Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Residential building consents in Newbury
156 new homes were consented in the Manawatu District council area in the year to September 2026, up 11% on the year before. In the statistical area around Newbury, 5 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 44 residential consents we hold in Newbury, 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 Newbury’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.
What kind of homes
New dwellings consented in the year to September 2026, by type, with the average floor area and value Stats NZ’s figures give.
- Houses142
171 m² average · $555k average value · +15% on the year before
- Townhouses, flats and units14
98 m² average · $318k average value · −18% on the year before
New homes in Newbury
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Newbury sits in (Kauwhata) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 5 houses, 0 townhouses and units, 0 apartments.
Residential consents on record in Newbury
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 44 from 1 Aug 2019 to 1 Aug 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 heating6
1 in the last 12 months · typically $7,750
- Alterations and additions6
typically $23k
- Garages, sheds and carports5
1 in the last 12 months · typically $68k
- New homes3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $700k
- Pools and spas3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $45k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater3
typically $22k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening1
typically $15k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $260kDwg with attached gge 31 Harvest Lane
- $68kTotalspan 10m x 6.5m x 2.7m shed with a wc & bathrm 640 Milson Line
- $45kNew swimming pool & fencing. 34 Harvest Lane
- $7,000Install new yunca wegj rural freestanding woodfire with 4.2m standard flue kit 580 Kairanga Bunnythorpe Road
44 consents
- New homes$260k
Dwg with attached gge
- Garages, sheds and carports$68k
Totalspan 10m x 6.5m x 2.7m shed with a wc & bathrm
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install new yunca wegj rural freestanding woodfire with 4.2m standard flue kit
- Pools and spas$45k
New swimming pool & fencing.
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install a yunca xander allure clean air insert wood fire with zero clearance box into a timber cavity replacing a old fire
- Alterations and additions$30k
Ensuite & wiw extension to existing dwg
- Fires and heating$8,000
Wetback - install a metro xtreme rad with wetback & new 4.2m eco flue kit & flashings
- Alterations and additions$60k
Internal alterations to create open plan living & moving bathrm position
- Alterations and additions$1
P2 - reduce scope of works & lpg removed including infinity & escea. Bracing revised accordingly.##p1- internal alterations to create open plan living & moving bathrm position
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$19k
Replace existing septic tank with new watewater treatment plant & land application area.
- Fires and heating$9,500
Install a freestanding masport Akaroa ash pan wood fire in lounge
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$15k
Alterations to existing building - structural strengthening
- Fires and heating$8,300
Install Metro Xtreme Rad base wood fire in dining room
- Garages, sheds and carports$30k
Alt to existing pole shed including plumbing
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$22k
New septic system to replace existing system
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$23k
Replacing failed septic tank with new wastewater treatment plant & dripline land application area
- Fires and heating$7,500
Install firenzo topaz insert woodfire ru, reusing existing std insert flue & flashing
- Alterations and additions$900
P2 - change infinity gas to a hot water cylinder in the roof space##p1 - new 4 bdrm dwg with open plan kitchen, dining, & lounge & attached dbl gge.
- Pools and spas$14k
Construction of swimming pool fencing & backwash disposal
- Garages, sheds and carports$80k
Totalspan 12m x 8m x 3.6m shed
- Alterations and additions$32k
To relocate 2 bdrm second hand relocate to site
- Alterations and additions$15k
Install stovax 2 insert rural in existing chimney on external wall
- New homes$1m
New 4 bdrm dwg with attached dbl gge.
- Pools and spas$60k
Install new inground swimming pool.
- Garages, sheds and carports$200k
Construct new gge with bathrm & laundry.
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Newbury?
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.