Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Pohangina
417 new homes were consented in the Palmerston North City council area in the year to September 2026, up 4% on the year before. They also consented $188m of non-residential building work, up 8% on the year before. In the statistical area around Pohangina, 6 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 66 consents we hold in Pohangina, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Palmerston North City council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Pohangina’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Palmerston North City, the last five years.
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 557 in 2021.
New homes in Pohangina
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Pohangina sits in (Pohangina-Apiti) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 6 houses, 0 townhouses and units, 0 apartments.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Palmerston North City, the last five years.
What is being built
Non-residential building work consented in the year to September 2026, by type: the value of new and altered work, new floor area, and what new floor area cost to build per square metre.
- Hospitals and health$64.2m
5 buildings · 7,143 m² new floor area · $7,505/m² new · +1060% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$52.7m
11 buildings · 22,704 m² new floor area · $1,847/m² new · −36% on the year before
- Offices$22.5m
5 buildings · 3,808 m² new floor area · $5,329/m² new · −39% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$17.9m
8 buildings · 3,701 m² new floor area · $3,791/m² new · +275% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$15.1m
3 buildings · 612 m² new floor area · $9,150/m² new · −20% on the year before
- Education$5.2m
3 buildings · 784 m² new floor area · $4,809/m² new · −29% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$5.2m
3 buildings · 1,312 m² new floor area · $2,607/m² new · +255% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$3m
2 buildings · −80% on the year before
- Farm buildings$2.6m
11 buildings · 5,139 m² new floor area · $500/m² new · +27% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$85k
+42% on the year before
Consents on record in Pohangina
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 66 from 1 Aug 2019 to 1 Jun 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.
- Fires and heating19
7 in the last 12 months · typically $7,000
- Alterations and additions9
typically $50k
- Garages, sheds and carports5
2 in the last 12 months · typically $44k
- New homes3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $480k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater2
typically $11k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs1
typically $60k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts1
typically $275k
- New commercial buildings1
typically $475k
- Pools and spas1
typically $10k
- Retaining walls1
typically $20k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $450k3 bdrm dwg with attached gge 349 Zigzag Road
- $60kAdd to dwg to add gge area 101 Finnis Road
- $30kInstallation of bathrm into an existing gge & installation of bathrm into storage shed & water treatment system to service the 2 bathrooms. 476 Finnis Road
- $13kWetback- install new leon multi-fuel freestanding wood fire with 4.2m flue kit & wetback, connected to existing 25mm copper wetback pipes. 1179 Pohangina Road
- $12kInstall a metro Ltd xtreme rad base freestanding wood fire in family room & connect to existing wetback. 476 Finnis Road
66 consents
- Fires and heating$7,000
Installing a new freestanding metro Ltd mega rad fire & relocating the hot water cylinder
- Fires and heating$5,700
Install of metro tiny rad leg with eco flue in lounge housing - detached
- Garages, sheds and carports$30k
Installation of bathrm into an existing gge & installation of bathrm into storage shed & water treatment system to service the 2 bathrooms.
- New homes$450k
3 bdrm dwg with attached gge
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install freestanding wood burner ( masport coronet) & flue system (masport flue kit & shield 150mm x 4.2m)
- Fires and heating$13k
Wetback- install new leon multi-fuel freestanding wood fire with 4.2m flue kit & wetback, connected to existing 25mm copper wetback pipes.
- Fires and heating$12k
Install a metro Ltd xtreme rad base freestanding wood fire in family room & connect to existing wetback.
- Garages, sheds and carports$60k
Add to dwg to add gge area
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install yunca xander allure clean air insert wood fire with standard flue kit
- Fires and heating$11k
Install a firenzo contessa rural freestanding wood fire into kitchen/dining room.
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install a metro wee rad leg free standing wood fire with standard flue kit
- Pools and spas$10k
Install a pool barrier with compliant fencing & gate.
- Retaining walls$20k
Retaining consent (resource consent approved)
- Fires and heating$9,500
Installation of woodsman Tarras fire, flue system & flashing.
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install a metro xtreme rad base fire on existing hearth with eco flue kit & flashings
- Alterations and additions$30k
The add an ensuite & walk-in wardrobe to an existing master bdrm, with the inclusion of a new wood-burning fireplace installed within the living room.
- Alterations and additions$50k
Adding an 11m2 extension to increase the size of the existing bathrm with an extra vanity & shower.
- New homes$480k
4 bdrm dwg with attached gge
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$1
P2 - replace existing original wastewater soakage bed. Design change to make better use of land available.##p1 - replacement of original wastewater soakage bed design. Original drip lines are subsurface, & too shallow in places. Resulting in some p
- Garages, sheds and carports$35k
9x9m kitset versatile gge to facilitate future dwg
- New homes$620k
4 bdrm house with 2 bathrooms & an attached carport
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install metro ltd smart insert wood fire in existing masonry chimney
- Garages, sheds and carports$65k
New shed 8 x 7 meters
- Alterations and additions$6,378
New heating appliance
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$275k
P2 - convert original gge/sleepout into residence including internal walls to form 2 new bedrooms & open-plan kitchen/living area.##p1 - versatile 600 series gge/sleepout
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Pohangina?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 417 new homes consented in the Palmerston North City council area, with $215m of residential and $188m 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.