Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026

Residential building consents in Ahaura

49 new homes were consented in the Grey District council area in the year to September 2026, down 35% on the year before. Below: 13 residential consents we hold in Ahaura, searchable and on the map.

New homes consented49−35% year to Sep 2026
Houses · other homes46 · 36% townhouses, units and apartments
Residential work$34.2m−6% new and altered
Per 1,000 residents3.8new homes in 2025
Consents we hold132 in the last 12 monthsSearch them ↓

Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Grey District council area.

New homes consented each month

Dwellings in new building consents, Grey District, the last five years.

010203020222023202420252026October 2021: 9November 2021: 8December 2021: 7January 2022: 6February 2022: 5March 2022: 7April 2022: 0May 2022: 21June 2022: 9July 2022: 8August 2022: 11September 2022: 2October 2022: 5November 2022: 11December 2022: 2January 2023: 3February 2023: 4March 2023: 6April 2023: 5May 2023: 6June 2023: 2July 2023: 7August 2023: 4September 2023: 5October 2023: 6November 2023: 2December 2023: 2January 2024: 3February 2024: 1March 2024: 1April 2024: 5May 2024: 5June 2024: 8July 2024: 11August 2024: 11September 2024: 6October 2024: 10November 2024: 7December 2024: 9January 2025: 6February 2025: 9March 2025: 4April 2025: 4May 2025: 4June 2025: 6July 2025: 3August 2025: 5September 2025: 8October 2025: 4November 2025: 2December 2025: 0January 2026: 1February 2026: 9March 2026: 4April 2026: 3May 2026: 6June 2026: 6July 2026: 4August 2026: 5September 2026: 5

Since 1991: houses and everything else

New homes consented each year, houses against townhouses, flats, units, apartments and retirement village units. The most in one year was 107 in 2007.

05010015019952000200520102015202020251991: 291992: 421993: 521994: 631995: 641996: 541997: 391998: 191999: 292000: 362001: 332002: 382003: 532004: 522005: 752006: 982007: 1162008: 822009: 492010: 732011: 402012: 382013: 352014: 442015: 412016: 352017: 392018: 432019: 502020: 332021: 722022: 1092023: 542024: 972025: 552026 (to Sep 2026): 45

What kind of homes

New dwellings consented in the year to September 2026, by type, with the average floor area and value Stats NZ’s figures give.

  1. Houses46

    175 m² average · $568k average value · −13% on the year before

  2. Townhouses, flats and units3

    102 m² average · $142k average value · −86% on the year before

Residential consents on record in Ahaura

Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 13 from 1 May 2020 to 1 May 2026. Councils publish their records unevenly, so these are what we have, not every consent issued — for the full count, see the official figures above.

What the work is

Consents in the last five years by the kind of work their description names.

  1. Fires and heating6

    2 in the last 12 months · typically $7,000

  2. Alterations and additions3

    typically $52k

  3. Plumbing, drainage and wastewater1

    typically $4,000

  4. New homes1

    typically $4m

Consents on record by month

The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.

01122202420252026December 2023: 1January 2024: 0February 2024: 0March 2024: 1April 2024: 0May 2024: 0June 2024: 1July 2024: 0August 2024: 0September 2024: 0October 2024: 1November 2024: 1December 2024: 0January 2025: 0February 2025: 0March 2025: 0April 2025: 0May 2025: 1June 2025: 0July 2025: 0August 2025: 0September 2025: 1October 2025: 0November 2025: 0December 2025: 0January 2026: 0February 2026: 0March 2026: 0April 2026: 0May 2026: 2June 2026: 0July 2026: 0August 2026: 0September 2026: 0October 2026: 0November 2026: 0

Largest in the last 12 months

  1. $10kReplacement of multifuel space heater 1 Arnould Street, Ahaura
  2. $10kRemove old fire, install new woodsman coaster. 69 Granville Road, Totara Flat

13 consents

  1. Fires and heating$10k

    Replacement of multifuel space heater

    1 Arnould Street, Ahaura · 1 May 2026 · BC998829

  2. Fires and heating$10k

    Remove old fire, install new woodsman coaster.

    69 Granville Road, Totara Flat · 1 May 2026 · BC998832

  3. Fires and heating$8,000

    Install woodsman coaster multifuel fire with wetback

    5 Granville Road West, Totara Flat · 1 Sep 2025 · BC998641

  4. Fires and heating$5,000

    Fire & flue installation

    4263 State Highway 7, Totara Flat · 1 May 2025 · BC998500

  5. Alterations and additions$52k

    New bathrm for disabled access, new kitchen design for disable access, other internal modifications, new heat pump

    3320 Camp Street, Ahaura · 1 Nov 2024 · BC998322

  6. Alterations and additions$280k

    Existing dwg raised above q100 level 2x additions & detached dwgs

    10 Manuka Street, Ahaura · 1 Oct 2024 · 24/0555

  7. New homes$4m

    Rbw pbc e2e 14x new 2 storey dwgs. Lot 1 with 3 bedrooms & 1.5 bathrooms lot 2 14 each with 2 bedrooms & 1.5 bathrooms. New retaining walls & soakhole

    10 Camp Street, Ahaura · 1 Jun 2024 · BCO10373645

  8. Fires and heating$5,000

    Second hand Woodsman Strongman fire with new flue & two new windows to lounge area.

    4311 State Highway 7, Totara Flat · 1 Mar 2024 · BC998083

  9. Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$4,000

    Toilet ablution block (proposed lot 2)

    4 Camp Street, Ahaura · 1 Dec 2023 · 202654

  10. Alterations and additions$6,000

    New kronos multifuel installation

    97 Granville Road, Totara Flat · 1 Apr 2023 · BC997816

  11. Fires and heating$6,000

    Install new yunca monte fire

    4 Camp Street, Ahaura · 1 Jul 2022 · BC997583

  12. Garages, sheds and carports$79k

    Construct an ideal gge outbuildings

    17 Camp Street, Ahaura · 1 Feb 2021 · 200644

  13. Fires and heating$6,500

    Install new wetback woodsman strongman heater

    32 Watterson Road, Ahaura · 1 May 2020 · BC996679

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Suburbs in Ahaura

Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.

Questions

How many building consents were issued in Ahaura?

In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 49 new homes consented in the Grey District council area, with $34.2m of residential and $12.7m of non-residential building work.

What is a building consent?

Written approval from a council (a building consent authority) that planned building work complies with the Building Code. Most new buildings, additions, structural alterations, fires and plumbing and drainage work need one; some minor work is exempt under Schedule 1 of the Building Act 2004.

Where do these figures come from?

The official counts are Stats NZ’s monthly Building consents issued release (CC BY 4.0), covering every consent every council issues. The individual consents listed are ones we hold from councils’ records and other public sources; they are not a complete list for every council.

Official figures: Stats NZ, Building consents issued, September 2026 release, licensed CC BY 4.0. Values are as declared on the consent, before GST, in the dollars of the day. Recent months are revised as late consents arrive. Council: Grey District Council.