Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Waiheke Island
17,131 new homes were consented in the Auckland council area in the year to September 2026, up 16% on the year before. They also consented $3.37b of non-residential building work, up 5% on the year before. Below: 818 consents we hold in Waiheke Island, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Auckland council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Auckland, 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 21,301 in 2022.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Auckland, 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.
- Offices$753m
43 buildings · 26,927 m² new floor area · $8,567/m² new · −24% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$631m
84 buildings · 233,139 m² new floor area · $2,450/m² new · +9% on the year before
- Education$590m
77 buildings · 54,555 m² new floor area · $8,792/m² new · +4% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$402m
44 buildings · 21,405 m² new floor area · $14,113/m² new · −5% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$307m
32 buildings · 40,270 m² new floor area · $4,291/m² new · +19% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$219m
29 buildings · 19,980 m² new floor area · $6,216/m² new · +41% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$197m
11 buildings · 25,285 m² new floor area · $7,276/m² new · +218% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$167m
29 buildings · 11,019 m² new floor area · $3,823/m² new · +62% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$75.4m
17 buildings · 13,619 m² new floor area · $3,956/m² new · +37% on the year before
- Farm buildings$26.2m
121 buildings · 68,341 m² new floor area · $353/m² new · +4% on the year before
Local boards compared
The year to September 2026 against the year before.
| Local board | New homes | Change | Non-residential | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howick | 1,712 | +28% | $95.3m | −75% |
| Henderson-Massey | 1,592 | +15% | $101m | −39% |
| Franklin | 1,214 | +14% | $195m | −12% |
| Albert-Eden | 1,123 | +103% | $270m | +37% |
| Maungakiekie-Tamaki | 1,118 | −23% | $295m | +37% |
| Papakura | 1,107 | +33% | $90.9m | +81% |
| Manurewa | 976 | +32% | $168m | +225% |
| Hibiscus and Bays | 967 | 0% | $44.7m | 0% |
| Rodney | 951 | +12% | $73.7m | −10% |
| Kaipatiki | 942 | +44% | $51.2m | +23% |
| Mangere-Otahuhu | 940 | +31% | $582m | −16% |
| Orakei | 795 | +1% | $52.7m | +10% |
| Whau | 790 | +43% | $58.1m | +13% |
| Upper Harbour | 749 | +29% | $211m | +1% |
| Otara-Papatoetoe | 692 | −14% | $85.2m | −53% |
| Puketapapa | 588 | +66% | $18.1m | −42% |
| Devonport-Takapuna | 478 | +19% | $50.9m | +43% |
| Waitakere Ranges | 200 | −28% | $14.7m | +90% |
| Waitemata | 153 | −60% | $907m | +83% |
| Waiheke | 41 | 0% | $2m | −83% |
| Great Barrier | 3 | −57% | $210k | +200% |
Consents on record in Waiheke Island
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 818 from 1 Aug 2019 to 1 Sep 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 additions123
26 in the last 12 months · typically $100k
- New homes99
22 in the last 12 months · typically $800k
- Fires and heating58
10 in the last 12 months · typically $5,644
- Garages, sheds and carports33
4 in the last 12 months · typically $90k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs23
8 in the last 12 months · typically $90k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater23
4 in the last 12 months · typically $30k
- Pools and spas19
9 in the last 12 months · typically $150k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts19
4 in the last 12 months · typically $250k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening16
3 in the last 12 months · typically $175k
- Retaining walls12
3 in the last 12 months · typically $45k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $6.5mRbw - stage 2 (of 2). Six three-storey res dwgs (lots1-3 & lots 4-6). Each dwg has three bedrooms, one media room, two bathrooms, one powder room, a kitchen, a scullery, an internal 48 Shelly Beach Road, Surfdale
- $5mRbw - stage two of intended two stages base consent number bco10405677 - three level new house. Three bedrooms, gym, library, living-dining, gge. Two bathrooms, one wc. Pool fencing part of this co 5 Puhata Lane, Ostend
- $4.8mRbw - a new two storey dwg with 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, living kitchen dining, laundry & second living, with courtyard & deck areas. A new single storey detached gge with separate bdrm 10 Matapana Road, Palm Beach
- $3.6mRbw - 8x three storey dwgs. Three bedrooms, lounge, upper deck, dining, kitchen, laundry, wc & gge. 10 Hillside Road, Ostend
- $2.3mRbw - stage 2 of 2 - works for single storey building dwg with 1 br, 1 ensuite, 1bath on the northern end of the site. 81 Great Barrier Road, Oneroa
818 consents
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$97k
Rbw - construct new deck to existing dwg. Install new laundry door to existing dwg. Construct new sleepout
- Pools and spas$1.2m
New pool house with internal swimming pool & pool plant building in place of relocated buildings. Timber & concrete block retaining walls.
