Coverage and limits

Know where the data ends

NearBuild shows only what each council publishes. Here is what that includes and what it leaves out.

Current coverage levelPartial Beta

NearBuild currently covers Auckland and Wellington City only. Each region is a council's recent publication, not a complete or nationwide record.

Auckland

Council: Auckland Council
Publication cadence: About weekly (rolling PDF)
Coverage: Rolling recent applications published by Auckland Council. This Beta does not yet provide complete status history.

Open Auckland Council's original source

Wellington

Council: Wellington City Council
Publication cadence: Fortnightly lists; table updated as consents are received and issued
Coverage: Resource consent applications received and decisions issued, as published by Wellington City Council since March 2024. This Beta does not include hearings, appeals or a complete status history.
Licence: Contains data from Wellington City Council, licensed under CC BY 4.0. CC BY 4.0 licence

Open Wellington City Council's original source

Fields and use

ContentStatusNotes

Application address and suburb AvailableUsed for address and area search. Location points may be approximate.

Application number, type and description AvailableUses the fields published in the source file and keeps the original link.

Decision issued date Wellington onlyWellington City Council publishes when a decision is issued. Auckland's recent applications file does not include decisions.

Complete status history Not promisedNeither council's recent publication is a complete status timeline, and hearings or appeals are not shown.

Formal notices and legal judgement Not providedUse council formal notices and professional advice.

How often the data updates

NearBuild checks each council's publication every hour and adds new or changed records. The councils publish less often: Auckland Council about weekly, Wellington City Council in fortnightly lists. Each record page shows two times.

Data last updated is when NearBuild last read that council's publication successfully.
Record fetched is when NearBuild last found this record in the council's publication. After a record drops off the council's recent list, this time stops changing.

A newer time only means NearBuild checked again. The council may not have changed the record.

What NearBuild does not show

Building consents. NearBuild covers resource consent applications only.
Decisions for Auckland. Auckland Council's recent applications file lists applications, not outcomes.
Hearings, appeals, submissions or a complete status history, for either council.
A full history. Both council sources are rolling lists of recent records. NearBuild keeps records after they leave a council's list, but older applications that were never on the list while NearBuild was collecting are missing.
Other councils. Only Auckland Council and Wellington City Council are covered.
Exact locations. Some addresses are mapped approximately and some can't be mapped at all. Those records still appear in search results and lists.

Wellington City Council records include the decision date when the council publishes it.

Corrections

If something on NearBuild looks wrong, use “Report a problem with this record” on the record page or send a message through the contact form. A person reads every report and usually replies by email within 2 working days.

If the mistake is ours, for example a misplaced map point or a field shown incorrectly, we fix it on NearBuild. NearBuild cannot change council records, so if the council's published record is wrong, we'll tell you and the correction has to come from the council. NearBuild picks up the council's change at the next hourly check after the council updates its publication.

Source and sync

SourceAuckland Council — Recent resource consent applications Snapshot data last updated25 Aug 2026, 10:09 pm (NZ time)

SourceWellington City Council — Recent resource consents Snapshot data last updated11 Oct 2026, 2:30 am (NZ time)

Contains data from Wellington City Council, licensed under CC BY 4.0. CC BY 4.0 licence

This release snapshot is derived from the official published data. Check the source for the newest publication.