Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Gore
38 new homes were consented in the Gore District council area in the year to September 2026, down 21% on the year before. They also consented $22.5m of non-residential building work, up 64% on the year before. Below: 1,042 consents we hold in Gore, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Gore District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Gore 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 51 in 2007.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Gore 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.
- Education$10.2m
1 building · 1,170 m² new floor area · $4,444/m² new · +790% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$7.7m
3 buildings · 2,966 m² new floor area · $2,141/m² new · +152% on the year before
- Farm buildings$3.2m
25 buildings · 5,032 m² new floor area · $619/m² new · +21% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$675k
1 building · 206 m² new floor area · $3,277/m² new
- Social, cultural and religious$375k
1 building · 50 m² new floor area · $5,500/m² new · −88% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$217k
−86% on the year before
- Offices$185k
−74% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$120k
1 building · 77 m² new floor area · $1,558/m² new · −89% on the year before
Consents on record in Gore
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 1,042 from 1 Aug 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 heating221
37 in the last 12 months · typically $5,750
- Alterations and additions165
23 in the last 12 months · typically $20k
- New homes86
13 in the last 12 months · typically $450k
- Garages, sheds and carports74
11 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater57
6 in the last 12 months · typically $6,000
- Multiple homes18
2 in the last 12 months · typically $1.5m
- Commercial alterations12
1 in the last 12 months · typically $25k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs10
1 in the last 12 months · typically $40k
- Relocated buildings7
typically $120k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening6
1 in the last 12 months · typically $76k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $2.2mNew x8 attached two storey units 11 Hobson Street, Gore
- $950kNew single storey 4 bdrm dwg with attached dbl gge 104A Talbot Street, East Gore
- $900k4 bdrm dwg with outdoor plunge pool 107 Lady Charlton Road, Upper Charlton
- $858kConstruct 2x 2bdrm duplex with carports 13 Anderson Place, East Gore
- $800kconstruction of standalone; new single story res dwg with attached gge 33 Takitimu Street, Gore
1,042 consents
- New homes$356k
New 3 bdrm dwg with attached gge
- Garages, sheds and carports$60k
Construct 57.6m2 pole shed
- Fires and heating$6,999
Fire installation - freestanding masport osburn wood burner
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$10k
Add toilet to bathrm. Alt plumbing & install insulation
- Fires and heating$120k
Alt internal layout of dwg, install solid fuel burner, add deck
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$20k
Internal alterations including new beam - toilet & freestanding masport r1200 wood burner
- Garages, sheds and carports$70k
Construct 9m x 13.5m shed
- Fires and heating$4,000
Fire installation - freestanding masport coronet ulta-low emissionwood burner
- Fires and heating$5,000
Fire installation - freestanding woodsman kanaku wood burner
- Fires and heating$7,000
Fire installation - freestanding woodsman Brunner mkii wood burner
- Fires and heating$7,200
Fire installation - freestanding yunca monte leg wood burner
- Fires and heating$4,000
Fire installation - freestanding kent Ruapehu wood burner
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install masport Hurunui freestanding woodburner
- Fires and heating$40k
Dwg alterations & install kent Haast freestanding woodburner
- Alterations and additions$2,000
Amendment 1 - changes from acrylic to tiled shower for unit 7 only, bracing design changes to units 3, 4, 5 & 6 only
- Alterations and additions
Engineering for new pile foundation structure for the highlander unit
- New homes$300k
Build a 2 bdrm pole framed dwg
- Fires and heating$2,000
Install second hand toyotomi diesel heater in lounge
- Fires and heating$6,500
Fire installation - freestanding woodsman stag multi fuel burner
- Garages, sheds and carports$30k
New 7m x 14.4m il1 gge
- Alterations and additions$5,000
Install new supporting beam in kitchen/living room
- Fires and heating$6,900
Fire installation - masport Akaroa ashpan wood burner
- Fires and heating$5,000
Fire installation - freestanding maxen kinmont 450 woodburner
- Fires and heating$7,500
Fire installation - freestanding kent Ruapehu wood burner in shed
- Garages, sheds and carports$15k
Add of small bathrm space in detached gge
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Suburbs in Gore
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
- Gore67 / 748
- East Gore7 / 132
- Upper Charlton6 / 28
- Pukerau3 / 18
- Whiterigg3 / 18
- Croydon3 / 12
- Willowbank2 / 3
- Waimumu1 / 21
- Mandeville1 / 8
- Diamond Peak1 / 3
- Wendon Valley1 / 1
- Waikoikoi1 / 1
- Chatton North1 / 1
- Maitland1 / 1
- Waikaka0 / 10
- McNab0 / 8
- Charlton0 / 5
- Otama0 / 4
- Knapdale0 / 3
- Waikaka Valley0 / 3
- Waipahi0 / 3
- Croydon Bush0 / 3
- East Chatton0 / 2
- Chatton0 / 2
- Kaiwera0 / 1
- Rankleburn0 / 1
- Greenvale0 / 1
- Crossans Corner0 / 1
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Gore?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 38 new homes consented in the Gore District council area, with $25.1m of residential and $22.5m 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.