Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Tamarau
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 Tamarau, 3 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 41 consents we hold in Tamarau, 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 Tamarau’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 Tamarau
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Tamarau sits in (Tamarau) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 3 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 Tamarau
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 41 from 1 Jul 2019 to 1 Jun 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 heating9
2 in the last 12 months · typically $7,500
- Garages, sheds and carports4
1 in the last 12 months · typically $125k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts4
typically $122k
- Alterations and additions3
typically $15k
- New homes2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $418k
- Relocated buildings1
typically $40k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $360kNew dwg 1 Edelsten Place
- $20kOutbuilding - gge renovations 27 Matthews Road
- $9,000Install freestanding firenzo Napier ag logfire 53 Paraone Road
- $7,500Install inbuilt zero tolerance yunca hybrid multi fuel logfire 13 Steele Road
41 consents
- Fires and heating$9,000
Install freestanding firenzo Napier ag logfire
- Fires and heating$7,500
Install inbuilt zero tolerance yunca hybrid multi fuel logfire
- Garages, sheds and carports$20k
Outbuilding - gge renovations
- New homes$360k
New dwg
- Fires and heating$7,500
Install inbuilt yunca xander ca logfire
- Relocated buildings$40k
Connect relocatable dwg to foundations & services
- Fires and heating$7,200
installation of solid wood burner (metro smart insert)
- Alterations and additions$19k
Bathrm renovations
- Fires and heating$8,500
Install freestanding yunca monte multi fuel logfire with wetback
- Fires and heating$3,200
Install freestanding masport r300 logfire
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$625k
New dwg with attached carport, attached self contained unit & install freestanding warmington compact studio pedestal logfire
- Garages, sheds and carports$900k
Rbw -pbc e2e: demolish lean to & gge. Relocate & internal alterations to existing dwg, to include new bdrm layouts & new bathrooms. New 2 storey add to include living rooms, toilet, kitchen, dining, laundry, attached gge.
- Garages, sheds and carports$150k
Erect self contained unit with attached carport
- Alterations and additions$5,000
Connect to council services
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$163k
Erect gge with attached carport & attached sleepout with bathrm
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install freestanding yunca monte multifuel logfire
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$82k
Erect versatile gge with attached sleepout & bathrm
- New homes$475k
New dwg, erect detached gge with attached self contained unit
- Fires and heating$80k
Alterations & additions to existing dwg & install freestanding metro extreme woody logfire
- Fires and heating$3,500
Install freestanding yunca Hobson logfire
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$62k
Build 28m2 cabin with bathrm & kitchen including drainage
- Alterations and additions$15k
Install wet area vinyl shower
- Garages, sheds and carports$100k
Extension to existing dwg & new alfresco area & erect detached gge
- Fires and heating$5,100
Install inbuilt masport Rangitata logfire
- New homes$400k
New dwg & freestanding cooktop wagener stove
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Tamarau?
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.