Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Whangamatā
161 new homes were consented in the Thames-Coromandel District council area in the year to September 2026, down 6% on the year before. They also consented $11.6m of non-residential building work, down 65% on the year before. Below: 780 consents we hold in Whangamatā, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Thames-Coromandel District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Thames-Coromandel 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 594 in 2003.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Thames-Coromandel 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.
- Hospitals and health$2.4m
1 building · 404 m² new floor area · $4,950/m² new · +1646% on the year before
- Offices$2.2m
2 buildings · 805 m² new floor area · $2,559/m² new · +491% on the year before
- Farm buildings$1.7m
16 buildings · 2,415 m² new floor area · $678/m² new · +52% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$1.7m
3 buildings · 1,154 m² new floor area · $1,473/m² new · +105% on the year before
- Education$1.2m
−64% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$1.1m
1 building · 195 m² new floor area · $469/m² new · −94% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$800k
1 building · 420 m² new floor area · $1,905/m² new · −70% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$394k
1 building · 73 m² new floor area · $2,877/m² new · −89% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$10k
−100% on the year before
Consents on record in Whangamatā
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 780 from 1 Jan 1974 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 additions136
19 in the last 12 months · typically $90k
- New homes116
15 in the last 12 months · typically $750k
- Garages, sheds and carports76
11 in the last 12 months · typically $79k
- Fires and heating55
10 in the last 12 months · typically $5,228
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs35
3 in the last 12 months · typically $60k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts30
6 in the last 12 months · typically $185k
- Pools and spas29
6 in the last 12 months · typically $20k
- Relocated buildings24
1 in the last 12 months · typically $43k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening12
3 in the last 12 months · typically $242k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater11
1 in the last 12 months · typically $19k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $2.2mNew two storey res dwg with internal gge. 222 Ocean Road, Whangamatā
- $2mRemove existing dwg, construct new 5 bdrm 2 story single household dwg. 402 Barrowclough Road, Whangamatā
- $2mConstruct 2 storey, 4 bdrm, single res family dwg with attached dbl gge. 118 Patuwai Drive, Whangamatā
- $1.4mNew build family residence consisting of main house, gge, & pool house. 110 Weka Street, Whangamatā
- $1mTo construct a new 2 bdrm dwg with carport. 341 Onemana Drive, Onemana
780 consents
- Garages, sheds and carports$100k
Construct a stand alone boat shed.
- New homes$975k
Construct new 3 bdrm house with attached gge
- Alterations and additions$40k
Foundations & connection to existing services for a new transportable building to be placed on site.
- Garages, sheds and carports$900k
Construct house renovation to connect existing house to new gge & additional storey with master, wardrobe & ensuite.
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$250k
Proposed gge/sleepout with bathrm & laundry
- Garages, sheds and carports$85k
Construction of 2 bay cold formed steel portal mono-pitch shed.
- Fires and heating$5,500
Installation of a freestanding wood burning fireplace
- New homes$1m
New res dwg with attached 2 car gge amendment 1: -reduced window sizes -cantilevered deck removed -cladding amendment -deck barrier change -gge foundation amendment -roof pitch change -stud height changed amendment 1: -reduced win
- Garages, sheds and carports$340k
Stage 1 of 2 proposed works. Construction of a new gge.
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$500k
Proposed re-clad of the existing house & replacement of existing window & door joinery with new thermally broken dbl glazed joinery.
- Garages, sheds and carports$19k
2.4m extension to the existing skyline gge
- Alterations and additions$7,000
Proposed minor add to living area to square 45� corner
- Alterations and additions$90k
Membrane with external access ~7.2x3.5m, push-out at lounge to existing fascia line ~4.4x1.1m, internal upper floor alt to kitchen, master bdrm & bathrm. Replace upper floor joinery with dbl glazing. Reclad to entire upper floor & inst
- Alterations and additions$40k
Rbw - proposed internal alterations to existing house. New bathrm inside existing bdrm 2. New wardrobe in bdrm 2. Existing bdrm 2 window to be relocated to proposed bathrm.
- Alterations and additions$250k
Construct add to existing house to include a new bdrm, ensuite, dressing, entry & glazed roof over new deck. Construct new bathrm add to existing separate gge.
- Alterations and additions$200k
Additions & alterations to house
- Alterations and additions$200k
Existing roof claddings removed to expose existing rafters. Proposed roof underlay, purlins, roof claddings installed to nzbc & nzs3604. Existing wood burners chimney & flue to remain & re-flashed to nzbc- e2/as1 proposed sun tunnels installed to
- New homes$900k
New 200m2 four (4) bdrm lifemark timber framed building
- Alterations and additions$25k
Bathrm renovation including location change of bath, vanity & an increase in shower size. Additional toilet added.
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$720k
Proposed new single storey dwg, separate gge & studio.
- Alterations and additions$300k
Renovations to an existing one storey res building.
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$90k
Reconstructed timber framed deck, sed posts, footings & beam
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install new metro rad one wood burner on existing polished concrete floor complete with metro eco flue system
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a new metro tiny rad woody with metro eco flue system
- Relocated buildings$40k
Proposed new relocated 3 bedroom dwg
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Suburbs in Whangamatā
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Whangamatā?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 161 new homes consented in the Thames-Coromandel District council area, with $163m of residential and $11.6m 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.