Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Waituhi
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 Waituhi, 3 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 12 consents we hold in Waituhi, 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 Waituhi’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 Waituhi
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Waituhi sits in (Hangaroa) — 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 Waituhi
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 12 from 1 Dec 2019 to 1 Dec 2025. 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.
- Relocated buildings2
typically $145k
- Garages, sheds and carports1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $800k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater1
typically $90k
- New homes1
typically $600k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening1
typically $400k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $800kConstruct shed, convert one bay into self-contained unit & install freestanding woodsman serene logfire 85 Judd Road
12 consents
- Garages, sheds and carports$800k
Construct shed, convert one bay into self-contained unit & install freestanding woodsman serene logfire
- Relocated buildings$90k
Connect relocatable dwg to foundations, install water tank & septic system
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$90k
Connect relocatable to foundations, install water tank & septic system
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$400k
Repile existing dwg, internal alterations & extensions to existing dwg, install two new verandahs with roof, change layout of dwg & remove fireplace & hearth.
- New homes$600k
Erect two storey dwg with attached gge, connect to existing septic system & water tanks, install freestanding woodsman Tarras mkiii logfire
- Relocated buildings$200k
Relocate dwg & install septic system & water tank
- Alterations and additions$20k
Alt to bathrm to form wet area vinyl shower
- Fires and heating$6,500
Install freestanding yunca monte multifuel logfire
- Garages, sheds and carports$27k
Erect versatile gge
- Fires and heating$5,500
Install freestanding yunca Hobson logfire
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install freestanding yunca monte multi fuel logfire
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$13k
Cover existing deck which has an area of greater than 20m2
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Waituhi?
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.