Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Waitati
501 new homes were consented in the Dunedin City council area in the year to September 2026, up 7% on the year before. They also consented $135m of non-residential building work, down 49% on the year before. Below: 213 consents we hold in Waitati, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Dunedin City council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Dunedin City, 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 548 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 — Dunedin City, 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.
- Hospitals and health$36.8m
4 buildings · 2,575 m² new floor area · $11,379/m² new · −79% on the year before
- Education$26.7m
5 buildings · 1,648 m² new floor area · $4,333/m² new · −10% on the year before
- Offices$19m
3 buildings · 994 m² new floor area · $4,863/m² new · +47% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$17.2m
6 buildings · 3,608 m² new floor area · $3,160/m² new · +41% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$12.8m
1 building · 504 m² new floor area · $655/m² new · +551% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$9.4m
2 buildings · 1,169 m² new floor area · $2,737/m² new · +12% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$6.5m
3 buildings · 1,404 m² new floor area · $605/m² new · −56% on the year before
- Farm buildings$2.5m
24 buildings · 4,194 m² new floor area · $556/m² new · −9% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$2.4m
2 buildings · 1,758 m² new floor area · $813/m² new · −35% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$1.9m
−35% on the year before
Consents on record in Waitati
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 213 from 1 Feb 2013 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 homes33
1 in the last 12 months · typically $409k
- Fires and heating25
5 in the last 12 months · typically $7,000
- Alterations and additions19
2 in the last 12 months · typically $22k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater9
3 in the last 12 months · typically $17k
- Garages, sheds and carports5
1 in the last 12 months · typically $45k
- Relocated buildings4
1 in the last 12 months · typically $45k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts4
typically $53k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening3
typically $100k
- Multiple homes3
typically $529k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $60k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $280kNew dwg, install 2x water tanks & septic system with effluent dispersal field 142 Mount Cargill Road, Mount Cargill
- $80kEnclose deck, replace balustrade 4 McLachlan Street, Waitati
- $45kErect shed 1032 Mount Cargill Road, Waitati
- $30kFoundation & services for a relocatable building 3 Short Street, Waitati
- $29kReplace septic tank with effluent dispersal field; New: D B Howe 30 Shortcut Road, Waitati
213 consents
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install solid fuel burner in dwg
- Garages, sheds and carports$45k
Erect shed
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$19k
Install septic system & effluent field
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$80k
Enclose deck, replace balustrade
- Alterations and additions$1
Amendment to aba-2025-617 - alt bracing, shower, & windows, delete cupboards, tub & bath, change barn slider to cavity slider
- Fires and heating$8,000
Install solid fuel burner in dwg
- Fires and heating$8,000
Install solid fuel burner in dwg
- Relocated buildings$30k
Foundation & services for a relocatable building
- New homes$280k
New dwg, install 2x water tanks & septic system with effluent dispersal field
- Alterations and additions$17k
Amendment to aba-2021-525 - retain laundry, convert bdrm to secondary bathrm (wet-floor shower), & amend septic system design
- Fires and heating$7,500
Amendment to aba-2025-617 - install maxen kinmont 350 leg heater in dwg
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$29k
Replace septic tank with effluent dispersal field; New: D B Howe
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$10k
Install effluent disposal system & minor external drainage
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install yunca monte leg heater in dwg
- New homes$1m
New dwg, install water tanks & septic system
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$20k
Replace existing septic tank with effluent dispersal field
- Fires and heating$3,000
R2 - replacement of inbuilt wood burner with metro smart insert in 2 storey detached dwg.
- New homes$150k
New dwg, install focus slimfocus suspended heater & septic system
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install maxen kinmont 350p heater in dwg
- New homes$365k
New two bdrm dwg (relocate to QLDC on completion) housing - detached
- Alterations and additions$220k
Extend & alt layout of dwg
- Alterations and additions$230k
R3 - extension to 2 storey detached dwg.
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$80k
Alt dwg - convert studio to bdrm & sitting, relocate laundry & toilet, alt bathrm (wet-area shower), form ensuite & install windows
- Garages, sheds and carports$34k
Construct gge
- New homes$465k
New two bdrm dwg (to be relocated) housing - detached
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Suburbs in Waitati
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Waitati?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 501 new homes consented in the Dunedin City council area, with $256m of residential and $135m 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.