Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Makarora
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 Makarora, 8 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 142 consents we hold in Makarora, 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 Makarora’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 Makarora
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Makarora sits in (Outer Wānaka) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 6 houses, 2 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 Makarora
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 142 from 23 Sep 2014 to 12 Jun 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 additions3
typically $70k
- Garages, sheds and carports2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $290k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $258k
- Fires and heating2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $303k
- New homes1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $450k
- Farm buildings1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $850k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater1
typically $12k
- New commercial buildings1
typically $75k
- Commercial alterations1
typically $100k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $850kConstruction of new woolshed - Mt Albert Station Woolshed 13 Wilkin Road
- $600kAlteration to existing dwelling, including solid fuel burner installation 5747 Makarora-Lake Hawea Road
- $500kAlt dwg & to detached gge to sleepout / office 2 Wilkin Road
- $500kConstruction of residential unit and attached pole shed
- $450kNew 3 Bedroom dwelling built on a new section in the Makarora 24B Kiwi Street
142 consents
- Farm buildings$850k
Construction of new woolshed - Mt Albert Station Woolshed
- New homes$450k
New 3 Bedroom dwelling built on a new section in the Makarora
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$500k
Alt dwg & to detached gge to sleepout / office
- Garages, sheds and carports$500k
Construction of residential unit and attached pole shed
- Fires and heating$600k
Alteration to existing dwelling, including solid fuel burner installation
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install metro tiny rad freestanding woodfire.
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$15k
Plumbing & drainage to sleepout
- Garages, sheds and carports$80k
Construction of Shed - ITM wooden pole shed - 5491 Makarora-Lake Hawea Road, Makarora
- Alterations and additions$5,000
Removal of old coal range & replace with a jayline fr300p heating
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$12k
Install an onsite waste water system - 5491 Makarora- Lake Hawea Rd, Makarora
- Alterations and additions$70k
Additions to existing detached dwelling including master bedroom with ensuite - 5388 Makarora-Lake Hawea Road
- Alterations and additions$450k
Alt to existing dwg - extend existing house with two new wings. Kitchen, dining & living relocation, new laundry, media, office, bdrm & 2 new ensuites - 16 kiwi St, Makarora, Wanaka
- New commercial buildings$75k
Erect a four bay boat storage shed - Haast Pass-Makarora Road, Makarora, Wanaka
- Commercial alterations$100k
Alterations to Makarora School Block 1; Replacement of exterior windows, re-roof verandah & deck extension including associated cladding works, new decking, new ramp and handrails, associated plumbing and drainage works, works associated with escape from fire - 31 Rata Road, Makarora
- Fires and heating$6,000
Replace existing inbuilt fire with new metro eco trend insert fire
- New homes$450k
Construction of a single level detached dwelling with attached double garage. Makarora-Lake Hawea Road, Makarora
- New homes$538k
Construct detached dwg with attached gge.
- New commercial buildings$1.3m
Construction of new Rural Fire Station, including onsite services and retaining walls. (Makarora Rural Fire Station)
- Relocated buildings$29k
Relocated hut (consented) connect to foundation, on-site services & on-site wastewater system.
- Fires and heating$5,295
Installation of woodsman Totara inbuilt sfh
- Alterations and additions$312k
Alteration to existing dwelling: extend to include, master bedroom, ensuite, larger living and new covered entry.
- New homes$300k
Construct a 2-storey detached dwelling Including AM200434.01 Construction of stairs and deck at upper level. Makarora-Lake Hawea Road(1 Kaka St, Makarora).
- Alterations and additions$58k
Addition to the existing building: Including 2 bedrooms, bathroom, access corridor and install new kitchen fit out
- New commercial buildings$250k
New Aircraft hanger
- Commercial alterations$80k
Haast Past- Makarora Road. (SH 6) Construction of one only tilt slab containment public toilet block.
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Makarora?
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.