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New-home consents in Jacks Point
Jacks Point new-home evidence: 572 dwelling consents, including 145 houses and 425 townhouses, flats or other homes.
New-home consents in Frankton
Frankton new-home evidence: 282 dwelling consents, including 10 houses and 131 townhouses, flats or other homes.
New-home consents in Lake Hāwea
Lake Hāwea new-home evidence: 166 dwelling consents, including 122 houses and 44 townhouses, flats or other homes.
New-home consents in Shotover Country
Shotover Country new-home evidence: 123 dwelling consents, including 28 houses and 62 townhouses, flats or other homes.
New-home consents in Wānaka Central
Wānaka Central new-home evidence: 118 dwelling consents, including 50 houses and 34 townhouses, flats or other homes.
Local new-home consent matrix
Saved source snapshot: 2026-07-31 · Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
Stats NZ dwelling consents by SA2 and home type, August 2025 to July 2026. Areas with fewer than 5 total consents are withheld.
1–27 of 27 matching rows
| Area | Total | Houses | Apartments | Townhouses / flats / other | Retirement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacks Point | 572 | 145 | 2 | 425 | 0 |
| Frankton | 282 | 10 | 141 | 131 | 0 |
| Lake Hāwea | 166 | 122 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| Shotover Country | 123 | 28 | 0 | 62 | 33 |
| Wānaka Central | 118 | 50 | 0 | 34 | 34 |
| Quail Rise | 117 | 5 | 0 | 112 | 0 |
| Wānaka North | 113 | 65 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| Warren Park | 103 | 0 | 77 | 26 | 0 |
| Northlake | 100 | 97 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Frankton Arm | 99 | 6 | 4 | 89 | 0 |
| Cardrona | 38 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Wānaka West | 35 | 26 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Wakatipu Basin | 26 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Arrowtown | 23 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Queenstown Central | 18 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 |
| Arthurs Point | 16 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Lake Hayes Estate | 16 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Outer Wakatipu | 16 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Sunshine Bay-Fernhill | 16 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Kelvin Heights | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Upper Clutha Valley | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Glenorchy | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wānaka Waterfront | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Albert Town | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Outer Wānaka | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Lake Hayes | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Queenstown East | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Area-level dwelling-consent evidence only. A consent is not a completed home, sale, valuation or address-level permission. Showing 27 of 27 published area rows.
Stats NZ new dwellings consented by Statistical Area 2 — area breakdown
Reporting period: 2026-07-31 · Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
1–18 of 18 matching rows
| Area | Measure | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Jacks Point | new dwellings consented in the latest 12 months | 572 |
| Frankton | new dwellings consented in the latest 12 months | 282 |
| Lake Hāwea | new dwellings consented in the latest 12 months | 166 |
| Shotover Country | new dwellings consented in the latest 12 months | 123 |
| Wānaka Central | new dwellings consented in the latest 12 months | 118 |
| Quail Rise | new dwellings consented in the latest 12 months | 117 |
| Wānaka North | new dwellings consented in the latest 12 months | 113 |
| Warren Park | new dwellings consented in the latest 12 months | 103 |
| Northlake | new dwellings consented in the latest 12 months | 100 |
| Frankton Arm | new dwellings consented in the latest 12 months | 99 |
| Cardrona | new dwellings consented in the latest 12 months | 38 |
| Wānaka West | new dwellings consented in the latest 12 months | 35 |
| Wakatipu Basin | new dwellings consented in the latest 12 months | 26 |
| Arrowtown | new dwellings consented in the latest 12 months | 23 |
| Queenstown Central | new dwellings consented in the latest 12 months | 18 |
| Arthurs Point | new dwellings consented in the latest 12 months | 16 |
| Lake Hayes Estate | new dwellings consented in the latest 12 months | 16 |
| Outer Wakatipu | new dwellings consented in the latest 12 months | 16 |
Area-level dwelling-consent evidence only. A consent is not a completed home, sale, valuation or address-level permission.
Queenstown — monthly climate context
Reporting period: January 2001–December 2020 · NASA Earth Science data; CC0 unless specifically marked otherwise; acknowledge NASA and do not imply endorsement
1–12 of 12 matching rows
| Month | Mean temperature (°C) | Rainfall (mm/day) | Wind speed at 10 m (m/s) | Solar energy (kWh/m²/day) | Relative humidity (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.99 | 3.9 | 3.97 | 6.152 | 77.73 |
| February | 10.89 | 3.55 | 3.41 | 5.434 | 78.87 |
| March | 9.13 | 3.05 | 3.33 | 4.074 | 82.39 |
| April | 6.12 | 3.28 | 3.21 | 2.689 | 87.01 |
| May | 3.25 | 3.89 | 3.24 | 1.616 | 92.2 |
| June | 0.68 | 3.42 | 2.92 | 1.231 | 93.99 |
| July | 0 | 3.1 | 2.81 | 1.424 | 93.28 |
| August | 1.35 | 2.88 | 2.9 | 2.222 | 91.49 |
| September | 3.22 | 3.67 | 3.75 | 3.426 | 86.84 |
| October | 4.87 | 3.77 | 3.99 | 4.778 | 83.59 |
| November | 7.3 | 3.62 | 3.97 | 5.839 | 80.7 |
| December | 9.78 | 3.87 | 3.67 | 6.284 | 78.66 |
Representative point for Queenstown only; not whole-country or property-level coverage. Historical gridded climatology, not current weather, a forecast or a solar-generation estimate. NASA attribution does not imply endorsement.
Coverage and things to check
Consent totals are proposed new dwellings, not completed homes.
Saved data checked 2026-10-19. This check date does not change a source’s reporting period. Individual-property checks and source updates may still be needed.