Building consents
Residential building consents in Waikato
Below: 21,723 residential consents we hold in Waikato, searchable and on the map.
Residential consents on record in Waikato
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 21,723 from 1 Jan 1974 to 1 Oct 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 homes3,929
783 in the last 12 months · typically $500k
- Alterations and additions3,305
630 in the last 12 months · typically $40k
- Fires and heating2,874
516 in the last 12 months · typically $6,000
- Garages, sheds and carports1,375
226 in the last 12 months · typically $60k
- Pools and spas886
168 in the last 12 months · typically $58k
- Relocated buildings504
117 in the last 12 months · typically $70k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs407
86 in the last 12 months · typically $43k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater368
87 in the last 12 months · typically $15k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts332
51 in the last 12 months · typically $80k
- Multiple homes286
103 in the last 12 months · typically $999k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $7.8mRbw - proposed 29 terraced units with accessway, parking, private drainage & retaining walls. Block a: 3 levels (units 1-6) with 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1 wc, dining/living, kitchen & single gara 44 Ireland Road, Ōtorohanga
- $6.8mNew basement & guest wing. New living, dining & kitchen 172 Hooker Road, Tamahere
- $6.6mDwg 11 Chris Gatehouse Lane, Pōkeno
- $5.5mRbw - new three-storey, 21-unit res development features two building blocks with precast concrete walls, timber framed walls with fibre cement claddings, aluminium screens, insulateand hydrau 1 Arthur Road, Ngārimu Bay
- $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
21,723 consents
- New homes$471k
Construction of new dwg
- Multiple homes$2.8m
Construction of 6 attached dwgs with attached garages
- New homes$496k
Construction of dwg with attached gge - lot 42
- 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
- Alterations and additions$480k
Construction of an 83m long rock masonry seawall including stairs & boatramp into the coastal marine area.
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$40k
Rbw - connecting structure hallway joining existing main single storey house & studio single storey house.
- Alterations and additions$95k
Rbw - minor internal alterations on ground floor level to increase bdrm & bathrm spaces & internal alterations to the first floor level to create master bdrm ensuite with walk in wardrobe
- Insulation$1,600
Install insulmax blown insulation into exterior walls.
- New homes$410k
New 3 bdrm dwg with attached gge
- Fires and heating$8,000
Fire installation - freestanding Waimakariri ash model wood burner
- Fires and heating$8,000
Install solid fuel burner in dwg
- Alterations and additions$35k
Res additions & alterations ensuite alt for wetfloor tiled shower
- New homes$1.1m
New res dwg 5-bdrm dwg with multiple cladding types & attached gge
- Alterations and additions$60k
Res additions & alterations relay slab under new level entry tiled shower, lintels to nzs3604
- Fires and heating$6,000
Solid fuel heater - maxen kinmont 350
- New homes$670k
Constrution of new dwg
- New homes$700k
Construction of new dwg
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$126k
To construct a gge sleepout
- Alterations and additions$120k
Alt of existing bathrm to create level entry shower
- Fires and heating$11k
Install new nectre big bakers oven freestanding fire &
- Relocated buildings$70k
Relocation of an existing single storey timber-framed dwg
- Alterations and additions$30k
Ensuite add to existing res dwg.
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$50k
Replace existing deck 44m2 house alt/additions
- Alterations and additions$35k
New internal lift house alt/additions
- New homes$520k
New single storey dwg with vertical abodo, vertical housing - detached dwgs
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Towns and cities in Waikato
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
- Hamilton699 / 3,375
- Taupō267 / 2,538
- Cambridge164 / 1,143
- Whitianga146 / 1,200
- Te Kauwhata96 / 655
- Whangamatā87 / 750
- Morrinsville87 / 559
- Raglan81 / 698
- Pōkeno81 / 418
- Te Awamutu78 / 816
- Putāruru77 / 449
- Ngāruawāhia70 / 508
- Waihi69 / 516
- Thames68 / 501
- Matamata64 / 628
- Tokoroa62 / 852
- Pauanui58 / 403
- Tūrangi56 / 560
- Paeroa44 / 314
- Ōhaupō38 / 351
- Ōtorohanga38 / 262
- Ngatea32 / 168
- Te Kūiti29 / 255
- Pirongia29 / 200
- Taupiri29 / 194
- Huntly27 / 295
- Tairua25 / 249
- Mangakino25 / 220
- Tuakau21 / 252
- Coromandel20 / 229
- Tīrau20 / 168
- Te Aroha19 / 242
- Mōkau15 / 61
- Pukekohe13 / 114
- Mercer11 / 55
- Waiuku9 / 99
- Kaiaua9 / 70
- Mangatāwhiri9 / 64
- Onewhero9 / 63
- Otaua8 / 56
- Pukekawa7 / 63
- Motuoapa7 / 55
- Tahuna7 / 40
- Piopio6 / 71
- Port Waikato6 / 45
- Te Pahu6 / 35
- Karamu5 / 29
- Kawhia4 / 63
- Broadlands4 / 38
- Pukeatua4 / 15
- Springdale4 / 9
- Waharoa3 / 46
- Ātiamuri3 / 26
- Manawaru3 / 9
- Taharoa3 / 8
- Karangahake2 / 19
- Glen Massey2 / 15
- Orini2 / 11
- Maramarua2 / 11
- Parawera2 / 10
Questions
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.