Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Residential 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. In the statistical area around Waitati, 13 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 158 residential 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, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Waitati’s own count is made.
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.
What kind of homes
New dwellings consented in the year to September 2026, by type, with the average floor area and value Stats NZ’s figures give.
- Townhouses, flats and units210
93 m² average · $309k average value · +8% on the year before
- Houses208
163 m² average · $569k average value · +1% on the year before
- Apartments70
73 m² average · $235k average value · +9% on the year before
- Retirement village units13
157 m² average · $845k average value · +86% on the year before
New homes in Waitati
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Waitati sits in (Mount Cargill) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 13 houses, 0 townhouses and units, 0 apartments.
Residential consents on record in Waitati
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 158 from 1 Apr 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 homes24
typically $450k
- Fires and heating20
4 in the last 12 months · typically $7,000
- Alterations and additions13
2 in the last 12 months · typically $18k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater7
2 in the last 12 months · typically $17k
- Relocated buildings4
1 in the last 12 months · typically $45k
- Garages, sheds and carports3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $45k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening3
typically $100k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts3
typically $80k
- Multiple homes3
typically $529k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $80k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $80kEnclose deck, replace balustrade 4 McLachlan Street
- $45kErect shed 1032 Mount Cargill Road
- $30kFoundation & services for a relocatable building 3 Short Street
- $29kReplace septic tank with effluent dispersal field; New: D B Howe 30 Shortcut Road
- $19kInstall septic system & effluent field 35 Double Hill Road
158 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
- 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
- New homes$1m
New dwg, install water tanks & septic system
- 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
- New homes$365k
New two bdrm dwg (relocate to QLDC on completion) housing - detached
- 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
- New homes$362k
Construct new 2 bdrm home, to be transported out of the
- New homes$729k
New dwg with attached gge
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$1
Amendment to aba-2023-1097 - revise foundation drainage channel
- Alterations and additions$200k
Extend & alt dwg - extend to form open plan kitchen & sitting area, alt layout of bathrm & ensuite, relocate laundry & install gas hot water system & water tank
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install clutha ultra-low emission burner heater in dwg
- New homes$450k
Construction of three bdrm dwg to be re-located off
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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.