Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Tuateawa
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 Tuateawa, 1 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 18 consents we hold in Tuateawa, 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 Tuateawa’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 Tuateawa
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Tuateawa 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 Tuateawa
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 18 from 1 Apr 2020 to 1 Oct 2025. 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 carports3
typically $72k
- New homes3
typically $200k
- Fires and heating2
typically $5,000
- Alterations and additions1
typically $35k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs1
typically $15k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening1
typically $50k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
18 consents
- Garages, sheds and carports$250k
Extension to living & main bdrm pods, new dbl gge with carport
- Fires and heating$5,000
To install woodsman serene woodfire with standard flue.
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$50k
Reclad to existing dwg using triclad ply & batten
- New homes$760k
New 2 storey dwg, 3 bdrm 2.5 bathrm
- New homes$200k
New single storey 1 bdrm, 1 bathrm sip�s house on timber subfloor.
- Alterations and additions$35k
Schedule 1 exemption 43 construct 29.6m2 single-storey detached bgge designed by a chartered professional engineer
- New homes$200k
Construct single bdrm bach, with covered outdoor area.
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install new jayline ss200 woodfire
- Garages, sheds and carports$30k
Schedule 1 exemption construct 28m2 single-storey detached gge designed by a chartered professional engineer
- Garages, sheds and carports$72k
Construction of 9m x 7m domestic gge
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$15k
Reconstruct deck
- Garages, sheds and carports$69k
Demolish existing 24 m2 gge & build new 140m2 totalspan boatshed
- New homes$400k
New single level three bdrm dwg.
- Garages, sheds and carports$59k
To build a gge for vehicle & sundry storage
- New homes$150k
Construct a new 100m2 single storey dwg, 2 bdrm with lounge/kitchen/bathrm . With 30m2 attached deck. Engineered wastewater & stormwater systems.
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$65k
1. To install an approved wastewater treatment system, complete stormwater disposal to meet historic bc purposes to obtain final ccc.
- Alterations and additions$4,000
Instillation of a sds wood burning stove/oven
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$6,000
Deck pergolla on a concented deck surrounding 3 bdrm house.
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Tuateawa?
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.