Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Te Kouma
161 new homes were consented in the Thames-Coromandel District council area in the year to September 2026, down 6% on the year before. They also consented $11.6m of non-residential building work, down 65% on the year before. In the statistical area around Te Kouma, 1 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 11 consents we hold in Te Kouma, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Thames-Coromandel District council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Te Kouma’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Thames-Coromandel 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 594 in 2003.
New homes in Te Kouma
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Te Kouma sits in (Colville) — the suburb is smaller than one. 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 — Thames-Coromandel 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.
- Hospitals and health$2.4m
1 building · 404 m² new floor area · $4,950/m² new · +1646% on the year before
- Offices$2.2m
2 buildings · 805 m² new floor area · $2,559/m² new · +491% on the year before
- Farm buildings$1.7m
16 buildings · 2,415 m² new floor area · $678/m² new · +52% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$1.7m
3 buildings · 1,154 m² new floor area · $1,473/m² new · +105% on the year before
- Education$1.2m
−64% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$1.1m
1 building · 195 m² new floor area · $469/m² new · −94% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$800k
1 building · 420 m² new floor area · $1,905/m² new · −70% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$394k
1 building · 73 m² new floor area · $2,877/m² new · −89% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$10k
−100% on the year before
Consents on record in Te Kouma
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 11 from 1 Aug 2019 to 1 Apr 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.
- Garages, sheds and carports2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $663k
- Alterations and additions2
typically $7,950
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $350k
- Fires and heating1
typically $15k
- Multiple homes1
typically $2.2m
- Retaining walls1
typically $150k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $350kFull reclad of roof & wall cladding to existing dwg. Alt to roof line & roof structure over kitchen area. Renovate kitchen area & remove internal walls. New wood burning fire place 1287 Manaia Road
- $25kConstruction of carport 84 Kowhai Drive
11 consents
- Garages, sheds and carports$25k
Construction of carport
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$350k
Full reclad of roof & wall cladding to existing dwg. Alt to roof line & roof structure over kitchen area. Renovate kitchen area & remove internal walls. New wood burning fire place
- Retaining walls$150k
Retaining walls exceeding 1.5m in height
- Alterations and additions$8,900
New heating appliance
- Garages, sheds and carports$1.3m
New 3 bdrm home with basement gge & games room
- Multiple homes$2.2m
Rbw - housing (detached & multi-unit dwgs) - new two-storey detached dwg (unit 24) & new two-storey block with 2 townhouses (unit 25 & 26)
- Fires and heating$15k
To install a stanley superstar woodfire cooker & central
- Alterations and additions$7,000
Installing a set of secondary access stairs between ground floor & first floor
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$55k
Construction of a new 90m2 gge sleepout with bathrm.
- Alterations and additions$7,000
New balustrade to replace existing. Existing timber new aluminium with safety glass. Replace existing joinery on one wall with new joinery & make bigger.
- Garages, sheds and carports$20k
New single level gge at rear of section gge
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Te Kouma?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 161 new homes consented in the Thames-Coromandel District council area, with $163m of residential and $11.6m 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.