Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Taiko
120 new homes were consented in the Timaru District council area in the year to September 2026, down 17% on the year before. They also consented $112m of non-residential building work, up 78% on the year before. In the statistical area around Taiko, 11 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 92 consents we hold in Taiko, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Timaru District council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Taiko’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Timaru 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 263 in 2016.
New homes in Taiko
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Taiko sits in (Levels Valley) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 11 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 — Timaru 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.
- Social, cultural and religious$48.5m
3 buildings · 12,611 m² new floor area · $3,786/m² new · +472% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$23.4m
7 buildings · 5,879 m² new floor area · $1,309/m² new · +53% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$18m
10 buildings · 35,128 m² new floor area · $510/m² new · −12% on the year before
- Education$8.8m
6 buildings · 1,038 m² new floor area · $2,129/m² new · −3% on the year before
- Farm buildings$5.1m
34 buildings · 8,740 m² new floor area · $526/m² new · +57% on the year before
- Offices$4.4m
3 buildings · 408 m² new floor area · $2,819/m² new · +70% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$2m
+67% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$1.8m
1 building · 633 m² new floor area · $2,204/m² new · −21% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$30k
−65% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$15k
−87% on the year before
Consents on record in Taiko
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 92 from 12 Apr 1994 to 6 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.
- Fires and heating3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- Relocated buildings2
typically $95k
- Farm buildings1
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
- $5,000Install Maxen Kinmont WB Freestanding Woodburner (62 Mt Horrible Road) 62-64 Mt Horrible Road
92 consents
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Maxen Kinmont WB Freestanding Woodburner (62 Mt Horrible Road)
- Fires and heating$5,000
Freestanding woodsman Tarras mkiii with wetback
- Relocated buildings
AMEND Siting/Services/Foundations for Relocated Dwelling (Remove Decks
- Relocated buildings$95k
Siting/Services/Foundations for Relocated Dwelling & Install Metro
- Farm buildings$35k
Erect Farm Shed
- Fires and heating$35k
Dwg alterations & install yunca xander insert (ca sub 1.0) inbuilt woodburner
- Commercial alterations$16k
Install Potable Water System
- Fires and heating$8,000
Alterations & Install Woodsman Tarras MK III Freestanding
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Pyroclassic IV Freestanding Wetback Woodburner
- Alterations and additions$60k
Additions & Alterations
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Masport MacKenzie R10000 Freestanding Wetback Woodburner
- Alterations and additions$5,000
Alterations (Remove Wall & Install French Doors)
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Ferroli Atlas DBAK30S Freestanding Diesel Burner
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$19k
Alterations (Re-clad & Bathroom)
- Alterations and additions$200k
Additions & Alterations
- Alterations and additions$15k
Alterations (Install Wet Floor Shower)
- Fires and heating$2,500
Install Jetmaster 7000 Inbuilt Woodburner
- Fires and heating$2,500
Install Metro Mega Rad Freestanding Woodburner
- Fires and heating$2,500
Install Lady Kitchener 800 Freestanding Woodburner
- Other new buildings$200
Erect Marquee (05/03/2014 - 10/03/2014)
- Garages, sheds and carports$27k
Additions & Alterations & Building Addition (Carport)
- Farm buildings$15k
Erect Hay Barn
- New homes$350k
Erect Dwelling/Shed & Install WWTS
- Garages, sheds and carports$18k
Erect Pole Shed
- Alterations and additions$50k
Addition (Kitchen) & Alterations
ResidentialCommercial The dots are this page of the list.
Near Taiko
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Taiko?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 120 new homes consented in the Timaru District council area, with $83.2m of residential and $112m 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.