Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Residential building consents in Tīrau
72 new homes were consented in the South Waikato District council area in the year to September 2026, up 24% on the year before. Below: 168 residential consents we hold in Tīrau, 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.
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.
What kind of homes
New dwellings consented in the year to September 2026, by type, with the average floor area and value Stats NZ’s figures give.
- Houses68
146 m² average · $407k average value · +17% on the year before
- Townhouses, flats and units4
76 m² average · $170k average value
Residential consents on record in Tīrau
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 168 from 1 Jul 2019 to 1 Jun 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.
- Fires and heating35
3 in the last 12 months · typically $6,000
- New homes31
3 in the last 12 months · typically $545k
- Garages, sheds and carports17
6 in the last 12 months · typically $64k
- Alterations and additions13
2 in the last 12 months · typically $49k
- Relocated buildings8
3 in the last 12 months · typically $104k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs5
typically $20k
- Pools and spas4
typically $78k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater2
typically $12k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $90k
- Insulation1
typically $20k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $2.6mConstruct 2 x two level, two bdrm duplexes (block a - units 1 2, block b - units 3 4), 2 x two level, three bdrm detached dwgs (block c - units 5 6) & 2 x two level, four bdrm detached dwgs (block d - unit 7, block e - unit 8 16 Oxford Street, Tīrau
- $750kDwg with attached gge 26 Rose Street, Tīrau
- $450kRelocation, foundation & connections of detached dwg 13 Okoroire Street, Tīrau
- $320kNew single storey 3 bdrm dwg 99 Main Road, Tīrau
- $200kDwg extension with single gge & new ensuite & skylight in existing part of house 18 Rose Street, Tīrau
168 consents
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$90k
Remove wall, move the kitchen, & reclad one end of the housing - detached
- Fires and heating$8,000
Installation of freestanding metro xtreme rad fire, metro flue system, slimline hearth, soaker flashing & orca interconnected smoke alarm kit
- Relocated buildings$45k
Relocate secondhand residence onto new timber piles
- Relocated buildings$450k
Relocation, foundation & connections of detached dwg
- New homes$320k
New single storey 3 bdrm dwg
- Fires and heating$7,300
To install a yunca xander insert woodburner with masonry flue kit
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install new fire woodsman Brunner mkii
- Alterations and additions$40k
Amendment 1 - remove internal wall & add partitions to create ensuite & increase size of main bathrm
- New homes$750k
Dwg with attached gge
- Garages, sheds and carports$35k
50 square meter pole lean to pole shed gge
- Garages, sheds and carports$200k
Dwg extension with single gge & new ensuite & skylight in existing part of house
- Garages, sheds and carports$49k
Gge
- Alterations and additions$80k
Renovation of 2 x bathrooms in existing single level stand alone dwg.
- New homes$2.6m
Construct 2 x two level, two bdrm duplexes (block a - units 1 2, block b - units 3 4), 2 x two level, three bdrm detached dwgs (block c - units 5 6) & 2 x two level, four bdrm detached dwgs (block d - unit 7, block e - unit 8
- Garages, sheds and carports$70k
Erect proposed new totalspan gge with bathrm
- Relocated buildings$150k
Existing house relocated to 16 Oxford St, Tirau. New plumbing, new drainage, new decks,
- Garages, sheds and carports$200k
New 17x17m il1 gge/res storage shed
- Garages, sheds and carports$109k
Construction of 15x14 pole shed with doors & windows, store room & toilet.
- Pools and spas$64k
Construction of Mayfair swimming pool
- 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
- Relocated buildings$137k
New yard built dwg proposed new two bdrm, one bathrm, relocatable dwg to be constructed on site at 390 sh1 Ohau.
- New homes$250k
New dwg housing - detached
- Garages, sheds and carports$64k
Erect proposed new gge
- Fires and heating$4,500
Install mastport rangtata insert fire into existing cavity heating
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install solid fuel heater - masport Akaroa.
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Suburbs in Tīrau
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Tīrau?
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.