Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Paparangi
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 Paparangi itself, 1 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 117 consents we hold in Paparangi, 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 Paparangi’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 Paparangi
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area that make up most of it: Paparangi. In the year to September 2026: 1 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 — 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 Paparangi
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 117 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 additions40
9 in the last 12 months · typically $33k
- Fires and heating9
typically $5,000
- Garages, sheds and carports5
1 in the last 12 months · typically $57k
- Retaining walls5
typically $66k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater5
typically $1,200
- New homes4
1 in the last 12 months · typically $606k
- Insulation3
typically $6,000
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening2
typically $34k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs2
typically $165k
- Relocated buildings1
1 in the last 12 months · 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
- $550kR2 - new single storey detached dwg with attached gge. 11A Kahikatea Grove
- $350kR2 - add & alt to single storey detached dwg - small extension to connect dwg entry & gge. Shift laundry & new wc. 62 Helston Road
- $190kR2 - consent granted subject to section 72. add & alt to existing two-storey detached dwg. 197 Helston Road
- $150kRelocate 2nd hand dwg onto new foundations & connect to services; new single ideal gge 29 Catherine Crescent
- $85kR2- internal alterations to two storey detached dwg. Convert rumpus area to two bdrm suite. 222 Helston Road
117 consents
- Alterations and additions$7,000
R1 - new doors installed in exterior wall.
- Alterations and additions$85k
R2- internal alterations to two storey detached dwg. Convert rumpus area to two bdrm suite.
- Alterations and additions$3,450
R1 - internal alt installing new wash basin
- New homes$550k
R2 - new single storey detached dwg with attached gge.
- Alterations and additions$49k
R1 - alt to existing single-storey detached dwg.
- Alterations and additions$25k
R1 - alt to existing sinlge-storey detached dwg. Removal of wall between kitchen & living area. Installation of new beam.
- Alterations and additions$7,000
Add bathrm to existing rumpus room.
- Alterations and additions$350k
R2 - add & alt to single storey detached dwg - small extension to connect dwg entry & gge. Shift laundry & new wc.
- Garages, sheds and carports$57k
48.96m2 gge extension
- Relocated buildings$150k
Relocate 2nd hand dwg onto new foundations & connect to services; new single ideal gge
- Alterations and additions$190k
R2 - consent granted subject to section 72. add & alt to existing two-storey detached dwg.
- Alterations and additions$35k
R2 - internal alterations to two storey detached dwg
- Alterations and additions$80k
R2 - partial concrete pile under-pinning to north & east sides of dwg.
- Alterations and additions$7,000
R1 - alt to 1 storey detached dwg - shift vanity, new glazing & install wc pan to bathrm.
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$3,000
R1 - minor works - replace bath with toilet with bidet in bathrm. Add basin & bidet to wc.
- Garages, sheds and carports$50k
R2 - alterations to two-storey detached dwg. Convert gge to bdrm & bathrm.
- Retaining walls$200k
R2 - two storey add & alt with new sed retaining walls & earthworks
- Alterations and additions$30k
R2 - alterations to 1 storey detached dwg - relocate laundry to porch. New ensuite & wardrobe. Demolish porch stairs.
- Garages, sheds and carports$17k
Construct new single free standing car gge
- Alterations and additions$30k
R1 - alt to existing detached dwg. Alterations to bathrm.
- Alterations and additions$30k
R1 - owner builder - alt to existing detached dwg. Bathrm renovation.
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$32k
R1 - re-pile single storey detached dwg.
- Fires and heating$4,000
R1 - installation of free-standing woodburner.
- New homes$652k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey
- Fires and heating$8,250
R1 - minor works - install masport f2000 freestanding woodburner.
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Paparangi?
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.