Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Ngaio
824 new homes were consented in the Wellington City council area in the year to September 2026, up 66% on the year before. They also consented $377m of non-residential building work, down 45% on the year before. In Ngaio itself, 6 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 374 consents we hold in Ngaio, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Wellington City council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Ngaio’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Wellington 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 1,429 in 2019.
New homes in Ngaio
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the 2 statistical areas that make up most of it: Ngaio South, Ngaio North. In the year to September 2026: 0 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 — Wellington City, 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$153m
8 buildings · 10,560 m² new floor area · $2,610/m² new · −55% on the year before
- Education$97.7m
9 buildings · 9,454 m² new floor area · $7,951/m² new · +174% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$48.9m
3 buildings · 511 m² new floor area · $27,789/m² new · −27% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$23.9m
1 building · −71% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$23.5m
+467% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$17.7m
1 building · 166 m² new floor area · $3,163/m² new · +60% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$7.1m
+44% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$2.4m
1 building · −98% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$2.1m
2 buildings · 545 m² new floor area · $1,734/m² new · +1488% on the year before
- Farm buildings$105k
1 building · 84 m² new floor area · $1,250/m² new · +5% on the year before
Consents on record in Ngaio
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 374 from 1 Aug 2019 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.
- Alterations and additions110
14 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- Fires and heating27
4 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs15
2 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening14
2 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- Garages, sheds and carports13
2 in the last 12 months · typically $100k
- Retaining walls13
1 in the last 12 months · typically $100k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater12
2 in the last 12 months · typically $4,909
- New homes10
typically $750k
- Insulation9
typically $6,000
- Commercial alterations4
typically $120k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $400kR2 - new two-storey add, single gge & new living level. 4 Mysore Street
- $300kR3 - additions & alt to two storey detached dwg 34A Perth Street
- $180kR3 - existing 3 storey-dwg - reclad, new subfloor retaining wall & part under pinning of existing foundation wall 7 Ridvan Grove
- $105kR1 - new retaining wall. 7 Orleans Street
- $90kC1- change of use- convert the lower level single gge & rumpus into a 1-bdrm flat. 30A Rothsay Road
374 consents
- Alterations and additions$1
Amendment to aba-2025-1722 - install racking system
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$180k
R3 - existing 3 storey-dwg - reclad, new subfloor retaining wall & part under pinning of existing foundation wall
- Alterations and additions$5,000
R3 - minor work - new shower.
- Fires and heating$3,500
R1 - installation of a solid fuel burner to an existing chimney
- Alterations and additions$60k
Alterations to existing residence including removing internal load bearing
- Alterations and additions$30k
R1 - alt to existing detached dwg. Replace front door & window. Install hwc to subfloor area.
- Garages, sheds and carports$400k
R2 - new two-storey add, single gge & new living level.
- Fires and heating$7,500
R1 - install metro smart insert inbuilt woodburner to lounge.
- Alterations and additions$300k
R3 - additions & alt to two storey detached dwg
- Fires and heating$3,500
R2 - replace existing freestanding solid fuel burner with new.
- Fires and heating$3,500
R1 - replace existing woodburner with new ravelli elena freestanding woodburner to living room.
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$5,000
Connection of new down pipes to existing stormwater drain done by others to council curb connection
- Garages, sheds and carports$90k
C1- change of use- convert the lower level single gge & rumpus into a 1-bdrm flat.
- Retaining walls$105k
R1 - new retaining wall.
- Alterations and additions$10k
R2 - alt to 2 storey detached dwg - renovation of upper floor bathrm & ensuite.
- Alterations and additions$83k
R2 - alterations to two-storey detached dwg. New decks & stairs.
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$15k
R1 - upgrade of existing deck.
- Alterations and additions$5,000
R2 - minor works - installation of a tiled shower.
- Alterations and additions$50k
C1 - new unit in lower floor of existing two storey detached dwg
- Alterations and additions$90k
R2 - additions & alterations to existing two-storey detached dwg. New membrane deck to first floor with access to lower deck & new external joinery
- Alterations and additions$4,900
R2 - minor works - alterations to existing two-storey detached dwg. Includes installation of a new waterproof membrane within the bathrm area.
- Alterations and additions$4,900
R1 - minor works - new acrylic shower to bathrm. Replace vanity.
- Alterations and additions$25k
R2 - replacement of glass roof with membrane roof & replacement of windows & cladding below roof in 2 storey detached dwg.
- Pools and spas$80k
R1 - new pool & pergola with shower & toilet utilities.
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$50k
R1 - replacement of existing deck with larger deck, new balustrade & stairs
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Ngaio?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 824 new homes consented in the Wellington City council area, with $394m of residential and $377m 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.