Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Kumara Junction
49 new homes were consented in the Grey District council area in the year to September 2026, down 35% on the year before. They also consented $12.7m of non-residential building work, down 56% on the year before. In the statistical area around Kumara Junction, 27 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 10 consents we hold in Kumara Junction, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Grey District council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Kumara Junction’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Grey 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 107 in 2007.
New homes in Kumara Junction
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Kumara Junction sits in (Arahura-Kūmara) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 25 houses, 2 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 — Grey 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.
- Offices$4m
−27% on the year before
- Farm buildings$3.6m
21 buildings · 6,386 m² new floor area · $566/m² new · +87% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$2.1m
2 buildings · 1,191 m² new floor area · $1,738/m² new · −41% on the year before
- Education$1.5m
1 building · 184 m² new floor area · $5,163/m² new · +139% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$979k
3 buildings · 801 m² new floor area · $1,186/m² new · −15% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$280k
1 building · 47 m² new floor area · $1,702/m² new · −98% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$180k
1 building · 126 m² new floor area · $952/m² new · −49% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$67k
−93% on the year before
Consents on record in Kumara Junction
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 10 from 1 Feb 2020 to 1 Apr 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.
- Alterations and additions3
typically $1
- Garages, sheds and carports2
typically $50k
- Relocated buildings1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- Fires and heating1
typically $100
- New homes1
typically $468k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $50kFoundation & site services including on-site stormwater & wastewater for relocated dwg (cosy home) consented by Waimakariri dc bc200967. 18 Sanctuary Place
10 consents
- Relocated buildings$50k
Foundation & site services including on-site stormwater & wastewater for relocated dwg (cosy home) consented by Waimakariri dc bc200967.
- New homes$468k
One bdrm single level dwg with attached carport & onsite stormwater & wastewater.
- Garages, sheds and carports$57k
New non-habitable gge
- Alterations and additions$1
3 bdrm dwg amendment 2: updated to head & sill flashing following approval for jamb flashing change. On-site inspector picker up the discrepancy between the details, approval needed to proceed. Amendment 1: change in jamb flashing construct
- Alterations and additions$1
3 bdrm dwg amendment 2: updated to head & sill flashing following approval for jamb flashing change. On-site inspector picker up the discrepancy between the details, approval needed to proceed.
- Fires and heating$100
Reinstall a second hand fireplace - woodsman matai rmf
- Garages, sheds and carports$43k
Extend existing skyline shed.
- Alterations and additions$30k
Interior alt, to form new bdrm with ensuite. - reconfigure existing windows. - new services, associated with nominated works
- New homes$240k
Construct 4 bdrm domestic dwg with connection to existing septic tank
- Garages, sheds and carports$60k
Convert existing gge into a semi self contained flat
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Kumara Junction?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 49 new homes consented in the Grey District council area, with $34.2m of residential and $12.7m 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.