Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Wyndham
187 new homes were consented in the Southland District council area in the year to September 2026, up 36% on the year before. They also consented $70.1m of non-residential building work, down 3% on the year before. In the statistical area around Wyndham, 5 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 58 consents we hold in Wyndham, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Southland District council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Wyndham’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Southland 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 176 in 2019.
New homes in Wyndham
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Wyndham sits in (Wyndham-Catlins) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 5 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 — Southland 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.
- Farm buildings$31.1m
123 buildings · 74,108 m² new floor area · $417/m² new · +33% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$15.8m
7 buildings · 1,226 m² new floor area · $7,456/m² new · −54% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$13m
5 buildings · 5,526 m² new floor area · $2,054/m² new · +152% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$4.5m
3 buildings · 2,420 m² new floor area · $1,843/m² new · +445% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$2m
1 building · 267 m² new floor area · $5,243/m² new · +57% on the year before
- Education$1.2m
−77% on the year before
- Offices$1.2m
+337% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$887k
1 building · 315 m² new floor area · $2,063/m² new · −46% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$470k
1 building · 45 m² new floor area · $9,333/m² new · +47% on the year before
Consents on record in Wyndham
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 58 from 1 Jul 2019 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 additions10
2 in the last 12 months · typically $11k
- Fires and heating10
1 in the last 12 months · typically $7,000
- Garages, sheds and carports5
1 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $505k
- New homes2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $582k
- Pools and spas1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $1,600
- Relocated buildings1
typically $45k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater1
typically $3,850
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $764kConstruct new 4 bdrm home with attached gge 35 Redan Street
- $660kWeathertightness remediation to the 29 Redan Street
- $63kAlterations to the existing bathrm & wc areas. New hot water cylinder to replace existing 72 Balaclava Street
- $35kConstruction of pole barn & a supporting roof catchment soak pit 3 Scutari Street
- $15kAlterations- wall removal to create open plan living, new window to dining. 81 Balaclava Street
58 consents
- New homes$764k
Construct new 4 bdrm home with attached gge
- Fires and heating$6,000
Remove existing woodburner & install a new freestanding housing - detached dwgs
- Alterations and additions$63k
Alterations to the existing bathrm & wc areas. New hot water cylinder to replace existing
- Garages, sheds and carports$35k
Construction of pole barn & a supporting roof catchment soak pit
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$660k
Weathertightness remediation to the
- Alterations and additions$15k
Alterations- wall removal to create open plan living, new window to dining.
- Pools and spas$1,600
Installing a rectangular above-ground swimming pool solid panel barrier, which is 1200mm high x 3200mm wide x 7200mm long. This is constructed from ply with an inner timber frame, as well as a 1200mm high guardian pool fence & self-closing gate sy
- Garages, sheds and carports$200k
Adding workroom to placemakers shed by others
- Alterations and additions$80k
R3 - alt to 1 storey attached dwg - renovation of kitchen, living & laundry. New woodburner & gas hot water. Aka flat 3 11 pinelands Ave.
- Fires and heating$6,000
Installation of a new woodsman Brunner mk ii wood burner into new location
- Alterations and additions$5,000
Installation of maxen kinmont 350-ws replacing an existing fire, new steel hearth
- Fires and heating$8,000
Install metro micro rad & rad plus heaters in dwg
- Alterations and additions$220k
Internal works to create new front entrance include new kitchen, store room into bathrm. New dbl gge with laundry & toilet.
- Alterations and additions$1
Amendment - creating an ensuite off the master bdrm- was on the original consent but this work is not going to be carried out.
- Fires and heating$9,800
R2 - install a yunca monte euro free standing woodburner
- Fires and heating$8,000
Install new freestanding Woodsman Strongman fire C/W Mitre 10 supplied
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$350k
R2 - add & alt to two-storey detached dwg. Re-pile. New bedrooms, bathrooms, deck, & stairs.
- New homes$400k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 3
- Fires and heating$43k
Internal work - fireplace removed, ensuite bathrm added to master bdrm, new plumbing fixtures to bathrm, laundry & basin added to toilet
- Alterations and additions$42k
Dwg alt to remove the existing internal livingroom/diningroom wall, livingroom/hallway wall, bathrm/w.c wall, laundry/hallway wall & hallway cupboard walls from the existing trussed roof structure. Detail new bathrm fixture layouts
- Fires and heating$6,000
Masport Rangitata inbuilt woodburner
- Fires and heating$5,404
To install a masport r3000 pedestal wood burner with flue & flue shield on a
- Alterations and additions$2,500
New ensuite within building footprint
- Relocated buildings$45k
Two bed dwg relocated to timber piles, new timber entry steps & landing, on-site storm, foul drains & water supply extended to relocated dwg
- Garages, sheds and carports$50k
New 13.8 by 8 metre placemakers kitset shed
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Wyndham?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 187 new homes consented in the Southland District council area, with $111m of residential and $70.1m 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.