Building consents
Residential building consents in New Zealand
Below: 190,110 residential consents we hold in New Zealand, searchable and on the map.
Residential consents on record in New Zealand
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 190,110 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.
- Alterations and additions32,369
6,397 in the last 12 months · typically $35k
- New homes30,673
8,271 in the last 12 months · typically $520k
- Fires and heating26,566
5,068 in the last 12 months · typically $5,500
- Garages, sheds and carports9,788
1,683 in the last 12 months · typically $53k
- Pools and spas5,392
935 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater4,699
927 in the last 12 months · typically $15k
- Multiple homes4,037
1,518 in the last 12 months · typically $1.3m
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs3,522
626 in the last 12 months · typically $49k
- Relocated buildings2,994
644 in the last 12 months · typically $60k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening2,838
620 in the last 12 months · typically $95k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $16.8mPbc e2e - rbw. 8x new attached two storey units. Unit 20-21 & units 26-27 are duplexes. Each with three bedrooms & 2.5 bathrooms. Units 22-25 each with two bedrooms, one bathrm. New retention ta 13 Freeland Avenue, Mount Roskill
- $15.1mMulti-unit dwg - new multi unit retirement villas - 40 blocks of 2-3 bdrm, 2 bathrm units & attached gge 72 Exploration Way, Whitby
- $15mAlpine Quarters res development. 9 & 13 hallenstein St & 1 york St, Queenstown. Stage 1 of 2 - underslab drainage, engineered foundations, concrete slab, structural block walls & first floor concrete floor slab. Including amendment 01 9 Hallenstein Street, Queenstown
- $14mRbw: 24x total with a mix of 2-storey & 3 storey terraced dwgs. Block a (lots 1-3) comprises 3x 3-storey units, each with 3 bedrooms, a flexi room, 3 bathrooms, attached dbl gge. Block b 82 Raleigh Road, Northcote
- $11mConstruction of a new three-storey apartment building comprising 27 res units (one-, two-, & three-bdrm). Works include structure, envelope, internal fit-out, building services, passenge 50 Tripoli Road, Panmure
190,110 consents
- New homes$471k
Construction of new dwg
- New homes$470k
Construction of new dwg
- Alterations and additions$30k
Dwg (additions) - Dwelling Addition Including Wet Floor Shower
- Fires and heating$7,000
Free standing fire - Kent Haast Freestanding Fire
- Fires and heating$4,500
Metro Ltd rural xtreme rad leg freestanding fire
- Fires and heating$150k
Extend & alt internal layout of dwg, install solid fuel burner
- New homes$650k
New dwg with attached gge, construct retaining walls, install water tank
- Garages, sheds and carports$40k
Convert part basement gge to bathrm & games room in dwg
- Alterations and additions$100k
Add walk-in wardrobes to dwg
- Alterations and additions$15k
Remove wall, install shower in laundry of dwg
- Alterations and additions$1,000
Install wet area shower in bathrm & ensuite of dwg
- Alterations and additions$40k
Convert bdrm to bathrm, form laundry in dwg
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$25k
Extend deck of dwg, construct retaining wall
- Fires and heating$10k
Install toilet in bathrm & solid fuel burner in dwg
- Alterations and additions$15k
Convert basement storage room to bathrm in dwg
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$10k
Tile floor, install toilet in bathrm of dwg
- Alterations and additions$240k
Dwg (re-located on to property)
- Fires and heating$8,000
Metro wee rad base freestanding fire
- New homes$380k
Foundations & services to allow for modular built construction of a three-level dwg
- New homes$800k
Erect a single-level four-bdrm dwg with attached dbl gge & detached two-bay gge.
- Alterations and additions$30k
Foundations & services for a single-level three-bdrm dwg.
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$25k
Alt to existing dwg. First floor deck extensions
- New homes$531k
Construct single level four bdrm dwg with attached dbl gge
- Pools and spas$5,000
Install pool fence to replace an existing section of pool fence in a different location.
- New homes$390k
Erect a single-level three-bdrm dwg with attached single gge.
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Regions in New Zealand
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
- Auckland8,459 / 48,505
- Waikato2,933 / 21,718
- Otago2,880 / 19,393
- Canterbury2,654 / 14,156
- Manawatū-Whanganui1,810 / 13,552
- Bay of Plenty1,622 / 14,603
- Wellington1,384 / 11,174
- Northland1,262 / 9,187
- Southland1,126 / 8,774
- Hawke's Bay1,028 / 8,812
- Taranaki826 / 6,679
- Tasman562 / 3,893
- Marlborough561 / 3,844
- West Coast344 / 2,408
- Gisborne273 / 2,524
- Nelson126 / 888
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.