Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in The Neck
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 The Neck, 8 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 18 consents we hold in The Neck, 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 The Neck’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 The Neck
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area The Neck 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 The Neck
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 18 from 24 Sep 2014 to 4 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.
- Pools and spas1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $420k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $420kConstruct new semi-inground masonry pool and deck area adjacent to existing lodge 2751 Makarora-Lake Hawea Road
18 consents
- Pools and spas$420k
Construct new semi-inground masonry pool and deck area adjacent to existing lodge
- Commercial alterations$56k
Mount Aspiring National Park - Erect new workshop extension
- Alterations and additions$1.3m
Dwelling - Steel and timber wall & Roof & interior.
- Commercial alterations$311k
Minaret Station Ltd, Mount Aspiring National Park, Southern Alps - Erect new hangar (including W/C and basin)
- Alterations and additions$700k
3283 Makarora - Lake Hawea Rd, Makarora - Stage 1 of 2 - site prep, under slab services, insulation, slab and pre cast concrete wall panels.
- Commercial alterations$240k
Replace tents with 4 chalets on existing wooden deck structures utilising existing services
- Other new buildings$400k
Construct New Homestead
- Alterations and additions$25k
To Erect Farm Building
- Garages, sheds and carports$250k
Extension To Existing Deer Shed
- Garages, sheds and carports$70k
Construct 5 Bay Storage Shed
- Commercial alterations$425k
Extend Existing Hut To Accommodate `Cook Shop`. Build 4X
- New commercial buildings$60k
New Building (Other): Two New Fertiliser Sheds (Super Bins)
- Relocated buildings$150k
Relocation Of 2 Houses
- Alterations and additions$10k
Addition Of Porch To Existing Dwelling
- Farm buildings$28k
Erect Implement Shed
- New homes$650k
Erect Dwelling
- Other new buildings$17k
Erect A Farm Building
- Other new buildings$17k
Erect Farm Building
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Near The Neck
Questions
How many building consents were issued in The Neck?
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.