Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Residential building consents in Whataroa
56 new homes were consented in the Westland District council area in the year to September 2026, up 8% on the year before. Below: 32 residential consents we hold in Whataroa, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Westland District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Westland 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 80 in 2004.
What kind of homes
New dwellings consented in the year to September 2026, by type, with the average floor area and value Stats NZ’s figures give.
- Houses52
133 m² average · $430k average value · +37% on the year before
- Townhouses, flats and units4
98 m² average · $238k average value · −71% on the year before
Residential consents on record in Whataroa
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 32 from 1 Sep 2020 to 1 Jul 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 additions11
4 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- Fires and heating6
3 in the last 12 months · typically $6,500
- Garages, sheds and carports4
3 in the last 12 months · typically $60k
- New homes2
typically $375k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $30k
- Multiple homes1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $1.3m
- Retaining walls1
typically $80k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts1
typically $200k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening1
typically $50k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $1.3m3 x single storey dwgs with attached gge 9 murray St Rangiora lot 2 dp 12016 9 Murray Street, Whataroa
- $300kAlterations to the existing dwg - demolish the single gge & rebuild an attached dbl gge & new entry foyer. Internal alterations including a lower deck & private lift. 107 The Strand, Ōkārito
- $100kInternal alterations to existing dwg. Change 3 single-glazed windows & door to dbl-glazed, new shower, replace fire, remove internal wall & add a lintel 5 The Strand, Ōkārito
- $80kEnsuite & alterations to existing dwg 35 Main Road, Whataroa
- $40kNew versatile kitset gge 9m x 6m 4 Murray Street, Whataroa
32 consents
- Garages, sheds and carports$40k
New versatile kitset gge 9m x 6m
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install new woodsman coaster multi-fuel fireplace with existing wetback.
- Fires and heating$7,000
Remove an existing solid fuel heater/oven/water booster & install a new nectre bakers oven solid fuel heater/oven/water booster
- Alterations and additions$80k
Ensuite & alterations to existing dwg
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$30k
Reposition existing house onsite
- Fires and heating$5,000
R3 - flat 3 - minor works - install woodsman Totara inbuilt woodburner in lounge. Aka 15 roberts St.
- Garages, sheds and carports$1
Alterations to the existing dwg - demolish the single gge & rebuild an attached dbl gge & new entry foyer. Internal alterations including a lower deck & private lift. Amendment 1: specific engineering design (sed) for a deck which
- Alterations and additions$15k
Replacement of exterior stairs & waterproofing to existing housing - detached
- Alterations and additions$100k
Internal alterations to existing dwg. Change 3 single-glazed windows & door to dbl-glazed, new shower, replace fire, remove internal wall & add a lintel
- Multiple homes$1.3m
3 x single storey dwgs with attached gge 9 murray St Rangiora lot 2 dp 12016
- Garages, sheds and carports$300k
Alterations to the existing dwg - demolish the single gge & rebuild an attached dbl gge & new entry foyer. Internal alterations including a lower deck & private lift.
- Alterations and additions$4,000
It is proposed to install a new door in the western wall of the existing Tuatapere railway station.
- Alterations and additions$2,000
R3 - minor works - alterations to a single-storey multi-res dwg, limited to the installation of a new waterproof membrane within the bathrm area (unit 42).
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$200k
New timber framed dwg & sleepout. Onsite storm water & wastewater. Metro tiny rad wood burner in dwg & roaring meg wood burner in sleepout.
- Alterations and additions$20k
Construction of a stand-alone pole canopy.
- Fires and heating$6,000
Installation of a solid fuel heater to manufacturers specifications kent Cardrona
- Retaining walls$80k
Replacement of failing sections of timber pole retaining wall.
- New homes$250k
New 2 bdrm dwg on timber piles, attached carport & onsite wastewater system.
- Alterations and additions$8,000
Separation of services
- Fires and heating$8,500
Install freestanding masport MacKenzie r10000 logfire
- Alterations and additions$100k
Renovation of kitchen & laundry area
- Alterations and additions$50k
Rbw - 2 Dovedale place - internal remediation work to unit 02 - block d, due to hot water cylinder leakage.
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install woodsman stag heating appliance
- New homes$500k
Res/farm - three bdrm dwg with attached gge (proposed lot 2) (sol)
- Alterations and additions$85k
Extension to existing dwg
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Suburbs in Whataroa
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Whataroa?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 56 new homes consented in the Westland District council area, with $26m of residential and $4.9m 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.