Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Whitianga
161 new homes were consented in the Thames-Coromandel District council area in the year to September 2026, down 6% on the year before. They also consented $11.6m of non-residential building work, down 65% on the year before. Below: 1,260 consents we hold in Whitianga, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Thames-Coromandel District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Thames-Coromandel 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 594 in 2003.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Thames-Coromandel 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.
- Hospitals and health$2.4m
1 building · 404 m² new floor area · $4,950/m² new · +1646% on the year before
- Offices$2.2m
2 buildings · 805 m² new floor area · $2,559/m² new · +491% on the year before
- Farm buildings$1.7m
16 buildings · 2,415 m² new floor area · $678/m² new · +52% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$1.7m
3 buildings · 1,154 m² new floor area · $1,473/m² new · +105% on the year before
- Education$1.2m
−64% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$1.1m
1 building · 195 m² new floor area · $469/m² new · −94% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$800k
1 building · 420 m² new floor area · $1,905/m² new · −70% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$394k
1 building · 73 m² new floor area · $2,877/m² new · −89% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$10k
−100% on the year before
Consents on record in Whitianga
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 1,260 from 1 Jan 1988 to 1 Sep 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.
- New homes287
34 in the last 12 months · typically $595k
- Alterations and additions177
26 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- Garages, sheds and carports106
17 in the last 12 months · typically $69k
- Fires and heating105
20 in the last 12 months · typically $6,000
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts44
4 in the last 12 months · typically $78k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs42
5 in the last 12 months · typically $63k
- Relocated buildings32
7 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater31
4 in the last 12 months · typically $19k
- Pools and spas28
4 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening25
7 in the last 12 months · typically $125k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $5mRbw. Construction of single level dwg, with five bedrooms, six bathrooms, four car gge, laundry, lounge, media room, living, kitchen, scullery, onsite water tanks, connection to existing sew 35 Robinson Road, Whitianga
- $3.6mRbw - construction of eight two-storey detached dwgs, lot 1, 2 & 8 with 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms. Lots 3 to 7 with 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms. All swellings with living, dining, kitchen, single i 29 Gray Avenue, Kūaotunu West
- $2.9mRbw- 7 new two-storey houses. Lots 1-4: three bedrooms, two bathrooms, kitchen, living, dining, & wc. Rtw & under slab tanks. Lots 5-7: four bedrooms, two bathrooms, kitchen, living, dining, & w 78 Captain Cook Road, Cooks Beach
- $2.5mNew dwg. Two storey dwg with 4 bedrooms, two bathrooms & attached gge. 78 Skippers Road, Opito
- $2mNew single storey 4 bdrm dwg with attached dbl car gge 306 Kenwood Drive, Matarangi
1,260 consents
- New homes$5m
Rbw. Construction of single level dwg, with five bedrooms, six bathrooms, four car gge, laundry, lounge, media room, living, kitchen, scullery, onsite water tanks, connection to existing sew
- New homes$1.1m
New res dwg 5-bdrm dwg with multiple cladding types & attached gge
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$50k
Replace existing deck 44m2 house alt/additions
- Fires and heating$6,000
Installation of a metro rad one woodfire, including metro flue system, onto a compliant non-combustible ash hearth in accordance with the manufactures specifications & the NZ building code. Installation of interconnected smoke alarms throu
- Garages, sheds and carports$55k
Construction of storage shed & onsite wastewater
- Fires and heating$8,390
remove existing fire & flue from chimney. Install new fire & flue back into chimney (firenzo kompact ag)
- Commercial alterations$150k
This a onsite consent for a basement & connection of a top storey that will be built & consented outside of the district. Top level will have ex factory transportable consent & ccc. Decks, steps & luovertech is part of this consent.
- New homes$200k
Construct two bdrm dwg with bathrm & open plan living
- Alterations and additions$200k
Landscaping at the front of the section including driveway, parking bay & retaining wall.
- New homes$243k
New dwg, 4bdrm, 2.5 bathrooms, open plan living & attached dbl gge
- Alterations and additions$7,500
Internal alterations to add new wc & laundry
- Alterations and additions$8,000
New bathrm to existing building
- Alterations and additions$85k
Add to ground floor kitchen & new level 1 ensuite.
- Alterations and additions$300k
Additions to existing dwg - replace 2 storey bdrm wing with 1 storey, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, & laundry.
- Alterations and additions$25k
Replacement of water treatment & disposal system
- Alterations and additions$220k
Extension to existing building - includes 2nd level over existing concrete basement, 1 bdrm, 1 bathrm
- Fires and heating$3,000
Replace an existing free standing pellet fire with a new kent free standing fire - Murchison
- Fires and heating$6,600
Heating unit - replacing existing freestanding woodburner & installing a new flue system.
- New homes$1.2m
2 storey, 3 bdrm domestic dwg with attached gge
- New homes$627k
Multi-unit dwg - main dwg with attached gge & minor dwg
- Insulation$40k
Housing (mulit-unit dwg) - retrofit dwg, insulate exterior walls, install new kitchen & bathrm, smoke detectors, replace bracing like for like
- New homes$583k
New res detached dwg with 3 bed, 2 bath, open plan living & attached dbl gge
- Garages, sheds and carports$45k
Construct versatile gge
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$35k
Convert gge into sleepout with bathrm
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$1,500
Plumbing & drainage with temporary connections for caravan/vehicle. New fixtures within existing garden shed.
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Suburbs in Whitianga
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Whitianga?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 161 new homes consented in the Thames-Coromandel District council area, with $163m of residential and $11.6m 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.