Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Tapapa
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 Tapapa, 11 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 23 consents we hold in Tapapa, 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 Tapapa’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 Tapapa
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Tapapa 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 Tapapa
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 23 from 1 Jul 2019 to 1 Mar 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 heating6
typically $6,000
- New homes3
typically $450k
- Alterations and additions2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $64k
- Garages, sheds and carports1
typically $90k
- Pools and spas1
typically $64k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $80kRenovation of 2 x bathrooms in existing single level stand alone dwg. 271 Waimakariri Road
23 consents
- Alterations and additions$80k
Renovation of 2 x bathrooms in existing single level stand alone dwg.
- Pools and spas$64k
Construction of Mayfair swimming pool
- Garages, sheds and carports$90k
Erect proposed new gge
- Fires and heating$6,000
To install a wee rad woody fire with an eco flue kit, soaker flashing, dektite & bird mesh.
- New homes$540k
Detached dwg
- Fires and heating$6,000
Replace old f/s wood fire dry with new masport clutha f/s wood fire dry. New woodsman steel hearth. New sfp flue system & roof stays. New tray flashings & dektite
- New homes$60k
Single level dwg under 30sqm with a bath & a kitchen / dining space.
- Alterations and additions$49k
Alterations to bathrm area. Installation of new hot water cylinder.
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install masport Akaroa woodstacker freestanding fire
- Fires and heating$5,600
Install new wee rad legs woodfire complete with new flue replacing existing appliance
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install new woodsman Tarras mkiii fire place
- Fires and heating$7,000
To install new metro eco trend insert fire in masonry cavity
- New homes$450k
New detached dwg iron roof weatherboard on subfloor, new shed iron roof & walls on concr floor
- Garages, sheds and carports$42k
Erect proposed new totalspan gge
- Garages, sheds and carports$31k
Construction of a 7m x 4m steel framed shed
- New homes$530k
Construction of new 3 bdrm dwg with attached dbl gge
- Fires and heating$5,500
Supply & install new metro smart insert woodfire
- New homes$670k
Proposed new 4 bdrm home, master with ensuite & wir with 2 separate toilets & bathrm. Open plan kitchen/dining/family with separate living with attached dbl gge with storage behind
- Alterations and additions$70k
Minor internal fitout to res dwg, no change to floor area. Demo existing gge doors & infill with new timber framed walls
- Pools and spas$35k
Putting in an in ground swimming pool with concrete surrounding & fence
- Fires and heating$10k
Install a metro 15kw smart insert vzcc woodburner into lounge install a metro 11kw tiny rad woody woodburner into kitchen amendment 1: metro 15kw Ltd smart insert was initially listed on the bc application. This fire is out of stock. We are replacing
- Alterations and additions$40k
Remove incorrectly installed exterior long run cladding & replace like for like with new.
- Fires and heating$6,200
Install new homewood heritage cooker complete with new flue. Hearth meets minimum council requirements.
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Tapapa?
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.