Building consent statistics 2007/08
All 73 territorial authorities responded to a recent request by the Department of Building and Housing to tell us the number and value of building consents issued in 2007/08. We're grateful for this excellent response rate and pleased to share the figures we received. The information has already proved valuable for our policy work, advice to government and operational planning. The figures show the scale and value of building activity nationwide.
As set out below, territorial authorities reported that during 2007/08 they granted more than 104,557 consents (downapproximately 8,000 consents from last year) for building work with a value of almost $13 billion.
Territorial Authority Building Consent Information 2007/08 (ie, year ending 30 June 2008)
| Territorial Authority Building Consent Information 2007/08 (ie, year ending 30 June 2008) |
| Territorial authority |
Total building consents |
Total value of consented work ($) |
Fees collected for consents ($) |
Fees collected as a percentage of value of consented work |
| Ashburton District |
1350 |
138,972,114 |
629,591 |
0.45 |
| Auckland City |
6709 |
1,488,241,951 |
14,375,000 |
0.97 |
| Buller District |
486 |
26,925,614.00 |
340,075.34 |
1.26 |
| Carterton District |
488 |
33,139,717.00 |
364,500.00 |
1.10 |
| Central Hawke's Bay District |
524 |
33,837,465.00 |
382,134.37 |
1.13 |
| Central Otago District |
944 |
104,548,065.00 |
964,688.87 |
0.92 |
| Chatham Islands District |
22 |
3,356,641.88 |
12,769.78 |
0.38 |
| Christchurch City |
7333 |
890,864,454.00 |
Not provided |
- |
| Clutha District |
660 |
51,490,331.00 |
436,496.00 |
0.85 |
| Dunedin City |
3611 |
268,792,523.00 |
2,788,965.00 |
1.04 |
| Far North District |
1624 |
251,965,608.00 |
1,586,493.50 |
0.63 |
| Franklin District |
1940 |
232,650,253.00 |
Not provided |
- |
| Gisborne District |
1466 |
83,111,400.00 |
757,890.00 |
0.91 |
| Gore District |
657 |
36,136,860.00 |
400,784.00 |
1.11 |
| Grey District |
655 |
49,020,000.00 |
585,230.00 |
1.19 |
| Hamilton City |
2389 |
386,380,949.00 |
2,424,032.00 |
0.63 |
| Hastings District |
1882 |
218,180,000.00 |
1,930,976.00 |
0.89 |
| Hauraki District |
551 |
47,122,825.00 |
509,751.29 |
1.08 |
| Horowhenua District |
976 |
73,385,956.00 |
586,370.00 |
0.80 |
| Hurunui District |
524 |
66,381,649.00 |
459,977.40 |
0.69 |
| Invercargill City |
2391 |
113,417,704.00 |
1,382,694.00 |
1.22 |
| Kaikoura District |
201 |
17,770,876.00 |
141,581.00 |
0.80 |
| Kaipara District |
906 |
71,712,621.00 |
501,780.93 |
0.70 |
| Kapiti Coast District |
1184 |
119,941,909.00 |
1,305,540.00 |
1.09 |
| Kawerau District |
159 |
14,637,863.44 |
72,109.77 |
0.49 |
| Lower Hutt City |
1526 |
122,609,664.00 |
1,904,270.39 |
1.55 |
| Mackenzie District |
255 |
33,861,626.00 |
185,533.35 |
0.55 |
| Manawatu District |
1088 |
78,513,749.00 |
483,782.00 |
0.62 |
| Manukau City |
3919 |
992,545,221.00 |
13,283,200.00 |
1.34 |
| Marlborough District |
2168 |
205,227,985.00 |