- Alterations and additions$12k
Alt internal layout to form open plan kitchen & dining in dwg
- Alterations and additions$10k
Rbw - amendment to building consent no: bco10362109 - minor change to ground level cladding of two elevations only, minor change to roof plan, incorporating a dormer window, with the add of rafte
- Alterations and additions$50k
Amendment to bco10391449 - extension of block wall to the eastern house boundary, enclosure of the subfloor to form a storage area using block walls, replacement of timber piles with reinforced concre
- New homes$5m
Rbw - stage two of intended two stages base consent number bco10405677 - three level new house. Three bedrooms, gym, library, living-dining, gge. Two bathrooms, one wc. Pool fencing part of this co
- New homes$4.8m
Rbw - a new two storey dwg with 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, living kitchen dining, laundry & second living, with courtyard & deck areas. A new single storey detached gge with separate bdrm
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$2.3m
Rbw/reclad - renovations & extensions of existing dwg, ground floor extensions creating 2nd living & bed 4, first floor rebuilt from existing mid floor. All new window & door external joine
- New homes$480k
Rbw - two new small single storey houses with decks & pagola. One house is with two bedrooms, & bath. The second house is with living area with kitchenette sink & bath. Site drainage covered on
- Alterations and additions$80k
Rbw - construction of external access walkway, stairway & two car parking platform providing vehicle access to residence.
- Garages, sheds and carports$200k
Rbw - demolition of existing gge & house. Build new gge
- Garages, sheds and carports$570k
Rbw - new detached dbl gge (res accessory building) with laundry & toilet. Associated parking & manoeuvring areas, new wastewater system & water tanks. Solid fuel heater.
- Pools and spas$8,500
Installation of new pool fencing & gate. Fibreglass inground pool under 35,000 litres (19,000 litres), exempt from consent - exem ption 23 of schedule 1.
- Alterations and additions$50k
Rbw - internal second floor bathrm alt. Converting one bathrm into two bathrooms.
- New homes$150k
Rbw - replace existing joinery & danpalon facade system openings with new dbl-glazed aluminium joinery to existing two storey dwg. Replace existing sanitary fixtures & existing fiberglass
- Fires and heating$7,800
Installation of solid wood burner
- Alterations and additions$80k
Rbw - alterations to an existing dwg including new timber decks, stairs & balustrades, low-level retaining walls, & associated structural works.
- Alterations and additions$30k
New parking platform
- Fires and heating$5,000
Amendment - remove existing concrete fireplace & rebuild floor framing & walls & clad with accoya cladding to match. Install new escea tfs650 fireplace with niche & line with a single layer of
- Alterations and additions$20k
Rbw. Existing laundry divided into ensuite & wc. Laundry moved to basement. Trench cut in existing slab to accommodate new ss pipe. Plumbing & fittings added.
- New homes$750k
Rbw- construction of a new single storey house having a kitchen, lounge, four bedrooms, two bathrooms & exterior front deck, plus a separate gge with a side & back covered deck. Includes stormw
- New homes$1.7m
Rbw - new 2 level house with attached gge on a Greenfield site. House comprises 4 bedrooms, 1 living, 2.5 bathrooms. Includes stormwater tanks, onsite wastewater system, decking & retaining walls
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$100k
Rbw - housing (detached dwg) - internal alterations & plumbing
- Alterations and additions$50k
Rbw - amendment to building consent no: bco10346259 - 1. Roof & wall cladding changed to copper & timber bevel back weather boards respectively 2.Internal lift removed 3.Fireplace model & locati
- New homes$3.6m
Rbw - 8x three storey dwgs. Three bedrooms, lounge, upper deck, dining, kitchen, laundry, wc & gge.
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Suburbs in Waiheke Island
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Waiheke Island?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 17,131 new homes consented in the Auckland council area, with $8.53b of residential and $3.37b 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.