Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Whangaparāoa
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. Below: 1,559 consents we hold in Whangaparāoa, 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.
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.
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
Local boards compared
The year to September 2026 against the year before.
| Local board | New homes | Change | Non-residential | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howick | 1,712 | +28% | $95.3m | −75% |
| Henderson-Massey | 1,592 | +15% | $101m | −39% |
| Franklin | 1,214 | +14% | $195m | −12% |
| Albert-Eden | 1,123 | +103% | $270m | +37% |
| Maungakiekie-Tamaki | 1,118 | −23% | $295m | +37% |
| Papakura | 1,107 | +33% | $90.9m | +81% |
| Manurewa | 976 | +32% | $168m | +225% |
| Hibiscus and Bays | 967 | 0% | $44.7m | 0% |
| Rodney | 951 | +12% | $73.7m | −10% |
| Kaipatiki | 942 | +44% | $51.2m | +23% |
| Mangere-Otahuhu | 940 | +31% | $582m | −16% |
| Orakei | 795 | +1% | $52.7m | +10% |
| Whau | 790 | +43% | $58.1m | +13% |
| Upper Harbour | 749 | +29% | $211m | +1% |
| Otara-Papatoetoe | 692 | −14% | $85.2m | −53% |
| Puketapapa | 588 | +66% | $18.1m | −42% |
| Devonport-Takapuna | 478 | +19% | $50.9m | +43% |
| Waitakere Ranges | 200 | −28% | $14.7m | +90% |
| Waitemata | 153 | −60% | $907m | +83% |
| Waiheke | 41 | 0% | $2m | −83% |
| Great Barrier | 3 | −57% | $210k | +200% |
Consents on record in Whangaparāoa
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 1,559 from 1 Aug 2019 to 1 Sep 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 additions268
53 in the last 12 months · typically $60k
- New homes243
44 in the last 12 months · typically $579k
- Fires and heating134
31 in the last 12 months · typically $4,999
- Pools and spas60
13 in the last 12 months · typically $15k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs59
9 in the last 12 months · typically $40k
- Garages, sheds and carports56
15 in the last 12 months · typically $75k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening40
12 in the last 12 months · typically $125k
- Multiple homes26
10 in the last 12 months · typically $691k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts26
4 in the last 12 months · typically $145k
- Retaining walls22
5 in the last 12 months · typically $35k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $8mWaipuna rise building 1 - construction of 11 x attached townhouses - each townhouse consists of a ground floor studio & two storey main dwg 111 Ladies Mile, Manly
- $2.3mRbw - 2-storey four new dwgs, each lot with 4 bedrooms, single gge, private drainage & kitchen; lot 1-3 with 2.5 bathrooms; lot 4 with 3.5 bathrooms; new retaining wall 48 Roberts Road, Matakatia
- $1.9mRbw - construction of a 3 storey dwg with an attached minor unit & dbl gge. Includes stormwater tank, retaining walls & solid fuel heater. 30 De Luen Avenue, Tindalls Beach
- $1.6mRbw - 2x level house. 4 bdrm, study & media room. 2.5 bathrm, internal access dbl gge, separate laundry. Pool & retaining. Integra & jsc vertical shiplap wall cladding. Trapezoidal ro 26 Pacific Cliffs Drive, Gulf Harbour
- $1.6mRbw - stage 2 of 2. Single dwg. 5-bdrm, 2 car gge, 3 bathrm plus 3x wc, kitchen, scullery, bbq bar, 3 living plus media. 2 levels of decks, 3 storey lift. Swimming pool fencing, outdoor wo 216 Vipond Road, Stanmore Bay
1,559 consents
- Multiple homes$682k
Rbw - lot 73 (type w1). New build two-storey four-bdrm unit, one bathrm, one ensuite, & one wc, open plan kitchen dining living, dbl gge. Unit 1 of 2 in one duplex.
- Multiple homes$723k
Rbw - lot 74 of 74 (type w2): new build two-storey four-bdrm unit, one bathrm, one ensuite, & one wc, kitchen/ dining/ living, laundry, dbl gge. Unit 2 of 2 in one duplex.
- Alterations and additions$20k
Rbw - new outdoor kitchen including fire & extending sliding doors to existing outdoor living area. Change in pool fencing
- Alterations and additions$9,000
Rbw -add of ensuite to an existing dwg.
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$150k
Rbw/reclad - partial reclad proposed to existing dwg with new horizontal rusticated weatherboard over cavity. New dbl-glazed aluminum joinery replaces existing joinery. Existing door joinery t
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$40k
Rbw - reclad: replace existing bathrm & laundry slab with new engineered slab. New concrete nibs to the south & east elevations. New channels drain only at the entry threshold on the south eleva
- New homes$905k
Rbw - one new two storey dwg consisting of five beds, four baths, dbl gge, workshop, kitchen, laundry, living & media. New boundary & onsite retaining wall. New private sw & ww draina
- Alterations and additions$10k
Rbw - alterations to dwg: formalise habitable attic space. Install velux roof window to bed four. Replace ensuite acrylic shower tray with tiled hob. Erect internal non-load-bearing partition wal
- Alterations and additions$20k
Rbw - relocate laundry, add new wc lower floor, upgrade existing ensuite.
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$300k
Rbw - new self-contained sleepout including retaining walls, water tanks & associated services only.
- Alterations and additions$60k
Bathrm & ensuite alterations only. No changes to any structural items such as walls & roofs. No changes to any windows & external, internal doors
- Retaining walls$50k
Removal of the existing failing timber retaining wall & construction of a new timber retaining wall.
- Pools and spas$200k
Rbw - construction of new deck, retaining wall, swimming pool & balustrading
- Alterations and additions$4,950
Rbw - create new ensuite with tiled shower within existing wardrobe & other minor work including new window to ensuite.
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$4,500
Add a kitchen & sink to an existing granny flat. Change the position of the hot water cylinder from current inside position to an external hwc. Take out the existing bath & put in laundry faciliti
- Alterations and additions$7,500
Rbw - renovation - new bifold door to replace existing sliders in existing dwg.
- Fires and heating$6,500
Install woodfire - replacement in same location
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$16k
Rbw- remedial foundation repairs to the existing conservatory, including the installation of 3 new piles to a dbl storey dwg.
- Alterations and additions$15k
Rbw - alterations to existing aluminum joinery in existing 2 storey house. Existing joinery openings to be enlarged & one new opening added. Works include installing new lintels.
- Insulation$3,000
install insulmax blown insulation into exterior walls
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install woodfire (metro rad one)
- Garages, sheds and carports$250k
Rbw - new free standing dbl gge to replace existing dbl carport. New internal bathrm & laundry to existing dwg.
- Alterations and additions$200k
Rbw - add of two new bedrooms, bathrm, kitchen pantry & new wood burner
- Fires and heating$5,500
Install woodfire - replacement in same location (metro wee rad leg)
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$8m
Waipuna rise building 1 - construction of 11 x attached townhouses - each townhouse consists of a ground floor studio & two storey main dwg
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Suburbs in Whangaparāoa
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Whangaparāoa?
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.