Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Waimate
17 new homes were consented in the Waimate District council area in the year to September 2026, up 6% on the year before. They also consented $4.9m of non-residential building work, down 67% on the year before. Below: 579 consents we hold in Waimate, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Waimate District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Waimate 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 52 in 2008.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Waimate 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.
- Farm buildings$2.3m
25 buildings · 5,542 m² new floor area · $378/m² new · +46% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$800k
2 buildings · 187 m² new floor area · $4,278/m² new · −18% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$610k
2 buildings · 468 m² new floor area · $620/m² new · −93% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$500k
- Offices$400k
- Warehouses and storage$210k
+500% on the year before
- Education$60k
−83% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$60k
+140% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$20k
−99% on the year before
Consents on record in Waimate
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 579 from 1 Jul 2019 to 20 Oct 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 heating130
19 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- Alterations and additions59
11 in the last 12 months · typically $20k
- Garages, sheds and carports42
3 in the last 12 months · typically $38k
- New homes40
2 in the last 12 months · typically $500k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater16
2 in the last 12 months · typically $9,000
- Relocated buildings11
4 in the last 12 months · typically $65k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs5
1 in the last 12 months · typically $70k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening4
typically $60k
- Pools and spas4
typically $78k
- Commercial alterations3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $13k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $670kConstruct 2 bed plus office dwg with attached gge. 234 Mt Studholme Road, Hunter
- $570kNew dwg with attached gge 27 Allan Street, Waimate
- $500kBuilding Addition (Pitts & Shackleton Wing) 14 Manse Street, Waimate
- $280kConstruct 2 bdrm dwg. Masonry foundation/ concrete 740 Hakataramea Highway, Waimate
- $220kR2 - alt & additions to 2 storey detached dwg - porches enclosed, new deck, & interior renovation & reconfiguration. 12 Frederick Street, Makikihi
579 consents
- Relocated buildings$65k
Sitings/Foundations/Services for Relocatable Dwelling
- Commercial alterations$500k
Building Addition (Pitts & Shackleton Wing)
- Alterations and additions$6,000
Reation of an ensuite including installation of new dbl
- Fires and heating$12k
Install ravelli elena pellet fire, no wetback connection.
- Relocated buildings$70k
Connect relocatable dwg to foundations & services
- Alterations and additions$10k
Installation of hair dressing chair for homeowner
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install woodsman ulewb fire drawer model 3095, no wetback
- Garages, sheds and carports$45k
Construction of a versatile gge with hobby room 6.6m wide
- Fires and heating$4,227
Installation of kent Cardrona woodfire ecan # 165498
- Fires and heating$11k
Replacing the inbuilt solid fuel heater in the lounge
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install metro micro rad woody heater ecan # 253925
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install woodsman serene uleb heater, ecan # 212697
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install metro wee rad heater - ecan # 130815, no wetback
- Alterations and additions$40k
Removal of internal walls to create a new laundry space
- Garages, sheds and carports$36k
Lean to 4-bay shed
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install woodsman Brunner mk2 - ecan 142896, no wetback
- Alterations and additions$5,500
Install clutha ash fire - ecan # 232830 - no wetback
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install kent logfire ii inbuilt wood fire 15kw
- New homes$570k
New dwg with attached gge
- Alterations and additions$220k
R2 - alt & additions to 2 storey detached dwg - porches enclosed, new deck, & interior renovation & reconfiguration.
- Alterations and additions$50k
Erect steel framed building on concrete slab with metal
- Relocated buildings$30k
Relocate 3 bdrm dwg & place over new piles.
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$95k
Internal alterations, closing in existing verandah
- Fires and heating$2,500
Install Kent Rata inbuilt heater - no wetback connection
- Alterations and additions$18k
Renovations - external joinery & cladding changes
ResidentialCommercial The dots are this page of the list.
Suburbs in Waimate
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Waimate?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 17 new homes consented in the Waimate District council area, with $11.5m of residential and $4.9m 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.