Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Makarau
17,131 new homes were consented in the Auckland council area in the year to September 2026, up 16% on the year before. They also consented $3.37b of non-residential building work, up 5% on the year before. In the statistical area around Makarau, 7 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 51 consents we hold in Makarau, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Auckland council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Makarau’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Auckland, 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 21,301 in 2022.
New homes in Makarau
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Makarau sits in (Kaipara Hills) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 7 houses, 0 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 — Auckland, 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.
- Offices$753m
43 buildings · 26,927 m² new floor area · $8,567/m² new · −24% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$631m
84 buildings · 233,139 m² new floor area · $2,450/m² new · +9% on the year before
- Education$590m
77 buildings · 54,555 m² new floor area · $8,792/m² new · +4% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$402m
44 buildings · 21,405 m² new floor area · $14,113/m² new · −5% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$307m
32 buildings · 40,270 m² new floor area · $4,291/m² new · +19% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$219m
29 buildings · 19,980 m² new floor area · $6,216/m² new · +41% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$197m
11 buildings · 25,285 m² new floor area · $7,276/m² new · +218% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$167m
29 buildings · 11,019 m² new floor area · $3,823/m² new · +62% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$75.4m
17 buildings · 13,619 m² new floor area · $3,956/m² new · +37% on the year before
- Farm buildings$26.2m
121 buildings · 68,341 m² new floor area · $353/m² new · +4% on the year before
Consents on record in Makarau
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 51 from 1 Feb 2020 to 1 Jul 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 homes11
1 in the last 12 months · typically $500k
- Fires and heating10
4 in the last 12 months · typically $5,683
- Alterations and additions7
2 in the last 12 months · typically $80k
- Relocated buildings5
typically $97k
- Garages, sheds and carports1
typically $98k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts1
typically $480k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $580kRbw - construction of a single level dwg including three bedrooms, two bathrooms, water tanks & associated earthworks. Fire place. 304 Ahuroa Valley Road
- $226kTimber shear pile wall is proposed to remediate the landslip that occurred downslope of the northern elevation of the minor dwg, extending into the eastern neighbouring dwg. Affected piles 125 Cameron Way
- $80kRbw - proposed second hand dwg to site on new engineer designed foundations. New deck & extension to the existing covered deck roof. New on site septic & stormwater disposal 74 Burke Road
- $7,278Install new fire & flue (woodsman Tarras mkiii rural). 2130 Kaipara Coast Highway
- $6,500Install woodfire (metro wee rad woody) 2092A Kaipara Coast Highway
51 consents
- Fires and heating$5,582
Remove existing fire & flue. Install new fire & flue (maxen kinmont 350-p)
- Fires and heating$6,500
Install woodfire (metro wee rad woody)
- Fires and heating$6,250
Install woodfire (masport Kaituna)
- Fires and heating$7,278
Install new fire & flue (woodsman Tarras mkiii rural).
- Alterations and additions$80k
Rbw - proposed second hand dwg to site on new engineer designed foundations. New deck & extension to the existing covered deck roof. New on site septic & stormwater disposal
- New homes$580k
Rbw - construction of a single level dwg including three bedrooms, two bathrooms, water tanks & associated earthworks. Fire place.
- Alterations and additions$226k
Timber shear pile wall is proposed to remediate the landslip that occurred downslope of the northern elevation of the minor dwg, extending into the eastern neighbouring dwg. Affected piles
- Relocated buildings$200k
Rbw - relocation of an existing building to create a new dwg on a formerly un-developed site. Work includes new foundations, onsite wastewater disposal, storm-water, potable water, water for fire
- Fires and heating$5,784
Remove existing fire & flue. Install new fire & flue (maxen kinmont 450-p)
- Relocated buildings$97k
Rbw - relocation of existing house to site - new foundations -water tanks-septic system.
- Fires and heating$4,999
Install woodfire - replacement in same location with existing wetback - firenzo contessa ag10 wet
- New homes$687k
Rbw - new single-storey dwg, including 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, kitchen, & dbl internal gge. New on-site stormwater & wastewater disposal system. New vehicle crossing & driveway.
- Garages, sheds and carports$98k
New private farm shed for gge
- Alterations and additions$100k
Rbw to relocate existing 3 bdrm, 2 bathrooms dwg to this site. It will be the only dwg on this site, it currently has sheds only. New wastewater system & stormwater to tanks, to be treated for drinking water.
- New homes$200k
RBW proposed 2 bed single gge minor dwg with 1 bath room, laundry in gge.
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$480k
RBW new two bdrm home with study, & attached dbl gge, 1 bathrm & 1 ensuite. Change existing detached small dwg to sleepout guest area by removing the kitchen. New tank & deck. Extension on existing effluent fields.
- Fires and heating$4,000
Installing a woodsman flare wood fire.
- Relocated buildings$100k
Rbw new three bdrm relocated pre built building to property, site works & new on site septic treatment. Bco10369082 for the t ransportable to be shifted.
- New homes$470k
5 bed room single storey dwg
- Alterations and additions$5,000
Replacement firenzo contessa
- Alterations and additions$90k
Amd - consented building work never completed, this is to take it through to completion. In doing so, this is officially amending the original plan: adding a bathrm downstairs; adding a bdrm window; changing the stairs & re-assigning tw
- Fires and heating$4,500
Install woodfire (metro tiny rad with wetback connection)
- Relocated buildings$70k
rbw - relocated secondhand minor dwg, single level with three bedrooms, clay tile roofing, timber cladding, standard timber framing with piles foundation with standard type constructed bearers & joists.
- New homes$180k
Rbw - new rural style shed with minor dwg within, including 1 bdrm, 1 bathrm & kitchen dining living combined. On-site effluent system.
- Alterations and additions$80k
Rbw alterations to existing single level dwg, altering internal layout to three-bedrooms, two-bathrooms, laundry, kitchen, dining, living & family room.
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Makarau?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 17,131 new homes consented in the Auckland council area, with $8.53b of residential and $3.37b 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.