Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Waipu
450 new homes were consented in the Whangarei District council area in the year to September 2026, up 18% on the year before. They also consented $144m of non-residential building work, up 97% on the year before. Below: 359 consents we hold in Waipu, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Whangarei District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Whangarei 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 964 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 — Whangarei 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.
- Offices$35m
8 buildings · 8,875 m² new floor area · $3,529/m² new · +228% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$23.8m
4 buildings · 4,165 m² new floor area · $4,778/m² new · +231% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$19m
1 building · 2,380 m² new floor area · $7,983/m² new · +4122% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$19m
6 buildings · 12,895 m² new floor area · $1,466/m² new · +59% on the year before
- Education$18.7m
9 buildings · 2,217 m² new floor area · $1,628/m² new · −26% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$12.5m
3 buildings · 592 m² new floor area · $5,380/m² new · +1291% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$6.3m
1 building · 1,165 m² new floor area · $3,863/m² new · +974% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$5.6m
4 buildings · 3,253 m² new floor area · $1,460/m² new · −42% on the year before
- Farm buildings$4.6m
31 buildings · 5,859 m² new floor area · $768/m² new · −24% on the year before
Consents on record in Waipu
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 359 from 1 Aug 2019 to 1 Aug 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.
- New homes81
15 in the last 12 months · typically $650k
- Alterations and additions64
12 in the last 12 months · typically $7,750
- Garages, sheds and carports25
3 in the last 12 months · typically $96k
- Relocated buildings24
3 in the last 12 months · typically $80k
- Pools and spas12
1 in the last 12 months · typically $55k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts9
2 in the last 12 months · typically $103k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater8
2 in the last 12 months · typically $20k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs8
1 in the last 12 months · typically $110k
- Retaining walls6
1 in the last 12 months · typically $35k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening6
1 in the last 12 months · typically $85k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $3mNew dwg 25 Wairahi Road, Langs Beach
- $1.8mNew dwg, swimming pool & spa pool 15 Mackay Lane, Waipu
- $1.5mNew dwg & sleepout 56 Wairahi Road, Langs Beach
- $1.2mNew dwg 8 Cullen Road, Waipu
- $1mNew dwg foundations & earthworks 25 Wairahi Road, Langs Beach
359 consents
- New homes$3m
New dwg
- Alterations and additions$6,000
New heating appliance
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$190k
Alt to existing dwg - new bdrm & ensuite, re-clad to rear of dwg
- Alterations and additions$5,000
New heating appliance
- New homes$840k
Rbw - construction of new partly two-storey detached dwgs, comprising five bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, laundry, kitchen, & dbl internal gge in lower level, also includes retaining walls, futur
- Relocated buildings$56k
Relocation of new dwg - foundations, plumbing & drainage
- New homes$640k
New dwg
- Retaining walls$20k
New retaining wall
- Alterations and additions$2,000
New heating appliance
- Alterations and additions$7,200
New heating appliance
- Alterations and additions$188k
Extensions & alterations to the existing single level dwg - includes new scullery, master bdrm with wir & ensuite, bdrm 3 & 4 extended out, re-arrangement to existing bathrm & kitchen areas, new laundry & entry porch area
- New homes$1.2m
New dwg
- New homes$540k
New dwg
- Alterations and additions$9,500
New heating appliance
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$120k
New sleepout
- Alterations and additions$150k
New dwg foundations & earthworks amendment 1: additional scope to ground floor level including: plant room, car pit & store room in concrete slab & reinforced masonry construction. Revised engineering for same. Revisions to tanking termination
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$19k
New effluent system
- New homes$500k
New dwg
- Garages, sheds and carports$172k
New gge
- New homes$700k
New dwg & shed
- New homes$520k
New dwg
- Alterations and additions$2,099
New heating appliance
- Alterations and additions$7,000
New heating appliance
- Relocated buildings$90k
Relocation of new dwg - foundations, retaining wall & services
- Pools and spas$110k
New swimming pool & fence
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Suburbs in Waipu
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Waipu?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 450 new homes consented in the Whangarei District council area, with $283m of residential and $144m 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.