Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Te Ārai
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 Te Ārai, 25 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 57 consents we hold in Te Ārai, 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 Te Ārai’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 Te Ārai
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Te Ārai sits in (Cape Rodney) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 16 houses, 9 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 Te Ārai
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 57 from 1 Sep 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.
- New homes21
2 in the last 12 months · typically $3m
- Pools and spas7
2 in the last 12 months · typically $91k
- Alterations and additions7
typically $90k
- Fires and heating4
1 in the last 12 months · typically $6,200
- Retaining walls2
typically $50k
- New commercial buildings1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $2.9m
- Garages, sheds and carports1
typically $130k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts1
typically $150k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater1
typically $39k
- Other new buildings1
typically $14.3m
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $7mRbw - stage two of intended two stages base consent number bco10408530 - 925m2 res dwg. Stage two includes all aspects of building compliance excluding those already consented being 1. Pr 6 Te Ara O Kiri Patuparaoa Anake
- $3mRbw. Stage 1 of intended 2 stages. Stage one of two of a new 925m2 res dwg consisting of five bedrooms, pool, detached gge & on-site stormwater, wastewater. Stage one includes primar 6 Te Ara O Kiri Patuparaoa Anake
- $2.9mRbw - stage 2 of 2- remaining building structure for res dwg & ancillary building. Dbl gge, open plan living/di ning/kitchen, scullery, four bedrooms with ensuites, home office, l 44 Te Ara O Kiri Patuparaoa Anake
- $91kInstallation of inground, preformed, ceramic composition swimming pool & fence 570 Mangawhai Road
- $80kInstall new in ground fibreglass pool & pool fencing. 74 Fishlock Road
57 consents
- New homes$7m
Rbw - stage two of intended two stages base consent number bco10408530 - 925m2 res dwg. Stage two includes all aspects of building compliance excluding those already consented being 1. Pr
- Fires and heating$6,200
Install woodfire
- New homes$3m
Rbw. Stage 1 of intended 2 stages. Stage one of two of a new 925m2 res dwg consisting of five bedrooms, pool, detached gge & on-site stormwater, wastewater. Stage one includes primar
- New commercial buildings$2.9m
Rbw - stage 2 of 2- remaining building structure for res dwg & ancillary building. Dbl gge, open plan living/di ning/kitchen, scullery, four bedrooms with ensuites, home office, l
- Pools and spas$80k
Install new in ground fibreglass pool & pool fencing.
- Pools and spas$91k
Installation of inground, preformed, ceramic composition swimming pool & fence
- New homes$900k
'stage 1 of 2: rbw floor slab/s & services within + beneath ground floor slab/s for proposed new res home (total 5 bed + 5 bath) & detached additional guest bdrm/ensuite+ games room. St
- Alterations and additions$50k
Rbw - amendment to bco10390887 - change floor slab system from firth x-pod to firth rib-raft. Change window system, in part, from apl architectural thermalheart to apl minima.
- New homes$5m
Rbw - construct a single level four-bdrm, three-bathrm residence with kitchen living dining, media, two car gge, laundry, den. Includes stormwater tank, onsite wastewater system, swimming pool
- Pools and spas$85k
Rbw - installation of swimming pool associated fencing & pool house.
- Pools and spas$300k
Stage 4 of 4 - bc4 - new drop-in swimming pool, decking, pool fencing, spa pool.
- New homes$8m
Rbw - new dwg on an empty site. Including living, dining scullery & bdrm space. With large sliding doors that open out to the north, east & west.
- Alterations and additions$150k
Rbw - replace metal long run tray cladding where sliding door removed. Replace long run roofing where chimney removed. New timber weatherboard cladding to new timber framed walls where deck infilled.
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$39k
Decommissioning of septic system to install wormsmart wastewater treatment system with discharge to land by pressure compensating dripper irrigation (pcdi)
- Garages, sheds and carports$130k
Rbw - conversion of section of shed into a storage room, extension of building line to create butler's pantry, new covered awning over ex isting deck.
- New homes$3.7m
Rbw - new single level dwg & ancillary building, including four bedrooms, five bathrooms, guest wc, laundry, kitchen, dbl gge, internal & external fireplaces. Water storage tanks, septi
- Alterations and additions$30k
Rbw - internal extension with new bdrm & bathrm: the internal extension of a single storey dwg into the existing enclosed shed area, involving new bedrooms, & bath, new insulated walls,
- Retaining walls$50k
Stage 3 of intended stage 4: construction of new retaining wall along driveway entry to property
- Other new buildings$14.3m
Rbw - stage 2 of 4. Stage 2 includes structural engineering & timber framing works, architectural detailing works, all above slab works, hydraulic & mechanical works.
- Fires and heating$9,500
Installation of a yunca monte euro c/a sub 1.0 with a floor penetration
- Alterations and additions$750k
Rbw - stage 1 of a 4 -stage consent. Stage 1 includes structural engineering, foundations, retaining, concrete slab work & in-slab services for electrical & plumbing, infrastructure design (ach) f
- New homes$2m
Rbw - stage 2 of 2- works above slab for a single level house with 5 bed, 1 media, 1 gym, dbl gge & outdoor living areas
- Pools and spas$100k
Installation of inground, preformed, ceramic composition swimming pool & fence.
- New homes$3.1m
Dbc rbw stage 2 new single storey dwg with four bedrooms, four bathrooms, living, kitchen & dining. New two car gge.
- New homes$3.8m
Erect a two level, six-bdrm dwg with attached dbl gge, swimming pool & retaining wall
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Te Ārai?
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.