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Stats NZ

Auckland building consents top $1 billion

For the first time, the monthly value of building consents issued in Auckland exceeded $1 billion, Stats NZ said today.

The September 2020 monthly value of building consents issued in Auckland accounted for about 44 percent of the national total of $2.4 billion. Auckland makes up about one-third of New Zealand’s population.

“This is the first time a region has issued more than $1 billion worth of building consents in a single month, with more than $700 million coming from residential projects,” acting construction statistics manager Bryan Downes said.

“This reflects both the rising volumes of building consents and higher construction costs.”

Created with Highcharts 5.0.14NumberValue of building consents ($), Auckland, monthly, September 2005–September 20202006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920200250M500M750M1 000M1 250MStats NZ

Value of building consents ($), Auckland, monthly, September 2005–September 2020

Created with Highcharts 5.0.14NumberValue of building consents ($), Auckland, monthly, September 2005–September 2020Value of building consents, Auckland,2006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920200250M500M750M1 000M1 250MStats NZ
DateTimeValue of building consents, Auckland,
2005-09-01343,402,640
2005-10-01257,181,320
2005-11-01340,993,287
2005-12-01280,483,027
2006-01-01229,428,357
2006-02-01302,653,921
2006-03-01300,439,264
2006-04-01214,987,150
2006-05-01361,415,752
2006-06-01304,232,715
2006-07-01344,647,089
2006-08-01320,811,277
2006-09-01312,758,282
2006-10-01373,308,697
2006-11-01334,909,318
2006-12-01295,905,599
2007-01-01286,788,039
2007-02-01249,821,140
2007-03-01335,861,069
2007-04-01314,055,520
2007-05-01346,944,901
2007-06-01345,656,999
2007-07-01342,158,859
2007-08-01369,821,062
2007-09-01254,626,875
2007-10-01298,974,689
2007-11-01323,671,937
2007-12-01295,487,229
2008-01-01277,015,191
2008-02-01291,631,972
2008-03-01297,376,987
2008-04-01390,103,315
2008-05-01281,744,906
2008-06-01270,231,540
2008-07-01313,574,509
2008-08-01220,875,190
2008-09-01358,176,429
2008-10-01220,445,550
2008-11-01306,188,115
2008-12-01246,773,539
2009-01-01188,172,875
2009-02-01309,308,677
2009-03-01229,305,333
2009-04-01201,713,299
2009-05-01406,175,732
2009-06-01202,015,598
2009-07-01280,916,919
2009-08-01235,567,967
2009-09-01234,251,093
2009-10-01284,172,779
2009-11-01306,753,172
2009-12-01301,320,825
2010-01-01209,658,005
2010-02-01262,833,759
2010-03-01277,508,341
2010-04-01234,027,624
2010-05-01253,436,202
2010-06-01254,618,534
2010-07-01218,436,562
2010-08-01272,200,471
2010-09-01193,913,116
2010-10-01231,677,455
2010-11-01389,148,522
2010-12-01199,519,590
2011-01-01178,699,975
2011-02-01238,044,005
2011-03-01321,103,953
2011-04-01221,497,079
2011-05-01214,960,201
2011-06-01200,891,497
2011-07-01326,107,723
2011-08-01249,666,642
2011-09-01228,434,477
2011-10-01265,482,073
2011-11-01339,311,371
2011-12-01349,438,268
2012-01-01227,050,589
2012-02-01269,342,064
2012-03-01305,379,131
2012-04-01259,726,450
2012-05-01285,541,603
2012-06-01201,730,876
2012-07-01281,823,790
2012-08-01264,524,604
2012-09-01313,512,037
2012-10-01312,558,927
2012-11-01342,329,030
2012-12-01290,653,002
2013-01-01256,708,082
2013-02-01268,751,166
2013-03-01363,064,029
2013-04-01300,614,735
2013-05-01368,161,030
2013-06-01313,843,356
2013-07-01377,666,577
2013-08-01328,050,955
2013-09-01371,522,415
2013-10-01394,279,834
2013-11-01388,478,922
2013-12-01301,392,110
2014-01-01287,451,513
2014-02-01334,267,737
2014-03-01439,329,938
2014-04-01397,390,931
2014-05-01411,659,819
2014-06-01447,100,843
2014-07-01426,655,823
2014-08-01408,982,780
2014-09-01439,932,605
2014-10-01437,026,720
2014-11-01459,265,526
2014-12-01405,980,785
2015-01-01296,681,877
2015-02-01480,886,971
2015-03-01426,631,743
2015-04-01415,321,337
2015-05-01488,043,722
2015-06-01454,001,655
2015-07-01507,674,179
2015-08-01440,116,021
2015-09-01461,016,220
2015-10-01513,372,156
2015-11-01658,372,187
2015-12-01690,570,315
2016-01-01422,622,142
2016-02-01724,074,715
2016-03-01593,165,708
2016-04-01476,347,188
2016-05-01563,034,066
2016-06-01683,378,787
2016-07-01656,761,805
2016-08-01615,981,471
2016-09-01576,166,523
2016-10-01625,212,421
2016-11-01591,479,685
2016-12-01578,735,862
2017-01-01391,306,666
2017-02-01525,083,077
2017-03-01830,869,046
2017-04-01555,252,912
2017-05-01726,132,953
2017-06-01442,761,279
2017-07-01580,408,887
2017-08-01885,004,010
2017-09-01704,419,731
2017-10-01805,214,801
2017-11-01798,064,187
2017-12-01558,746,577
2018-01-01549,943,228
2018-02-01568,154,642
2018-03-01840,132,388
2018-04-01685,523,255
2018-05-01827,254,737
2018-06-01723,597,144
2018-07-01750,532,392
2018-08-01850,368,275
2018-09-01639,198,657
2018-10-01742,034,093
2018-11-01843,682,157
2018-12-01590,052,665
2019-01-01851,130,049
2019-02-01876,467,917
2019-03-01868,355,375
2019-04-01776,079,835
2019-05-01967,821,712
2019-06-01703,655,965
2019-07-01801,712,263
2019-08-01857,073,122
2019-09-01707,075,048
2019-10-01838,714,995
2019-11-01720,307,855
2019-12-01738,797,970
2020-01-01584,804,256
2020-02-01709,383,452
2020-03-01681,287,687
2020-04-01538,809,356
2020-05-01806,514,818
2020-06-01778,309,568
2020-07-01811,649,938
2020-08-01865,680,725
2020-09-011,039,745,896

