Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Wainui
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 Wainui itself, 2 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 197 consents we hold in Wainui, 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 Wainui’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 Wainui
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area that make up most of it: Wainui-Okitu. In the year to September 2026: 2 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 Wainui
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 197 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 heating26
8 in the last 12 months · typically $6,000
- Alterations and additions19
3 in the last 12 months · typically $159k
- Pools and spas14
2 in the last 12 months · typically $56k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater14
2 in the last 12 months · typically $25k
- New homes11
1 in the last 12 months · typically $900k
- Garages, sheds and carports9
1 in the last 12 months · typically $320k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening4
typically $63k
- Retaining walls3
typically $30k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs2
typically $29k
- Commercial alterations2
typically $70k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $900kNew dwg, install septic system & water tanks & install freestanding escea tfs650 logfire 22 Beach Cove
- $320kErect gge with shower, construct outdoor living space, install inbuilt jetmaster 850 zero tolerance logfire 13 Sandy Cove
- $200kOwner-builder - alterations, additions, & extensions to ground & first floor of existing dwg & install ensuite 27 Wairere Road
- $195kExtension to existing dwg & internal alterations 224 Wheatstone Road
- $120kNew roof structure & ensuite, retrofit of new insulation batts, replace bracing to existing walls 25 Murphy Road
197 consents
- Fires and heating$8,500
Install zero tolerance inbuilt yunca xander logfire
- Fires and heating$8,000
Install freestanding ethos galaxy logfire
- Pools and spas$25k
Fence existing swimming pool
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$30k
Internal alterations to extend existing toilet & install new ensuite
- Fires and heating$7,500
Install inbuilt yunca xander logfire
- Fires and heating$8,000
Install freestanding yunca blenz multi fuel logfire
- Fires and heating$8,000
Install freestanding firenzo vision logfire
- Alterations and additions$100k
External & internal alterations including new ensuite, remove load bearing wall & replace with beam & install freestanding milan ar'dore logfire
- Alterations and additions$200k
Owner-builder - alterations, additions, & extensions to ground & first floor of existing dwg & install ensuite
- Garages, sheds and carports$320k
Erect gge with shower, construct outdoor living space, install inbuilt jetmaster 850 zero tolerance logfire
- Alterations and additions$195k
Extension to existing dwg & internal alterations
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$20k
Upgrade existing septic system
- New homes$900k
New dwg, install septic system & water tanks & install freestanding escea tfs650 logfire
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install freestanding metro tiny rad logfire
- Pools and spas$30k
Fence existing swimming pool
- Insulation$120k
New roof structure & ensuite, retrofit of new insulation batts, replace bracing to existing walls
- Fires and heating$7,000
Inbuilt solid fuel heater.Install metro insert eco trend log fire in existing chimney in lounge with metro eco insert flue kit
- Fires and heating$10k
Install freestanding yunca olli ca loggfire
- Pools and spas$50k
Install inground pool with fence & pump shed
- Garages, sheds and carports$2,000
Install toilet into existing gge
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$40k
Roof to close in deck area & inst
- New homes$950k
Erect two storey dwg with attached gge & install septic system & water tanks
- Alterations and additions$20k
Alterations & additions to existing cottage
- Alterations and additions$280k
Enclose existing breezeway, internal alterations & install freestanding masport Kaituna logfire
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$50k
Install septic system
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Wainui?
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.