Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Mākaraka
209 new homes were consented in the Gisborne District council area in the year to September 2026, up 34% on the year before. They also consented $40.3m of non-residential building work, down 9% on the year before. In the statistical area around Mākaraka, 60 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 51 consents we hold in Mākaraka, 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, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Mākaraka’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Gisborne 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 186 in 2011.
New homes in Mākaraka
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Mākaraka sits in (Makaraka-Awapuni) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 33 houses, 27 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 — 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
Consents on record in Mākaraka
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 51 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 heating8
1 in the last 12 months · typically $7,000
- Alterations and additions7
typically $25k
- Garages, sheds and carports4
2 in the last 12 months · typically $92k
- New homes3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $600k
- Pools and spas3
typically $60k
- Relocated buildings2
typically $115k
- Commercial alterations1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $125k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs1
typically $150k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $600kDwg 16 Parker Lane
- $125kC2 - change of use - conversion of an existing workshop into a modern family entertainment centre. 78 Main Road
- $92kConstruct gge & carport 21 Parker Lane
- $42kErect gge with toilet & basin 9 Benjamin Street
- $8,000A1: change location of logfire 11 Parker Lane
51 consents
- New homes$600k
Dwg
- Fires and heating$8,000
A1: change location of logfire
- Garages, sheds and carports$92k
Construct gge & carport
- Commercial alterations$125k
C2 - change of use - conversion of an existing workshop into a modern family entertainment centre.
- Garages, sheds and carports$42k
Erect gge with toilet & basin
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install woodsman serene wood box heater in dwg
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install freestanding wood burner
- Alterations and additions$15k
Alt dwg - alt internal layout of bathrm, install hot water cylinder & metro wee rad heater (wetback)
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$150k
Raise & repile flood damaged dwg, deck & stairs
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install freestanding woodsman rmf logfire
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install metro smart insert heater in dwg
- New homes$200k
New 3 bdrm dwg
- Alterations and additions$17k
Internal alterations
- Garages, sheds and carports$100k
Convert existing gge into bdrm with ensuite
- Alterations and additions$15k
Remove load bearing wall & replace with lintel
- New homes$890k
Construction of dwg with detached gge - installation of metro wee rad, freestanding, dry, woodburner - cac240085 - subject to section 73 hazard notice
- Alterations and additions$150k
Extension to existing dwg to create additional living area & bdrm
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install freestanding secondhand woodsman ecr mk iii logfire
- Garages, sheds and carports
Re-pile existing dwg including new gge floor slab
- Fires and heating$120k
Exension to lounge & install freestanding masport r500 logfire, install second bathrm, internal alterations to kitchen & dining, construct new deck
- Alterations and additions$25k
Internal alterations to existing dwg & install ensuite for master bdrm
- Alterations and additions$30k
Install wet area vinyl shower within existing bathrm
- Pools and spas$40k
Install inground pool to replace existing pool & install new gate for existing fence
- Alterations and additions$800k
Extension to existing dwg including new outdoor area with pizza oven
- Pools and spas$60k
Install inground pool with fence & pump shed
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Mākaraka?
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.