Number of new homes consented strong in September

New Zealand had a total of 3,605 new homes consented in September 2020, with Auckland accounting for 1,734. This was the highest number of monthly new homes consented in Auckland since October 2002, and nationally since May 2019.

In the September 2020 quarter, the total number of new homes consented in New Zealand was 10,143.

The number of new homes consented in the 2020 quarters has been similar to 2019. However, monthly consent numbers have shown more volatility, particularly between March and May, as a result of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions when non-essential businesses temporarily closed.

Created with Highcharts 5.0.14NumberNumber of new homes consented, quarterly, March 2018–September 2020201820192020MarchJuneSeptemberDecember02.5k5k7.5k10k12.5kStats NZ

Number of new homes consented, quarterly, March 2018–September 2020

Created with Highcharts 5.0.14NumberNumber of new homes consented, quarterly, March 2018–September 2020201820192020MarchJuneSeptemberDecember02.5k5k7.5k10k12.5kStats NZ
Quarter201820192020
March7,2548,7748,764
June8,9289,2169,213
September8,38610,03210,143
December8,4289,605

The number of new homes consented in Auckland for the September 2020 year was 15,470, and 37,725 nationally. This was the highest number of annual new homes consented in Auckland since the series began in April 1990.

“Although COVID-19 has created more uncertainty around building consents, the current levels of consents granted indicate a lot of building work intending to be completed,” Mr Downes said.

Most residential building work is typically completed within a year or two after the consent has been issued. However, building work may have been impacted by the effects of COVID-19, with many projects experiencing significant delays in completion dates. Most construction sites were temporarily shut during the alert level 4 lockdown and faced restrictions during lower alert levels.

Consents are an intention to build, while Value of building work put in place results measure work completed, which better reflects delays or project cancellations.

Changes to building consent exemptions

From 31 August 2020, some building projects no longer needed a building consent. These projects are typically low-value and low-risk. See New building consent exemptions on the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s website for more information.

 

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