Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Geraldine
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. Below: 6,591 consents we hold in Geraldine, 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.
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.
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 Geraldine
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 6,591 from 11 Mar 1993 to 2 Nov 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 heating223
40 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- Alterations and additions163
30 in the last 12 months · typically $30k
- New homes137
17 in the last 12 months · typically $475k
- Garages, sheds and carports87
11 in the last 12 months · typically $44k
- New commercial buildings44
7 in the last 12 months · typically $60k
- Other new buildings35
9 in the last 12 months · typically $93k
- Commercial alterations31
5 in the last 12 months · typically $80k
- Relocated buildings26
5 in the last 12 months · typically $155k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts17
1 in the last 12 months · typically $57k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater14
3 in the last 12 months · typically $10k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $975kSix units comprising one 1 x bdrm duplex, one 1 x bdrm quadplex amendment 1: some minor changes to the bc approved plans. 9 Barker Street, Geraldine
- $818kConstruction of 2 x multi-unit dwgs - 2x single storey 4 George Street, Geraldine
- $750kRbw - housing (detached dwgs) - two new 2-storey, 3-bdrm dwgs with attached garages (lot 2 & 3) 23 Connolly Street, Geraldine
- $750kDemolish Dwelling & Outbuildings/Erect Building (Kindergarten) 36 Wilson Street, Geraldine
- $650kErect Dwelling & Install Escea TFS850 Freestanding Woodburner/WWTS , Woodbury
6,591 consents
- Alterations and additions$15k
Alterations
- Garages, sheds and carports$40k
Erect Shed
- Garages, sheds and carports$40k
Alterations (Garage to Bedroom/Bathroom)
- New commercial buildings$120k
Erect Shed
- Commercial alterations$116k
Building Addition
- Alterations and additions$90k
Alterations (Kitchen/Wet Floor Shower/Rear Porch)
- Relocated buildings$180k
Erect Relocatable Dwelling (Multiproof)
- New homes$294k
Erect Dwelling & Install Metro Tiny Rad Freestanding Woodburner
- New commercial buildings$60k
Install Wastewater Treatment System
- Fires and heating$40k
Alterations & Relocate Woodburner
- Alterations and additions$150k
Addition (Lounge)
- New homes$650k
Erect Dwelling & Install Escea TFS850 Freestanding Woodburner/WWTS
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Maxen Forbury 550 Inbuilt Woodburner
- New commercial buildings$167k
Erect Shed
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$20k
AMEND Deck Addition & B2 Modification
- Commercial alterations
AMEND B2 Modification
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Metro Micro Rad Freestanding Woodburner
- Garages, sheds and carports$57k
Erect Garage
- Alterations and additions$190k
Rbw - minor internal alterations to an existing dwg including widened openings, new sliding door to deck, slight kitchen reconf iguration, bathrm refurbishment, & first floor joinery replacem
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Metro Xtreme Rad Freestanding Woodburner
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Metro Eco Smart Inbuilt Woodburner
- New commercial buildings$100k
Erect Shed
- Multiple homes$600k
Two new two bdrm units with attached single gge jwk25001
- Other new buildings$5,000
Install Services
- Alterations and additions$100k
Alterations (Bathroom & Ensuite)
ResidentialCommercial The dots are this page of the list.
Suburbs in Geraldine
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Geraldine?
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.