Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Residential building consents in Rangitata
120 new homes were consented in the Timaru District council area in the year to September 2026, down 17% on the year before. In the statistical area around Rangitata, 4 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 183 residential consents we hold in Rangitata, 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, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Rangitata’s own count is made.
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.
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.
- Houses109
177 m² average · $531k average value · −8% on the year before
- Townhouses, flats and units11
107 m² average · $216k average value · −52% on the year before
New homes in Rangitata
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Rangitata sits in (Arundel) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 4 houses, 0 townhouses and units, 0 apartments.
Residential consents on record in Rangitata
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 183 from 3 May 1993 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 heating8
1 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- Relocated buildings4
typically $30k
- Other new buildings3
typically $250k
- Multiple homes1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $600k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater1
typically $18k
- Alterations and additions1
- New homes1
typically $469k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $600kTwo new two bdrm units with attached single gge jwk25001 77 Domain Road
- $5,000Install Metro Eco Wee Rad Freestanding Woodburner 4 Pratt Road
183 consents
- Multiple homes$600k
Two new two bdrm units with attached single gge jwk25001
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Metro Eco Wee Rad Freestanding Woodburner
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Firenzo Stella ULEB Freestanding Woodburner
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Metro LTD Xtreme Rad Leg Wetback Freestanding Woodburner
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Woodsman Serene Wood Box Freestanding Woodburner
- Other new buildings
AMEND Bracing Changes
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Metro Ltd Xtreme Rad Freestanding Woodburner
- Other new buildings
AMEND Removal of Patio Sump
- New homes$469k
Erect Dwelling with Attached Garage (786)
- Relocated buildings$30k
Siting/Foundations/Services for Relocated Building (Staffroom)
- Relocated buildings$25k
Siting/Foundations/Services for Relocatable Dwelling
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$18k
Install Wastewater Treatment System
- Relocated buildings
AMEND Siting/Foundations for Relocated Dwelling/Dwelling Addition
- Relocated buildings$100k
Siting/Foundations for Relocated Dwelling/Dwelling Addition
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Jayline FR300P Freestanding Woodburner
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Jayline FR300 Wetback Freestanding Woodburner
- Fires and heating$15k
Alterations (Remove Two Walls & Install Two Woodsman Tarras
- Other new buildings$250k
Erect Stock Underpass
- Alterations and additions
AMEND Dwelling Alterations (B2 Modification)
- Fires and heating$200k
Additions & Alterations / Install Metro Mega Rad Freestanding
- Relocated buildings
AMEND Siting / Services / Foundations for Relocated Dwelling
- Relocated buildings$50k
Siting/Services/Foundations for Relocated Dwelling with Attached
- New homes$600k
Erect Dwelling with Attached Garage & Install Masport R5000L
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Metro Mega Rad Freestanding Woodburner
- Alterations and additions$22k
Alterations (Erect Archgola)
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Rangitata?
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.