Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Mangapapa
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 Mangapapa itself, 7 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 252 consents we hold in Mangapapa, 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 Mangapapa’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 Mangapapa
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the 3 statistical areas that make up most of it: Mangapapa East, Mangapapa South, Mangapapa North. In the year to September 2026: 5 houses, 2 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 Mangapapa
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 252 from 1 Jul 2019 to 1 Sep 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 heating52
11 in the last 12 months · typically $6,000
- Alterations and additions34
9 in the last 12 months · typically $30k
- New homes20
3 in the last 12 months · typically $556k
- Garages, sheds and carports10
2 in the last 12 months · typically $55k
- Pools and spas9
2 in the last 12 months · typically $55k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater7
2 in the last 12 months · typically $18k
- Relocated buildings5
2 in the last 12 months · typically $18k
- Retaining walls5
1 in the last 12 months · typically $108k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts5
1 in the last 12 months · typically $85k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs2
2 in the last 12 months · typically $46k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $2.8mRbw: construction of new dbl storey duplex including four bedrooms, two bathrooms, guest toilet in lot 1 & three bedrooms, two bathrooms & guest toilet in lot 2. Nine jointed terrace houses, al 8 Elm Street
- $980kNew dwg & alterations & additions to existing dwg & retaining wall 30 Hillview Terrace
- $650kExtensions to existing dwg & internal alterations 16 Mangapapa Road
- $428kConstruction of dwg with attached gge & installation of woodsman kanaku wood box (uleb), freestanding, dry, woodburner, cac 243695 48 Mary Street
- $400kNew dwg 29B Dalrymple Road
252 consents
- Multiple homes$2.8m
Rbw: construction of new dbl storey duplex including four bedrooms, two bathrooms, guest toilet in lot 1 & three bedrooms, two bathrooms & guest toilet in lot 2. Nine jointed terrace houses, al
- Alterations and additions$25k
Extension to existing dwg to create ensuite & construct fire rated wall
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$19k
Install toilet, two hand basins & two showers into existing bathrooms
- Alterations and additions$8,000
Install hot water cylinder
- Pools and spas$3,000
Fence existing swimming pool
- Fires and heating$2,200
Install inbuilt kent logfire ii logfire
- Alterations and additions$150k
Reinstate dwg after water damage
- Fires and heating$8,000
Install solid fuel burner in dwg
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install masport clutha woodbox freestanding woodburner
- Alterations and additions$50k
Convert existing sunroom into ensuite including new wet area shower
- Pools and spas$7,500
Fence existing swimming pool
- Alterations and additions$18k
Construct internal non load bearing walls & install tiled shower
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$2,000
Alt cantilevered deck of dwg
- Fires and heating$6,700
Installation of a solid fuel heater to manufacturers specifications - metro wee rad leg.
- Relocated buildings$50k
Connect relocatable dwg to foundations & services including decks & steps
- Alterations and additions$19k
Install wet area vinyl shower
- Alterations and additions$30k
Extension to existing dwg to create ensuite
- Fires and heating$8,000
Install inbuilt yunca xander logfire
- Fires and heating$7,500
Install freestanding yunca oscar logfire
- Relocated buildings$15k
Relocate kitchen & install exterior sliding door
- Garages, sheds and carports$80k
Construct gge
- Fires and heating$6,500
Install freestanding yunca Hobson logfire
- Fires and heating$7,500
Replace existing with pyro classic freestanding woodburner
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$280k
Reclad & alterations & additions to exising dwg
- Alterations and additions$650k
Extensions to existing dwg & internal alterations
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Mangapapa?
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.