Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Matawhero
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 Matawhero, 20 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 19 consents we hold in Matawhero, 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 Matawhero’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 Matawhero
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Matawhero 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 Matawhero
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 19 from 1 Aug 2019 to 1 Feb 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.
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $20k
- Fires and heating3
typically $7,000
- Alterations and additions3
typically $15k
- New homes1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $401k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts1
typically $70k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs1
typically $80k
- Pools and spas1
typically $102k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $401kProposed new dwg, consisting of 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, with living, dining, l,dry & kitchen - woodsman stag freestanding fire 43 Bell Road
- $19kInstall septic system 101 Riverpoint Road
19 consents
- New homes$401k
Proposed new dwg, consisting of 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, with living, dining, l,dry & kitchen - woodsman stag freestanding fire
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$19k
Install septic system
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$20k
Installation of septic tank
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$20k
Install septic system
- Alterations and additions$15k
Renovations to existing laundry, adding new shower in existing space
- Fires and heating$60k
Construct outdoor roof over deck & install outdoor open flare logfire
- Alterations and additions$10k
Convert bdrm into bathrm with walk in wardrobe
- Fires and heating$6,500
Install freestanding wagener cooktop logfire
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$80k
Extension to existing verandah area with bathrm & install gas fire
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$70k
Install septic system & install bathrm in pole shed & bdrm in studio along with kitchenette
- Pools and spas$102k
Install inground pool with fence & pump shed
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install freestanding yunca wegj rural logfire
- Alterations and additions$18k
Install wet area vinyl shower
- Pools and spas$100k
Install inground pool & fence with pump shed
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install freestanding yunca monte multifuel logfire
- Fires and heating$150k
Extension to existing dwg & install second hand freestanding masport r1500 logfire
- Alterations and additions$250k
Internal alterations to existing dwg, alterations & additions to existing shed, & replace sections of existing pool fence
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$17k
Upgrade to existing septic tank system
- Relocated buildings$30k
Relocate building to be used as an office with a toilet, shower & hand basin
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Matawhero?
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.