Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Aorangi
156 new homes were consented in the Manawatu District council area in the year to September 2026, up 11% on the year before. They also consented $18m of non-residential building work, down 13% on the year before. In the statistical area around Aorangi, 10 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 36 consents we hold in Aorangi, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Manawatu District council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Aorangi’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Manawatu 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 260 in 2021.
New homes in Aorangi
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Aorangi sits in (Taonui) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 10 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 — Manawatu 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.
- Farm buildings$7.5m
64 buildings · 17,256 m² new floor area · $418/m² new · +39% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$3.5m
1 building · 1,158 m² new floor area · $3,022/m² new · +463% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$2.1m
2 buildings · 532 m² new floor area · $3,853/m² new · +25% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$2m
1 building · 779 m² new floor area · $1,947/m² new · −43% on the year before
- Education$1.5m
1 building · 216 m² new floor area · $2,778/m² new · −27% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$545k
−22% on the year before
- Offices$357k
1 building · 82 m² new floor area · $1,728/m² new · −90% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$315k
2 buildings · 672 m² new floor area · $342/m² new · +89% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$237k
−92% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$20k
−45% on the year before
Consents on record in Aorangi
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 36 from 1 Apr 2020 to 1 Jul 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.
- New homes7
1 in the last 12 months · typically $775k
- Alterations and additions5
1 in the last 12 months · typically $40k
- Garages, sheds and carports4
2 in the last 12 months · typically $101k
- Pools and spas3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $4,500
- Fires and heating3
typically $7,000
- Relocated buildings2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $60k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater2
typically $7,501
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts1
typically $150k
- New commercial buildings1
typically $900k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $1mConstruct new four bdrm res dwg with attached dbl gge. 9 Tirohanga Lane
- $107kTotalspan 12m x 14m x 2.7 shed 6 Tirohanga Lane
- $95kTotalspan 12m x 12m x 2.7m shed 280 Reid Line East
- $93kRbw - internal reconfiguration of existing villa. New & repositioned aluminum & timber joinery. New ensuite & wc. 157 Campbell Road
- $60kRelocate a two bdrm 99.97m2 dwg (ezyline yard built bc #260198) 233 Aorangi Road
36 consents
- New homes$1m
Construct new four bdrm res dwg with attached dbl gge.
- Relocated buildings$60k
Relocate a two bdrm 99.97m2 dwg (ezyline yard built bc #260198)
- Garages, sheds and carports$107k
Totalspan 12m x 14m x 2.7 shed
- Alterations and additions$93k
Rbw - internal reconfiguration of existing villa. New & repositioned aluminum & timber joinery. New ensuite & wc.
- Garages, sheds and carports$95k
Totalspan 12m x 12m x 2.7m shed
- Pools and spas$1,600
Pool fence across a pool deck
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$150k
Additions to existing family flat, including new bdrm, new bathrm/laundry & relocate existing kitchenette.
- New homes$900k
4 bdrm res dwg with 2 living areas & attached dbl gge.
- Relocated buildings$60k
Relocate secondhand residence onto new pile foundations & new on-site wastewater system
- Alterations and additions$40k
Res additions & alterations modification to bathrm & laundry to assist clients accessibility needs
- New homes$1.2m
New 4 bdrm dwg
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install metro wee rad Ltd leg wood fire onto existing hearth & new 4.2m flue kit
- Fires and heating$32k
Install homewood stove - wood burning cook stove & flue system with brick surround
- Alterations and additions$2,500
P2 - add of window to kitchen. Bracing, h1 amended. Lintel added 1 - 3 bdrm dwg with rumpus & craft room + dbl gge
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install free standing solid wood burner & flue kit as per manufacture specifications
- Pools and spas$4,500
Install 1.5m pool fencing around the new pool, on top of the deck.
- Alterations and additions$80k
Kitchen & bathrm extension to dwg.
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$1
P2 - toilet system to include bidets. Minor change to wall bracing. P1 - construction of a new 4 bdrm dwg with attached dbl gge
- Garages, sheds and carports$914k
3 bdrm dwg with rumpus & craft room & dbl gge
- New homes$651k
3 bdrm + study house with attached gge
- New homes$560k
New 4 bdrm single level dwg with attached dbl gge.
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$15k
New septic system (Oasis Clearwater 2000)
- New homes$250k
70m2 single-storey, 3 bdrm dwg with 1 cladding type.
- Garages, sheds and carports$52k
Gge
- Alterations and additions$35k
Alt - add of serving room off kitchen & family room
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Aorangi?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 156 new homes consented in the Manawatu District council area, with $93.4m of residential and $18m 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.