Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Maungatautari
564 new homes were consented in the Waipa District council area in the year to September 2026, up 13% on the year before. They also consented $77.7m of non-residential building work, down 35% on the year before. In Maungatautari itself, 1 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 70 consents we hold in Maungatautari, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Waipa District council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Maungatautari’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Waipa District, 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 913 in 2022.
New homes in Maungatautari
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area that make up most of it: Maungatautari. In the year to September 2026: 1 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 — Waipa District, 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.
- Warehouses and storage$23.7m
9 buildings · 12,358 m² new floor area · $1,892/m² new · −46% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$13.3m
6 buildings · 5,869 m² new floor area · $1,896/m² new · −33% on the year before
- Farm buildings$9.9m
64 buildings · 18,003 m² new floor area · $527/m² new · +1% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$9.8m
2 buildings · 1,225 m² new floor area · $6,731/m² new · +22% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$8m
7 buildings · 2,719 m² new floor area · $2,815/m² new · −21% on the year before
- Offices$7.7m
2 buildings · 936 m² new floor area · $2,762/m² new · −50% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$3.6m
2 buildings · 1,066 m² new floor area · $1,440/m² new · −52% on the year before
- Education$1.8m
−57% on the year before
Consents on record in Maungatautari
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 70 from 1 Dec 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.
- Alterations and additions11
1 in the last 12 months · typically $30k
- Fires and heating11
1 in the last 12 months · typically $8,400
- New homes9
typically $500k
- Pools and spas8
1 in the last 12 months · typically $65k
- Garages, sheds and carports6
typically $90k
- Relocated buildings5
typically $15k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening2
2 in the last 12 months · typically $48k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $213k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts1
typically $80k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater1
typically $35k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $350k251039 - reclad & conservatory replacement with new timber structure to match house. Beam & post removal & replacement with larger beam. New alum. Joinery all round with new alum. Bay windows in 2 x bedrooms. Deck like for like upgrade. 209 Hicks Road
- $300k250780 - lot 1 - construction of new swimming pool & retaining walls. 1/845 Maungatautari Road
- $80k260299 - lot 1 - siting of a new transportable 4 bdrm dwg on piles & connected to services 5 Te Hiwi Drive
- $15k260403 - lot 1 - repile existing house 17 Westlea Road
- $5,000260196 - install a solid wood burning box fire place with wet back 110 Finlay Road
70 consents
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$15k
260403 - lot 1 - repile existing house
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$80k
260299 - lot 1 - siting of a new transportable 4 bdrm dwg on piles & connected to services
- Alterations and additions$5,000
260196 - install a solid wood burning box fire place with wet back
- Fires and heating$5,000
260259 - lot 1 - install of solid fuel wood burner insert
- Pools and spas$300k
250780 - lot 1 - construction of new swimming pool & retaining walls.
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$350k
251039 - reclad & conservatory replacement with new timber structure to match house. Beam & post removal & replacement with larger beam. New alum. Joinery all round with new alum. Bay windows in 2 x bedrooms. Deck like for like upgrade.
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$35k
250902 - lot 1 - small add containing a shower & toilet area to an existing lower floor area.
- New homes$1.3m
250875 - lot 1 - construct a 5 bdrm domestic dwg with an internally access dbl gge
- New homes$1.3m
250401 - lot 2 - new single story four bdrm dwg with bathrm, ensuite & attached dbl gge
- Alterations and additions$250k
250425 - lot 1 - new attic space, enclose outdoor living area, internal renovations
- Garages, sheds and carports$35k
250346 - lot 1 - build new 4.8m wide x 7.8m long storage shed
- Pools and spas$128k
250180 - construction of a new in-ground frp swimming pool & swimming pool fence
- Fires and heating$8,500
250126 - install masport Hurunui clean air freestanding pedestal non wetback woodburner onto smokn joe ash floor protector. Disconnect existing wetback installation.
- New homes$466k
250027 - lot 2 - new three bdrm dwg with bathrm & ensuite & attached dbl gge
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$80k
240923 - lot 1 - construction of a standalone dwg (tiny home)
- Alterations and additions$138k
240400 - lot 7 - construct a new 10m x 4.4m in-ground frp swimming pool, with concrete pool surround, associated pool fencing, & metal pool pump shed.
- Pools and spas$167k
240303 - lot 2 - construct swimming pool & pool fencing
- Alterations and additions$30k
240348 - relocation of kitchen to different area
- Fires and heating$11k
240380 - install firenzo kompac deco rural wood burner with 800 fascia into masonary cavity
- Fires and heating$7,800
240273 - install firenzo stella uleb freestanding woodburner onto tiled area for ash floor protection
- Alterations and additions$50k
240100 - lot 1 - locate a new transportable home & connect to foundations & services
- Fires and heating$5,000
240186 - install new indoor fireplace in covered outdoor area
- Fires and heating$8,400
240133 - installation of a solid fuel heater - Firenzo Lady Kitchener rural wood fire
- Fires and heating$11k
240072 - replace existing masport inbuilt zero clearance wood fire with a metro mega smart inbuilt zero clearance wood fire
- Pools and spas$60k
230479 - lot 4 - build new swimming pool
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Maungatautari?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 564 new homes consented in the Waipa District council area, with $321m of residential and $77.7m 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.