Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Regent
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 the statistical area around Regent, 12 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 35 consents we hold in Regent, 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 Regent’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 Regent
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Regent sits in (Whangārei Central) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 12 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 Regent
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 35 from 1 Oct 2019 to 1 Jun 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 additions8
1 in the last 12 months · typically $20k
- Fires and heating4
1 in the last 12 months · typically $6,750
- New homes3
2 in the last 12 months · typically $185k
- Multiple homes1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $740k
- Garages, sheds and carports1
typically $190k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs1
typically $75k
- Commercial alterations1
typically $50k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening1
typically $30k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $740kTwo new dwgs 39 Kamo Road
- $185kNew dwg 37 Kamo Road
- $167kConstruction of dwg - secondary dwg 10 Wallace Street
- $20kAlt to existing dwg - remove & replace damaged wall 23F Manse Street
- $7,500Install of metro smart insert into masonry chimney in living housing - detached 10 Wallace Street
35 consents
- New homes$185k
New dwg
- Fires and heating$7,500
Install of metro smart insert into masonry chimney in living housing - detached
- Alterations and additions$20k
Alt to existing dwg - remove & replace damaged wall
- New homes$167k
Construction of dwg - secondary dwg
- Multiple homes$740k
Two new dwgs
- Alterations and additions$8,000
New heating appliance
- Alterations and additions$150k
Alt to existing dwg - fire rating a stairwell
- Garages, sheds and carports$190k
New gge, alterations to existing dwg - bathrm, laundry, wardrobe, lounge & new deck
- Fires and heating$8,000
Install two solid fuel heaters: inbuilt firenzo athena bay into the lounge room, including eco insert flue kit &inbuilt firenzo kompact into living room 2 including a eco insert kit
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$30k
240566 - bathrm renovation & wall reclad
- Alterations and additions$25k
Alterations to existing dwg - new level access shower, raise window sill & infill cladding
- Commercial alterations$50k
Firewall to create dwg & retail space (change of use)
- Fires and heating$5,000
Alt to dwg - installation of Masport Clutha Woodbox ULEB, freestanding, dry, woodburner, CAC-232953
- Alterations and additions$20k
Remove a load bearing wall
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install masport clutha ecan 231303 - no wetback connection
- New homes$760k
New dwg
- Alterations and additions$5,900
New heating appliance
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$75k
Add & alterations to existing dwg - toilet, deck, laundry, kitchen, dining & family room
- Alterations and additions$5,600
New heating appliance
- Alterations and additions$70k
Alterations to existing dwg - new entry, ensuite, bdrm, bracing & remove walls
- Alterations and additions$45k
Alterations to existing dwg - ensuite, bathrm, laundry, kitchen & conservatory
- Alterations and additions$5,100
New heating appliance
- Pools and spas$60k
New swimming pool fence
- Alterations and additions$30k
Alterations to existing dwg - ensuite
- Alterations and additions$3,000
New heating appliance
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Regent?
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.