Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Onerahi
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 Onerahi itself, 7 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 175 consents we hold in Onerahi, 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 Onerahi’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 Onerahi
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the 3 statistical areas that make up most of it: Sherwood Rise, Onerahi Park, Onerahi. In the year to September 2026: 4 houses, 2 townhouses and units, 0 apartments, 1 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 Onerahi
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 175 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 additions57
11 in the last 12 months · typically $6,800
- New homes19
8 in the last 12 months · typically $550k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs9
1 in the last 12 months · typically $35k
- Relocated buildings5
1 in the last 12 months · typically $120k
- Retaining walls4
typically $48k
- Garages, sheds and carports4
typically $40k
- Pools and spas4
typically $13k
- Multiple homes3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $1.3m
- Fires and heating3
typically $5,000
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts2
typically $63k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $1.6mRbw - pb ece: lots 9-11. Three new 3 storey dwgs each with four bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms & attached single gge. New retaining walls & detention tanks. 28 Alamein Avenue
- $1.1mRbw - construction of one two storey dwg comprising of four bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, a media room, retreat & dbl gge. I ncludes stormwater tank & retaining walls. 45 Pah Road
- $1mRbw - pbc e2e - lot 4 & 5: 2 by new 2 storey dwgs. Lot 4 with 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms & single gge. Lot 5 with 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms & single gge. New detention tanks & retainin 28 Alamein Avenue
- $900kRbw - construction of two storey detached dwg comprising of three bedrooms, two wcs, one ensuite, one bathrm & one open plan living, dining & kitchen. Retaining wall, drain bridging & de 45 Pah Road
- $672kDwg with attached gge 13 Cliff Street
175 consents
- Alterations and additions$7,000
New heating appliance
- Alterations and additions$5,000
R1 - alt to single storey detached dwg - convert store room to bathrm.
- Alterations and additions$20k
Alterations to existing dwg - kitchen, bathrm & heating appliance amendment 1: new basement bedrooms x 2 with new bathrm, upgrading upper- level timber deck & providing new access timber steps as well as rectifying inspection items & p
- New homes$510k
New dwg
- Alterations and additions$6,000
New heating appliance
- Alterations and additions$7,500
New heating appliance
- Alterations and additions$100k
Rbw. Amendment to bco10388836 - amendment work is for a timber retaining wall tapering from approximately 2.2m to 1.0m to tie in from the end of the stream channel retaining wall to suit the surroundi
- New homes$485k
New multi-unit dwg & retaining wall
- Alterations and additions$6,000
New heating appliance
- Multiple homes$1.6m
Rbw - pb ece: lots 9-11. Three new 3 storey dwgs each with four bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms & attached single gge. New retaining walls & detention tanks.
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$10k
Add to existing dwg - deck
- Alterations and additions$6,000
New heating appliance
- Relocated buildings$140k
Relocation of existing dwg & new deck
- New homes$900k
Rbw - construction of two storey detached dwg comprising of three bedrooms, two wcs, one ensuite, one bathrm & one open plan living, dining & kitchen. Retaining wall, drain bridging & de
- New homes$1m
Rbw - pbc e2e - lot 4 & 5: 2 by new 2 storey dwgs. Lot 4 with 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms & single gge. Lot 5 with 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms & single gge. New detention tanks & retainin
- New homes$1.1m
Rbw - construction of one two storey dwg comprising of four bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, a media room, retreat & dbl gge. I ncludes stormwater tank & retaining walls.
- New homes$440k
New dwg
- Alterations and additions$19k
Alterations to existing dwg - bdrm, bathrm & kitchen
- New homes$500k
New dwg
- Alterations and additions$6,000
New heating appliance
- Alterations and additions$50k
Alterations to existing dwg - kitchen, living room, laundry, internal stairs, ensuite & relocate heating appliance
- New homes$672k
Dwg with attached gge
- Alterations and additions$4,000
R3- alterations to one storey multi-unit dwg. Installation of exterior wall insulation ( aka 22a cockburn St).
- Alterations and additions$300k
Rbw - lifting the existing house above flood plain, relocating entry, internal alterations, reconnecting services to existing connections. Note that this project is part of the category 2p property mi
- New homes$374k
New 3 bdrm dwg
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Onerahi?
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.