Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Cardrona
1,981 new homes were consented in the Queenstown-Lakes District council area in the year to September 2026, up 11% on the year before. They also consented $237m of non-residential building work, up 91% on the year before. In the statistical area around Cardrona, 44 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 207 consents we hold in Cardrona, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Queenstown-Lakes District council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Cardrona’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Queenstown-Lakes 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 1,729 in 2025.
New homes in Cardrona
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Cardrona sits in (Cardrona) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 38 houses, 6 townhouses and units, 0 apartments.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Queenstown-Lakes 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.
- Hotels and motels$82.4m
8 buildings · 13,675 m² new floor area · $5,115/m² new · +88% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$57.1m
15 buildings · 14,795 m² new floor area · $3,258/m² new · +61% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$25.9m
7 buildings · 3,497 m² new floor area · $6,822/m² new · +268% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$25.8m
3 buildings · 6,050 m² new floor area · $4,264/m² new
- Offices$20.7m
6 buildings · 2,766 m² new floor area · $5,998/m² new · +33% on the year before
- Education$12m
5 buildings · 2,611 m² new floor area · $4,475/m² new · +391% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$7.2m
5 buildings · 1,617 m² new floor area · $3,348/m² new · +310% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$4.3m
3 buildings · 1,774 m² new floor area · $2,430/m² new · +100% on the year before
- Farm buildings$892k
3 buildings · 591 m² new floor area · $1,509/m² new · −75% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$800k
−93% on the year before
Consents on record in Cardrona
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 207 from 20 Mar 2015 to 8 Sep 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 additions19
1 in the last 12 months · typically $900k
- New homes16
5 in the last 12 months · typically $1.2m
- Commercial alterations6
2 in the last 12 months · typically $488k
- New commercial buildings4
typically $625k
- Garages, sheds and carports2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $1.3m
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts2
typically $142k
- Pools and spas1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $280k
- Fit-outs1
typically $7.3m
- Farm buildings1
typically $150k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $2.4mNew 4 bedroom residential dwelling, with double internal access Garage. 3 Walter Little Close
- $1.6mConstruction of new dwelling with attached garage 19 Lee Avenue
- $1.5mProposed new detached residential house, two storey in part, with 3 bedrooms and internal access single Garage 45 Lee Avenue
- $1.4mConstruction of two storey dewlling with single internal access garage. (Mt Cardrona - Roaring Meg Typology) 21 White Star Road
- $1.3mConstruction of single residential dwelling with a mezzanine loft floor area (upper floor). 6 Lafranchi Lane
207 consents
- Pools and spas$50k
Installation of a Pool and pool barrier
- New homes$849k
New two storey 4 bedroom home with attached single garage.
- Garages, sheds and carports$1.4m
Construction of two storey dewlling with single internal access garage. (Mt Cardrona - Roaring Meg Typology)
- Commercial alterations$7,000
Alteration to Cardrona Hotel: Retrofit Jetmaster 700D fireplace into existing fireplace in main room.
- New homes$900k
Construction of two storey dwelling with attached garage
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$280k
Alteration to existing dwelling: Reclad north facade of all units
- New homes$1.6m
Construction of new dwelling with attached garage
- New homes$1.3m
Construction of single residential dwelling with a mezzanine loft floor area (upper floor).
- Commercial alterations$375k
Stage 1 of 2: Foundations & associated services sleeves (excluding the slab) for new commercial building (Soho Restaurant)
- New homes$2.4m
New 4 bedroom residential dwelling, with double internal access Garage.
- Alterations and additions$1.5m
Proposed new detached residential house, two storey in part, with 3 bedrooms and internal access single Garage
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$280k
Alt to existing dwg: additional gge & sleepout with renovations to existing bathrm & kitchen
- Alterations and additions$1.2m
Mt Cardrona Station - Type C1-R - Construction of two storey dwelling with attached garage
- New commercial buildings$3m
Construction of two storey multi unit dwelling with attached garage
- New commercial buildings$80k
Construction of detached outbuilding
- Fit-outs$7.3m
Stage 3 of 3: Alteration to existing commercial building: Remaining works for two level retail & F&B building (precast façade panels, out of building footprint services, the envelope, fire report, fitout & services) (connected to existing ticket and retail building) (Stage 2 BC241244) Cardrona Alpine Resort_x000d_ Link structure specified intended life 25 years
- New homes$725k
Construction of two storey dwelling with attached garage and detached unit
- New homes$1.3m
Construction of two storey detached dwelling with garage
- Commercial alterations$1.4m
Stage 2 of 3: Superstructure for two level retail and F&B building (Ground floor slab, structural steel and suspended midfloor) (Stage 1 BC241154)
- Alterations and additions$900k
Mt Cardrona Station - Construction of single storey detached dwelling
- Commercial alterations$600k
Stage 1 of 3: Foundations and in foundation drainage only (for new retail and F&B building) - Cardrona Alpine Resort
- New homes$1.5m
Construction of single storey (split level) dwelling.
- Alterations and additions$900k
Cardrona Valley Station - Construct residential dwelling with mezzanine level
- Garages, sheds and carports$1.2m
CVS - construction of dwelling with attached garage
- New homes$912k
Construction of a two storey dwelling with attached garage.
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Cardrona?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 1,981 new homes consented in the Queenstown-Lakes District council area, with $1.22b of residential and $237m 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.