Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Commercial building consents in Gisborne
Councils consented $40.3m of non-residential building work in the Gisborne District council area in the year to September 2026, down 9% on the year before. Below: 31 commercial consents we hold in Gisborne, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Gisborne District council area.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Gisborne 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$10.9m
41 buildings · 1,339 m² new floor area · $7,303/m² new · +3% on the year before
- Education$8.7m
1 building · 1,890 m² new floor area · $3,175/m² new · −36% on the year before
- Offices$6.3m
+156% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$4.2m
2 buildings · 823 m² new floor area · $4,247/m² new · −12% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$2.9m
+208% on the year before
- Farm buildings$2.8m
18 buildings · 4,206 m² new floor area · $615/m² new · +15% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$2.7m
2 buildings · 1,841 m² new floor area · $1,465/m² new · +3% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$683k
1 building · 76 m² new floor area · $787/m² new · −87% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$646k
−20% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$500k
+8% on the year before
Non-residential work since 1991
The value consented each year, in the dollars of the day (not adjusted for inflation).
Commercial consents on record in Gisborne
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 31 from 1 Jul 2019 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.
- Commercial alterations13
4 in the last 12 months · typically $80k
- New commercial buildings2
typically $2.6m
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $150kRbw - pbc e2e - re-layout of building from commercial use to res. New layout to include 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, new inter nal stairs, deck extension & reroof to metal longrun 1 MacLean Street, Whataupoko
- $125kC2 - change of use - conversion of an existing workshop into a modern family entertainment centre. 78 Main Road, Mākaraka
- $85kConstruct home office with kitchnette & covered deck & install freestanding yunca monte euro clean air sub 1.0 logfire 16-18 Sterling Park, Lytton West
- $6,000Convert existing office into ensuite 138 Stout Street, Mangapapa
31 consents
- Commercial alterations$85k
Construct home office with kitchnette & covered deck & install freestanding yunca monte euro clean air sub 1.0 logfire
- Commercial alterations$125k
C2 - change of use - conversion of an existing workshop into a modern family entertainment centre.
- Commercial alterations$6,000
Convert existing office into ensuite
- Commercial alterations$150k
Rbw - pbc e2e - re-layout of building from commercial use to res. New layout to include 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, new inter nal stairs, deck extension & reroof to metal longrun
- Commercial alterations$120k
Raise & repile flood damaged dwg, remove office, spa room & chimney, reclad external wall, install decks, & lift existing carport roof
- Commercial alterations$60k
Erect gge with office, laundry & bathrm
- New commercial buildings$652k
Construction of a single storey 2 bdrm dwg with office & attached gge. - future lot 91, Onyx St, Wanaka
- New commercial buildings$4.5m
C2 - new 2 storey mixed use building. Commercial ground floor & apartments to levels 1 & 2.
- Commercial alterations$80k
Construct three bay kiwispan workshop & art studio with office space including bathrm & shower
- Commercial alterations$110k
Erect kiwispan car shed with attached workshop & carport
- Commercial alterations$175k
Erect gge with hobby room, gym & gable carport
- Commercial alterations$15k
Install fire wall & bathrm to existing workshop & games room
- Commercial alterations$19k
Convert existing gge into sleepout/office with bathrm
- Commercial alterations$72k
Erect kiwispan gge & workshop
- Commercial alterations$20k
Erect gge/office
- Commercial alterations$84k
Erect versatile gge with attached workshop & carports on either side
- Commercial alterations$53k
Erect versatile gge with carport & workshop area
- Commercial alterations$70k
Add to existing dwg, internal alt for new bedrooms & ensuite & erect detached gge/office with bathrm
- Commercial alterations$38k
Erect new gge with workshop
- Commercial alterations$84k
Erect versatile gge with office & bathrm
- Relocated buildings$80k
Relocate office building & convert to dwg & add new deck
- Commercial alterations$65k
Erect versatile gge with home office
- Commercial alterations$150k
Erect kiwispan shed with games room, gym with two toilets & shower, office, & boat shed
- Commercial alterations$35k
Install new toilet & vanity in part of existing office space on ground floor, relocate existing toilet & basin to adjacent space on first floor, remove wall between existing toilet & wardrobe on first floor to make walk in wardrobe, install new
- Commercial alterations$100k
Add of bdrm with ensuite & walk-in wardrobe, office & extend living area
ResidentialCommercial The dots are this page of the list.
Suburbs in Gisborne
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Gisborne?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 209 new homes consented in the Gisborne District council area, with $102m of residential and $40.3m 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.