground swimming pool, associated filtration & permanent pool fencing. Granduer 11 approx 11.3m x 4.2m & 47m2 - installation of permanent pool fencing.
- New homes$492k
Construct a new res 4 bdrm 189.5 sqm dwg with attached dbl gge
- New homes$571k
Construct a new res 4 bdrm 232.7 sqm dwg with attached dbl gge
- Fires and heating$6,005
To fit a replacement metro Ltd wee rad legs woodfire
- Garages, sheds and carports$94k
Erect proposed new gge
- New homes$410k
New detached dwg
- New homes$2.3m
Construct new 4 bdrm + study, attached triple gge, outdoor swimming pool & detached boat shed.
- Fires and heating$2,700
Install a bosca wood log fire
- New homes$820k
4 bdrm dwg with gge
- Garages, sheds and carports$25k
To build a shed for storage
- Garages, sheds and carports$43k
To build a gge for storage of vehicles & sundry items
- Fires and heating$7,400
Replace existing free standing fire with new fisher hanmer fire with flue & existing wetback
- New homes$534k
Construction of 3 bdrm detached dwg
- Fires and heating$8,500
Replace existing fire with new firenzo contessa free standing fire
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install new freestanding woodburner
- Alterations and additions$90k
Alterations to wall layout on ground & 1St floor to allow for new stair construction & arrangement of kitchen & bathrm areas.
- Garages, sheds and carports$14k
Erect proposed new totalspan monopitch storage shed & carport
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Piarere?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 72 new homes consented in the South Waikato District council area, with $37.6m of residential and $35m 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.