Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Whangateau
17,131 new homes were consented in the Auckland council area in the year to September 2026, up 16% on the year before. They also consented $3.37b of non-residential building work, up 5% on the year before. Below: 16 consents we hold in Whangateau, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Auckland council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Auckland, 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 21,301 in 2022.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Auckland, 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$753m
43 buildings · 26,927 m² new floor area · $8,567/m² new · −24% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$631m
84 buildings · 233,139 m² new floor area · $2,450/m² new · +9% on the year before
- Education$590m
77 buildings · 54,555 m² new floor area · $8,792/m² new · +4% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$402m
44 buildings · 21,405 m² new floor area · $14,113/m² new · −5% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$307m
32 buildings · 40,270 m² new floor area · $4,291/m² new · +19% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$219m
29 buildings · 19,980 m² new floor area · $6,216/m² new · +41% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$197m
11 buildings · 25,285 m² new floor area · $7,276/m² new · +218% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$167m
29 buildings · 11,019 m² new floor area · $3,823/m² new · +62% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$75.4m
17 buildings · 13,619 m² new floor area · $3,956/m² new · +37% on the year before
- Farm buildings$26.2m
121 buildings · 68,341 m² new floor area · $353/m² new · +4% on the year before
Local boards compared
The year to September 2026 against the year before.
| Local board | New homes | Change | Non-residential | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howick | 1,712 | +28% | $95.3m | −75% |
| Henderson-Massey | 1,592 | +15% | $101m | −39% |
| Franklin | 1,214 | +14% | $195m | −12% |
| Albert-Eden | 1,123 | +103% | $270m | +37% |
| Maungakiekie-Tamaki | 1,118 | −23% | $295m | +37% |
| Papakura | 1,107 | +33% | $90.9m | +81% |
| Manurewa | 976 | +32% | $168m | +225% |
| Hibiscus and Bays | 967 | 0% | $44.7m | 0% |
| Rodney | 951 | +12% | $73.7m | −10% |
| Kaipatiki | 942 | +44% | $51.2m | +23% |
| Mangere-Otahuhu | 940 | +31% | $582m | −16% |
| Orakei | 795 | +1% | $52.7m | +10% |
| Whau | 790 | +43% | $58.1m | +13% |
| Upper Harbour | 749 | +29% | $211m | +1% |
| Otara-Papatoetoe | 692 | −14% | $85.2m | −53% |
| Puketapapa | 588 | +66% | $18.1m | −42% |
| Devonport-Takapuna | 478 | +19% | $50.9m | +43% |
| Waitakere Ranges | 200 | −28% | $14.7m | +90% |
| Waitemata | 153 | −60% | $907m | +83% |
| Waiheke | 41 | 0% | $2m | −83% |
| Great Barrier | 3 | −57% | $210k | +200% |
Consents on record in Whangateau
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 16 from 1 May 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 additions3
2 in the last 12 months · typically $60k
- Fires and heating2
typically $6,750
- Garages, sheds and carports1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $65k
- Commercial alterations1
typically $300k
- Pools and spas1
typically $10k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $65kInternal changes only. Converting extg shed into 1xbedrm, 1xbathrm, kitchen, living, single gge. Includes associated plumbing, onsite wastewater system & stormwater tank 326 Rodney Road, Whangateau
- $60kRbw- replace existing direct fix rusticated wboards with horizontal rusticated weatherboards on cavity (grd floor) & direct-fix (upper floor). Existing timber joinery to be reused. Note that the exi 92 Ashton Road, Whangateau
- $1R3 - amendment to aba-2025-1848 - alt roof structure & floor insulation 29 Seaview Heights, Whangateau
16 consents
- Alterations and additions$1
R3 - amendment to aba-2025-1848 - alt roof structure & floor insulation
- Garages, sheds and carports$65k
Internal changes only. Converting extg shed into 1xbedrm, 1xbathrm, kitchen, living, single gge. Includes associated plumbing, onsite wastewater system & stormwater tank
- Alterations and additions$60k
Rbw- replace existing direct fix rusticated wboards with horizontal rusticated weatherboards on cavity (grd floor) & direct-fix (upper floor). Existing timber joinery to be reused. Note that the exi
- Pools and spas$10k
Installation of semi inground swimming pool & pool fencing. Part of pool wall acting as pool barrier.
- Fires and heating$8,500
sfh fixed fee to replace existing open log burner fire with new jetmaster 700 log burner fire in existing opening.
- Fires and heating$5,000
sfh -install insert woodfire & flue - jayline is550 insert
- Alterations and additions$130k
Rbw - to construct a new steel framed pod with two bedrooms & a shower, as an additional site accommodation for owner.
- Commercial alterations$300k
Rbw - new 12mx5m pool, pool fence & surrounds. New pool pavilion, containing guest room, lounge, bathrm & deck.
- Alterations and additions$75k
installation of in ground, pre formed, ceramic composition swimming pool & fence.
- Relocated buildings$600k
Rbw - relocation of second hand building, with alterations & additions. New bdrm & gallery & kitchen & ensuite extensions, new dbl gge. New deck & swimming pool. Effluent system.
- Alterations and additions$95k
Rbw - lounge extension, additions of bdrm & ensuite
- Fires and heating$4,000
Install freestanding woodfire (metro wee ped ve)
- Pools and spas$80k
New swimming pool & fencing
- Commercial alterations$200k
Rbw - new 2 storey outbuilding, triple gge to level 1. Home office & bathrm to first floor.
- Fires and heating$4,000
installation of a new fire box as per details attached. Masport Akaroa
- Fires and heating$4,500
Installation of wood burner & flue
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Suburbs in Whangateau
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Whangateau?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 17,131 new homes consented in the Auckland council area, with $8.53b of residential and $3.37b 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.