Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Makauri
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 Makauri, 20 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 133 consents we hold in Makauri, 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 Makauri’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 Makauri
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Makauri sits in (Hexton) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 20 houses, 0 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 Makauri
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 133 from 1 Jul 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 heating24
3 in the last 12 months · typically $7,000
- Alterations and additions14
5 in the last 12 months · typically $93k
- New homes14
4 in the last 12 months · typically $865k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater14
3 in the last 12 months · typically $46k
- Pools and spas5
1 in the last 12 months · typically $80k
- Relocated buildings4
typically $68k
- Garages, sheds and carports3
typically $350k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts2
typically $1m
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs2
typically $115k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $250k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $3.2mErect two storey dwg with attached gge, install septic system & water tanks & install freestanding outdoor escea ef5000 gas fire 741 Back Ormond Road
- $850kNew dwg with attached gge & install freestanding yunca monte base logfire 4 Allan Avenue
- $800kNew dwg with attached gge & install septic system & water tanks 584 Back Ormond Road
- $400kConnect existing dwg to foundations & install septic system & water tank 32 Haisman Road
- $350kNew 3bdrm dwg with attached gge 21A Cameron Road
133 consents
- Alterations and additions$85k
Raise existing attached self-contained unit
- Pools and spas$80k
Install inground pool with fence & pump shed
- Fires and heating$6,500
Install freestanding fisher denniston multi fuel logfire
- New homes$3.2m
Erect two storey dwg with attached gge, install septic system & water tanks & install freestanding outdoor escea ef5000 gas fire
- Alterations and additions$150k
Construct covered entry way, internal alterations & install freestanding wagener leon logfire
- Alterations and additions$20k
Convert existing wardrobe into ensuite
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$18k
Install new ensuite, & additional fixtures in bathrm & separate toilet
- Alterations and additions$18k
Install ensuite into existing dwg
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$250k
Extensions to existing dwg, install two bathrooms, reclad entire dwg & install secondhand freestanding yunca monte multi fuel logfire
- New homes$350k
New 3bdrm dwg with attached gge
- Fires and heating$8,000
Install freestanding yunca olli logfire
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$400k
Connect existing dwg to foundations & install septic system & water tank
- New homes$850k
New dwg with attached gge & install freestanding yunca monte base logfire
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$14k
Install septic system
- Alterations and additions$18k
Remove part of load bearing wall & replace with beam
- New homes$800k
New dwg with attached gge & install septic system & water tanks
- Fires and heating$200k
Alterations to dwg & relocate existing secondhand yunca blenz freestanding fireplace, replace roof with corrugate profiled metal roofing, & construct covered outdoor area
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$150k
Connect dwg to foundations & install septic system & water tanks
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install freestanding woodsman strongman logfire
- Fires and heating$8,500
Install freestanding yunca monte multi fuel logfire
- New homes$1.1m
New dwg with attached gge & install freestanding outdoor jetmaster 850 logfire
- Fires and heating$8,500
Install freestanding yunca monte mf logfire with wetback
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install freestanding masport Rakaia logfire
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$46k
Install septic system
- Garages, sheds and carports$500k
Construct shed with toilet & basin for boat storage
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Makauri?
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.