Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Waimārama
391 new homes were consented in the Hastings District council area in the year to September 2026, up 15% on the year before. They also consented $280m of non-residential building work, up 67% on the year before. Below: 69 consents we hold in Waimārama, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Hastings District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Hastings 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 580 in 2021.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Hastings 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.
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$150m
18 buildings · 14,292 m² new floor area · $9,427/m² new · +3236% on the year before
- Offices$51.5m
8 buildings · 6,744 m² new floor area · $6,009/m² new · +84% on the year before
- Education$29.2m
7 buildings · 3,470 m² new floor area · $6,698/m² new · +27% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$13.7m
2 buildings · 339 m² new floor area · $15,516/m² new · −35% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$11m
8 buildings · 3,158 m² new floor area · $1,127/m² new · −60% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$9.9m
2 buildings · 1,125 m² new floor area · $4,800/m² new · −35% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$6.1m
4 buildings · 843 m² new floor area · $4,982/m² new · +26% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$3.8m
4 buildings · 1,866 m² new floor area · $1,732/m² new · −86% on the year before
- Farm buildings$3.6m
28 buildings · 5,593 m² new floor area · $577/m² new · −44% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$930k
1 building · 251 m² new floor area · $2,390/m² new · −90% on the year before
Consents on record in Waimārama
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 69 from 1 Aug 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 heating18
5 in the last 12 months · typically $6,750
- Alterations and additions11
typically $50k
- Pools and spas4
1 in the last 12 months · typically $38k
- Garages, sheds and carports3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $90k
- New homes3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $768k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $65k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater1
typically $25k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs1
typically $80k
- Commercial alterations1
typically $130k
- Relocated buildings1
typically $35k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $250kProposed new 2 bed, 1 bath dwg 2197 Waimarama Road, Waimārama
- $90kNew shed 1995 Waimarama Road, Waimārama
- $70kSwimming pool & pool fencing consent 1278 Waimarama Road, Waimārama
- $65kAlterations to dwg - infill part of open area & reclad front wall. 65 Harper Road, Waimārama
- $8,500Install new free-standing escea tfs1000 wood burner 64 Timoti Road, Waimārama
69 consents
- New homes$250k
Proposed new 2 bed, 1 bath dwg
- Fires and heating$7,500
New installation of a metro smart insert fire into an existing chimney on existing hearth.
- Garages, sheds and carports$90k
New shed
- Fires and heating$8,500
Install new free-standing escea tfs1000 wood burner
- Fires and heating$7,500
Replace existing insert solid fuel heater with a metro smart Ltd
- Fires and heating$7,000
Installation of a maxen cargill freestanding woodburner
- Pools and spas$70k
Swimming pool & pool fencing consent
- Fires and heating$7,500
Replace solid fuel heater - firenzo kompact deco 800 insert.
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$65k
Alterations to dwg - infill part of open area & reclad front wall.
- Garages, sheds and carports$195k
Additions to dwg - add gym, store & gge.
- Alterations and additions$50k
New 1 bdrm transportable - bearers down, foundations & site services only.
- Pools and spas$12k
Install new aluminum & glass swimming pool barrier.
- Alterations and additions$365k
Add to dwg - rumpus, gym, bathrm & laundry
- New homes$1m
3 bdrm dwg with attached gge
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install solid fuel heater - masport Kaituna uleb
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$80k
New deck & internal staircase.
- Fires and heating$7,700
Install solid fuel heater - firenzo athena flush insert.
- Alterations and additions$17k
4,500 litre dual chamber filtered pump station
- Alterations and additions$300k
Add & alt to existing dwg.
- Fires and heating$5,500
Replace existing woodburner with metro eco xtreme rad on base & floor protector 940mm deep x 930mm wide
- Fires and heating$5,500
Installation of r1200 pedestal woodfire
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install masport r1200 freestanding wood burner
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$25k
Install new waste water treatment system
- Pools and spas$5,000
Installation of pool fencing only
- Fires and heating$8,000
Installing a solid fuel heater into the dining room
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Suburbs in Waimārama
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Waimārama?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 391 new homes consented in the Hastings District council area, with $233m of residential and $280m 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.