Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Maunu
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. In Maunu itself, 45 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 249 consents we hold in Maunu, 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, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Maunu’s own count is made.
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.
New homes in Maunu
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the 2 statistical areas that make up most of it: Pukenui, Maunu. In the year to September 2026: 15 houses, 26 townhouses and units, 0 apartments, 4 retirement village units.
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 Maunu
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 249 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.
- New homes52
9 in the last 12 months · typically $650k
- Alterations and additions47
16 in the last 12 months · typically $8,000
- Garages, sheds and carports18
4 in the last 12 months · typically $89k
- Pools and spas15
1 in the last 12 months · typically $60k
- Multiple homes6
4 in the last 12 months · typically $1.2m
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening5
2 in the last 12 months · typically $260k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater5
typically $8,000
- Relocated buildings4
1 in the last 12 months · typically $40k
- Fires and heating3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $6,542
- Commercial alterations3
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
- $1.8mFour new dwgs 58 Pompallier Estate Drive
- $1.8mNew dwg & swimming pool 27 Kintrae Close
- $1.6mNew dwg 9 Grand Hills Lane
- $1.3mNew dwg 7 Lumbarda Lane
- $1.2mTwo new dwgs 58 Pompallier Estate Drive
249 consents
- Multiple homes$900k
Two new dwgs
- Multiple homes$1.2m
Two new dwgs
- Multiple homes$1.8m
Four new dwgs
- New homes$1.8m
New dwg & swimming pool
- Alterations and additions$12k
New heating appliance
- Alterations and additions$6,700
New heating appliance
- Alterations and additions$6,800
New heating appliance
- Pools and spas$20k
New swimming pool fence
- Garages, sheds and carports$45k
New gge & front deck
- Garages, sheds and carports$160k
Single storey shed with a bathrm. Council ww
- Retaining walls$65k
To build two levels retaining wall
- New homes$710k
New dwg
- Alterations and additions$250k
Alterations to existing dwg cladding & joinery
- Alterations and additions$7,000
New heating appliance
- Alterations and additions$5,900
New heating appliance
- Garages, sheds and carports$5,000
Amendment 1 - increase the width of the gge
- New homes$950k
New two storey, four bdrm dwg with dbl attached gge & swimming pool & pool fence & retaining wall
- Relocated buildings$40k
Existing dwg to be relocated to new position on site
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$260k
Alterations to dwg, including - partial reclad, partial reroof, new membrane & glass balustrade to level two deck, & some replace some joinery.
- New homes$710k
New dwg
- Alterations and additions$10k
New heating appliances
- Alterations and additions$70k
Alterations & additions extension to existing dwg 11 kiwi Ave Waikuku Beach lot 163 dp 71285
- Alterations and additions$250k
Rbw - the proposal includes extending the house to the south east. An ensuite is added to bdrm 3. A new kitchen with a scullery is proposed. New sliding doors to the living & dining areas & sky
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$600k
Restoration of fire damage to existing dwg - media room & relocate laundry to gge
- Commercial alterations$150k
Alterations to existing dwg - new kitchen, dining, lounge, heating appliance, office, ensuite & bathrm, alt laundry, remove bay window & sunroom
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Maunu?
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.