Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Waipapa
314 new homes were consented in the Far North District council area in the year to September 2026, up 38% on the year before. They also consented $60.7m of non-residential building work, about level with the year before. Below: 2,660 consents we hold in Waipapa, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Far North District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Far North 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 541 in 2004.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Far North 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.
- Education$11.9m
3 buildings · 471 m² new floor area · $4,246/m² new · −13% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$10.7m
4 buildings · 1,584 m² new floor area · $4,962/m² new · +25% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$9m
7 buildings · 1,458 m² new floor area · $3,575/m² new · −28% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$7m
8 buildings · 3,705 m² new floor area · $1,421/m² new · −31% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$5.4m
2 buildings · 674 m² new floor area · $6,306/m² new · +1368% on the year before
- Offices$5m
2 buildings · 1,427 m² new floor area · $1,367/m² new · +111% on the year before
- Farm buildings$4.6m
31 buildings · 6,328 m² new floor area · $645/m² new · +40% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$4.2m
6 buildings · 2,980 m² new floor area · $1,418/m² new · +227% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$2.9m
1 building · 126 m² new floor area · $2,778/m² new · −65% on the year before
Consents on record in Waipapa
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 2,660 from 10 Feb 1993 to 6 Nov 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 additions58
10 in the last 12 months · typically $35k
- Fires and heating58
6 in the last 12 months · typically $3,500
- Commercial alterations55
26 in the last 12 months · typically $45k
- Garages, sheds and carports54
10 in the last 12 months · typically $51k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater49
6 in the last 12 months · typically $18k
- New homes28
8 in the last 12 months · typically $402k
- Relocated buildings26
6 in the last 12 months · typically $125k
- Pools and spas11
2 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts6
1 in the last 12 months · typically $89k
- Other new buildings6
1 in the last 12 months
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $969k4 bdrm dwg with bathrm, e 376A Pungaere Road, Waipapa
- $900kProposed 3-bdrm dwg &onsit 712 Pungaere Road, Waipapa
- $800kProposed 3 bdrm dwg with si 633 Pungaere Road, Waipapa
- $459kRbw - new single storey dwg with three bedrooms, two bathrooms, & attached single gge. New retaining walls. 18 Onekura Road, Waipapa
- $340kProposed minor dwg, attached i 11-17 Ironbark Road, Waipapa
2,660 consents
- Commercial alterations
Spec 16 dwelling to be constructed in Advance Build factory and transported to site on separate consent outside the district. Factory Dwelling designed to Very High Wind Zone. Excludes water temp testing and plumbing fixtures leak testing
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater
Proposed New 2 Bedroom Minor Residential Unit with onsite waste water system
- Relocated buildings
PIM Only - Relocate existing residential dwelling from 23 Malters Place, Browns Bay, to 6A Ngapuhi Road, Waipapa. Proposed siting, foundations, reinstatement and associated site servicing, subject to detailed design and consents
- Alterations and additions
Adjust position of building 3 on site tro confirm with survey, changes to internal layout, joinery amendments, revisions to plumbing, drainage and stormwater
- Garages, sheds and carports
Proposed 3 bedroom dwelling with attached garage
- Commercial alterations
Three new detached single-storey retail buildings
- Other new buildings
New internal non load bearing wall to create new bathroom.Existing laundry window replaced with P.A door & additional window.Channel drain to new door, Ventilation to bathroom/laundry & plumbing from new fixtures to existing lines
- Garages, sheds and carports
Proposed new 3 bedroom home with attached garage
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts
Construct a Versatile Sleepout with ablutions connecting to existing WW system Additional 100m Dripline to existing effluent disposal field as per TP58 Wastewater report
- Pools and spas
Installation of an in-ground fibreglass swimming pool and construction of a 1200 compliance aluminium pool safety fence and self-closing, self-latching gate in accordance with NZBC F9
- Commercial alterations
Parirau Marae Ablution Block - Prefabricated single storey ablution block to be constructed in Advance Build Factory and transported to site on a separate consent outside of the district. Ablution block designed tovery high wind zone. excl water temp test & plumbed fixtures leak test
- Fires and heating
Installation of a solid wood burner
- Commercial alterations
Dwelling - Prefabricated dwelling constructed in Advance Build Factory in Waipapa and transported to site once we have applied for amendment when all the site information has been received
- Garages, sheds and carports
New light gauge steel portal frame garage building
- Commercial alterations
Add bathroom & new joinery to create workshop/storage room
- Commercial alterations
dwelling to be constructed in Advance Build factory and transported to site on separate consent outside the district. Factory Dwelling designed to Very High Wind Zone. Excludes water temp testing and plumbing fixtures leak testing.
- Alterations and additions$150k
Proposed add & alterations to
- Pools and spas$20k
Installation of pool fence
- Commercial alterations
dwelling to be constructed in Advance Build factory and transported to site on separate consent outside the district. Factory Dwelling designed to Extra High Wind Zone. Excludes water temp testing and plumbing fixtures leak testing.
- Commercial alterations
Waikara Marae Ablution Block - Prefabricated single storey ablution block to be constructed in Advance Build Factory and transported to site on a separate consent outside of the district. Ablution block designed to very high wind zone. excl water temp test & plumbed fixtures leak test
- Garages, sheds and carports
New Shed
- Commercial alterations
Renovations to existing commercial building with extension to create 8 units. Two new commercial buildings with 9 units total. Onsite wastewater treatment, stormwater drainage. Earthwork & retaining walls
- New homes
New Relocated Residence with new deck and wastewater treatment system.
- Commercial alterations
House 7&8 (duplex) - Prefabricated Single storey duplex to be Constructed in Advance Build factory and transported to site on separate consent outside the district. Factory Dwelling designed to Very High Wind Zone. Excludes water temp testing and plumbing fixtures leak testing
- Fires and heating$12k
Install masport r1200 freestanding
ResidentialCommercial The dots are this page of the list.
Suburbs in Waipapa
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Waipapa?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 314 new homes consented in the Far North District council area, with $164m of residential and $60.7m 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.