Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Morningside
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 Morningside itself, 9 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 76 consents we hold in Morningside, 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 Morningside’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 Morningside
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area that make up most of it: Morningside (Whangarei District). In the year to September 2026: 9 houses, 0 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 — 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 Morningside
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 76 from 1 Jan 2020 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 additions29
6 in the last 12 months · typically $6,000
- New homes11
typically $380k
- Relocated buildings10
6 in the last 12 months · typically $240k
- Retaining walls4
1 in the last 12 months · typically $30k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $180k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $33k
- Garages, sheds and carports2
typically $66k
- Other new buildings1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $2.6m
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater1
typically $10k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts1
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
- $2.6mRbw - the proposed work involves the construction of two new three-storey buildings comprising a mixed-use building (block 1) & a res building (block 2), including associated site works such 43 Morningside Road
- $240kErect relocatable dwg (house 1 - takurua) 100 Anzac Road
- $240kErect relocatable dwg (house 2 - he toki) 100 Anzac Road
- $240kErect relocatable dwg (house 3 - puaka) 100 Anzac Road
- $56kRbw - amendment to bco10392616 - construction of block wall retaining wall height of max 950mm on the eastern & southern boundaries. 5 Mountain Road
76 consents
- Alterations and additions$5,000
New heating appliance
- Alterations and additions$5,700
New heating appliance
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$45k
Add to existing dwg - deck extension
- Other new buildings$2.6m
Rbw - the proposed work involves the construction of two new three-storey buildings comprising a mixed-use building (block 1) & a res building (block 2), including associated site works such
- Relocated buildings$50k
Relocation of existing dwg, new deck & retaining wall
- Alterations and additions$6,000
New heating appliance
- Alterations and additions$5,000
New heating appliance
- Alterations and additions$6,000
New heating appliance
- Retaining walls$56k
Rbw - amendment to bco10392616 - construction of block wall retaining wall height of max 950mm on the eastern & southern boundaries.
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$10k
Re-clad fire damaged dwg with direct fixed stucco graphex system amendment 1: new bracing system to be added
- Relocated buildings$240k
Erect relocatable dwg (house 1 - takurua)
- Relocated buildings$240k
Erect relocatable dwg (house 2 - he toki)
- Relocated buildings$240k
Erect relocatable dwg (house 3 - puaka)
- Alterations and additions$25k
Alt to existing dwg. Bathrm renovation. Including changes to laundry, new level access shower, new fixtures, door widening & new floor & wall linings.
- Relocated buildings$35k
Relocate existing dwg
- Relocated buildings$35k
Relocation of existing dwg
- Alterations and additions$175k
Additions to existing dwg - fire separations
- New homes$450k
Rbw construct 3 bdrm dwg with attached gge (proposed 51 Morningside lane, lot 32)
- New homes$400k
Rbw construct 3 bdrm dwg with attached gge (proposed lot 31 - 54 Morningside lane)
- Alterations and additions$7,500
New heating appliance
- New homes$480k
New 4 bdrm dwg with attached dbl gge (proposed lot 50 - 43 Morningside lane)
- New homes$380k
Rbw construct 3 bdrm dwg with attached gge (proposed 47 Morningside lane, lot 34)
- New homes$380k
Rbw construct 3 bdrm dwg with single attached gge (proposed 45 Morningside lane)
- New homes$250k
New minor dwg, alterations to existing dwg - ensuite, kitchen & living room
- Alterations and additions$370k
Rbw - removal of rear bdrm & add new kitchen laundry, ensuite, living area & decks. Constructed in timber bevelback weatherboards, corrugate metal & tpo roofing & upvc joinery on a timber
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Morningside?
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.