1,440,907.00 |
0.70 |
| Masterton District |
1011 |
60,623,665.00 |
637,048.00 |
1.05 |
| Matamata-Piako District |
1134 |
117,866,348.00 |
569,700.00 |
0.48 |
| Napier City |
1330 |
142,100,000.00 |
832,800.00 |
0.59 |
| Nelson City |
1491 |
175,406,467.00 |
1,232,000.00 |
0.70 |
| New Plymouth District |
2330 |
224,680,000.00 |
2,556,250.00 |
1.14 |
| North Shore City |
3892 |
592,376,580.00 |
6,935,760.00 |
1.17 |
| Opotiki District |
238 |
10,685,331.00 |
181,010.05 |
1.69 |
| Otorohanga District |
434 |
34,523,244.00 |
397,251.74 |
1.15 |
| Palmerston North City |
1399 |
203,781,967.00 |
3,674,324.00 |
1.80 |
| Papakura District |
642 |
93,100,000.00 |
1,149,012.00 |
1.23 |
| Porirua City |
1101 |
116,912,827.00 |
795,059.00 |
0.68 |
| Queenstown-Lakes District |
1441 |
316,337,113.00 |
1,695,363.00 |
0.54 |
| Rangitikei District |
514 |
20,805,945.00 |
48,007.08 |
0.23 |
| Rodney District |
2296 |
427,050,248.00 |
5,197,180.00 |
1.22 |
| Rotorua District |
1548 |
114,667,184.00 |
1,664,852.85 |
1.45 |
| Ruapehu District |
452 |
35,775,154.37 |
425,600.62 |
1.19 |
| Selwyn District |
1967 |
286,800,607.00 |
2,216,899.00 |
0.77 |
| South Taranaki District |
1048 |
61,851,868.00 |
473,605.50 |
0.77 |
| South Waikato District |
753 |
38,991,284.00 |
261,787.00 |
0.67 |
| South Wairarapa District |
592 |
34,917,014.00 |
336,000.14 |
0.96 |
| Southland District |
1608 |
113,891,024.00 |
766,791.65 |
0.67 |
| Stratford District |
370 |
26,128,003.00 |
132,165.53 |
0.51 |
| Tararua District |
680 |
27,646,659.00 |
370,246.00 |
1.34 |
| Tasman District |
1514 |
138,867,216.00 |
1,582,739.00 |
1.14 |
| Taupo District |
1141 |
121,898,081.00 |
1,006,671.00 |
0.83 |
| Tauranga City |
2588 |
434,472,879.00 |
3,451,243.92 |
0.79 |
| Thames-Coromandel District |
1508 |
147,337,235.00 |
1,813,933.62 |
1.23 |
| Timaru District |
1621 |
122,554,179.00 |
954,040.00 |
0.78 |
| Upper Hutt City |
999 |
116,000,000.00 |
871,082.00 |
0.75 |
| Waikato District |
1483 |
162,690,592.92 |
1,301,455.00 |
0.80 |
| Waimakariri District |
1528 |
209,385,944.00 |
2,466,178.00 |
1.18 |
| Waimate District |
379 |
27,309,201.00 |
310,864.00 |
1.14 |
| Waipa District |
1524 |
160,500,879.00 |
1,236,519.00 |
0.77 |
| Wairoa District |
216 |
9,178,015.50 |
231,097.82 |
2.52 |
| Waitakere City |
2169 |
220,677,967.00 |
9,920,677.95 |
4.50 |
| Waitaki District |
862 |
53,553,565.00 |
559,225.00 |
1.04 |
| Waitomo District |
255 |
17,766,472.00 |
110,000.00 |
0.62 |
| Wanganui District |
1584 |
90,720,823.00 |
1,043,817.00 |
1.15 |
| Wellington City |
3333 |
694,748,407.00 |
5,534,463.00 |
0.80 |
| Western Bay of Plenty District |
1399 |
120,421,337.00 |
614,173.50 |
0.51 |
| Westland District |
477 |
74,799,236.00 |
376,909.00 |
0.50 |
| Whakatane District |
893 |
64,257,346.00 |
1,024,857.00 |
1.59 |
| Whangarei District |
2225 |
287,387,473.00 |
2,654,084.00 |
0.92 |
| Total New Zealand |
104,557 |
12,806,188,975.36 |
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Note: GST is included.