Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Whangārei Heads
450 new homes were consented in the Whangarei District council area in the year to September 2026, up 18% on the year before. They also consented $144m of non-residential building work, up 97% on the year before. Below: 106 consents we hold in Whangārei Heads, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Whangarei District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Whangarei 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 964 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 — Whangarei 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.
- Offices$35m
8 buildings · 8,875 m² new floor area · $3,529/m² new · +228% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$23.8m
4 buildings · 4,165 m² new floor area · $4,778/m² new · +231% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$19m
1 building · 2,380 m² new floor area · $7,983/m² new · +4122% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$19m
6 buildings · 12,895 m² new floor area · $1,466/m² new · +59% on the year before
- Education$18.7m
9 buildings · 2,217 m² new floor area · $1,628/m² new · −26% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$12.5m
3 buildings · 592 m² new floor area · $5,380/m² new · +1291% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$6.3m
1 building · 1,165 m² new floor area · $3,863/m² new · +974% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$5.6m
4 buildings · 3,253 m² new floor area · $1,460/m² new · −42% on the year before
- Farm buildings$4.6m
31 buildings · 5,859 m² new floor area · $768/m² new · −24% on the year before
Consents on record in Whangārei Heads
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 106 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 additions32
2 in the last 12 months · typically $7,550
- New homes12
2 in the last 12 months · typically $579k
- Garages, sheds and carports7
3 in the last 12 months · typically $53k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater6
1 in the last 12 months · typically $19k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs5
2 in the last 12 months · typically $95k
- Retaining walls5
1 in the last 12 months · typically $30k
- Relocated buildings4
typically $70k
- Pools and spas3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $68k
- Fires and heating2
typically $41k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $570k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $600kNew dwg & workshop 61 Reotahi Road, Whangārei Heads
- $600kAdditions & alterations to existing dwg - minor res unit, extend entry & gge, decks & external stairs, new boat shed 11 Norfolk Avenue, Whangārei Heads
- $580kNew dwg 370D Ocean Beach Road, Whangārei Heads
- $570kNew boat shed & studio 2286 Whangarei Heads Road, Whangārei Heads
- $160kNew gge with bathrm 70 Reotahi Road, Whangārei Heads
106 consents
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$150k
Alterations to existing dwg - joinery & roof over deck
- Pools and spas$150k
Inground swimming pool
- New homes$600k
New dwg & workshop
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$570k
New boat shed & studio
- New homes$580k
New dwg
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$15k
Alt to existing dwg - new conservatory roof & deck maintenance
- Alterations and additions$600k
Additions & alterations to existing dwg - minor res unit, extend entry & gge, decks & external stairs, new boat shed
- Retaining walls$30k
New retaining walls
- Garages, sheds and carports$22k
Alt to existing gge - additional gge door
- Garages, sheds and carports$80k
Additions to existing dwg - gge & entry
- Garages, sheds and carports$160k
New gge with bathrm
- Alterations and additions$150k
Additions & alterations to existing dwg - kitchen, living room & new heating appliance
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$25k
Connect to council sewer
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$100k
Alterations to existing dwg - reclad, reroof & replace retaining wall
- Alterations and additions$300k
Additions & alterations to existing dwg - bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchen, lounge & media room, new verandah & deck
- New homes$1.2m
New dwg
- Retaining walls$29k
Replacing existing retaining wall on the driveway of 32 - 34 Ocean Beach Rd
- Pools and spas$8,000
New swimming pool fence
- Relocated buildings$94k
Relocation of existing dwg - new foundations, plumbing & drainage connections
- Garages, sheds and carports$25k
Add to existing gge - extension
- Alterations and additions$2,000
New heating appliance
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$37k
New effluent system
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$48k
Construction of a floating timber deck above the existing membrane roof of the gge. Replacing an existing aluminium framed window with an aluminium framed external opening door.
- Alterations and additions$16k
New heating appliance
- Garages, sheds and carports$140k
Alterations to existing dwg & carport - reduce footprint of dwg, new lintels, posts, beams, framing, roof framing, roof & cladding
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Suburbs in Whangārei Heads
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Whangārei Heads?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 450 new homes consented in the Whangarei District council area, with $283m of residential and $144m 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.