Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Riverside
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 Riverside, 3 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 42 consents we hold in Riverside, 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 Riverside’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 Riverside
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Riverside sits in (Riverside) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 3 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 Riverside
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 42 from 1 Oct 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 additions20
4 in the last 12 months · typically $20k
- Fires and heating3
2 in the last 12 months · typically $6,000
- Garages, sheds and carports3
typically $80k
- Retaining walls2
typically $178k
- Pools and spas1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $15k
- New homes1
typically $1.1m
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts1
typically $85k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening1
typically $200k
- Commercial alterations1
typically $5,000
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $75kRbw - internal alterations to include updated bathrm & new ensuite. Turning gge into habitable space. 31 Riverside Drive
- $40kRbw - housing (detached dwg) - remove load bearing wall & replace with prolam beam, new whole house bracing plan 53 Riverside Drive
- $20kR3 - unit a - bathrm refurbishments of three-storey multi-unit dwg - aka 33a maida vale Rd. 33 Vale Road
- $20kAlt to existing dwg - new bathrm & patio barrier 31 Dundas Road
- $15kInstall new pool fencing 44 Vale Road
42 consents
- Alterations and additions$20k
Alt to existing dwg - new bathrm & patio barrier
- Fires and heating$4,000
Installing a new fireplace & flue system
- Alterations and additions$20k
R3 - unit a - bathrm refurbishments of three-storey multi-unit dwg - aka 33a maida vale Rd.
- Fires and heating$6,000
Alt to existing dwg: installation of yunca wedj 2000
- Alterations and additions$40k
Rbw - housing (detached dwg) - remove load bearing wall & replace with prolam beam, new whole house bracing plan
- Alterations and additions$75k
Rbw - internal alterations to include updated bathrm & new ensuite. Turning gge into habitable space.
- Pools and spas$15k
Install new pool fencing
- Retaining walls$260k
New retaining walls
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$200k
Additions & alterations to existing dwg - reroof, bathrooms, living room, deck, workshop & new retaining wall
- Alterations and additions$42k
To relocate a brand-new, yard-built home to site as per site plan - foundations & services only
- Garages, sheds and carports$17k
Erect carport
- Alterations and additions$40k
Alterations to existing dwg - bathrm, bdrm subfloor & framing
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$85k
Alterations to existing dwg - bathrm & studio
- Retaining walls$95k
New retaining palisade wall
- Alterations and additions$30k
Owner builder - install ensuite & exterior window into existing rumpus room
- Alterations and additions$3,000
Housing (detached dwg) - remove brick chimney, remove internal walls, relocate laundry, revamp bathrm layout & new kitchen
- Alterations and additions$5,400
New heating appliance
- Fires and heating$7,352
Installation of a solid fuel heater to manufacturers specifications metro wee curve replacing existing fire.
- Alterations and additions$100k
Retrofit of existing dwg to improve thermal performance & modernise layout
- Commercial alterations$5,000
Install shacklock orion 601 coal range in gge/workshop
- Alterations and additions$10k
New heating appliance
- Alterations and additions$20k
Add to dwg
- Alterations and additions$200k
Housing (detached dwg) - retrofit of existing dwg to improve thermal performance & modernise layout; removal & replacement of plasterboard linings, new bracing layout, additional basin to wc & new beam
- Garages, sheds and carports$180k
Alt layout of first floor, construct stairs, convert basement gge & laundry to bdrm three & four & bathrm, install hot water cylinder
- Alterations and additions$5,900
New heating appliance
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Riverside?
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.