I live in the South Island of New Zealand. The costs differ from council to council. Here is a breakdown of subdivision costs in Richmond (near Nelson). The example is a section that is subdivided into three titles:

Plan for resource consent 3,000.00

Consultant 2,500.00

Application fees 3,600.00

Surveyor & engineer 14,000.00

Tasman District Council 29,590.00

These are real and uptodate figures. If you have some more questions, you could email me at: [email protected]
I’m doing developments with spec houses.
Cheers
Mary