Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Residential building consents in Harihari
56 new homes were consented in the Westland District council area in the year to September 2026, up 8% on the year before. Below: 18 residential consents we hold in Harihari, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Westland District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Westland 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 80 in 2004.
What kind of homes
New dwellings consented in the year to September 2026, by type, with the average floor area and value Stats NZ’s figures give.
- Houses52
133 m² average · $430k average value · +37% on the year before
- Townhouses, flats and units4
98 m² average · $238k average value · −71% on the year before
Residential consents on record in Harihari
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 18 from 1 Jul 2019 to 1 Jul 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 heating4
3 in the last 12 months · typically $8,350
- Relocated buildings2
typically $76k
- New homes2
typically $910k
- Alterations and additions2
typically $53k
- Multiple homes2
typically $435k
- Insulation1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $4,000
- Garages, sheds and carports1
typically $18k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs1
typically $50k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $10kReplacement of space heater with woodsman coaster multifuel 337 Wanganui Flat Road, Harihari
- $10kInstallation of new woodsman rmf multifuel space heater 43 Main Road, Harihari
- $6,700Installation of a new kent Haast freestanding fire 1 Main Road, Harihari
- $4,000Replace cladding & install insulation 82 Main Road, Harihari
18 consents
- Fires and heating$10k
Replacement of space heater with woodsman coaster multifuel
- Fires and heating$10k
Installation of new woodsman rmf multifuel space heater
- Insulation$4,000
Replace cladding & install insulation
- Fires and heating$6,700
Installation of a new kent Haast freestanding fire
- New homes$1.6m
Single level bdrm 2 bathrm dwg on concrete detached dwgs
- Alterations and additions$6,000
Install yunka monte multi-fuel fire
- Relocated buildings$150k
Relocate dwg to site, new woodburner, strengthening housing - detached
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$50k
Construct verandah roof & internal alterations
- Garages, sheds and carports$18k
Construct (il-1) non-habitable pole shed.
- Relocated buildings$2,000
To put a relocateable house onto piles housing - detached
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Masport Hurunui Leg freestanding woodburner
- Alterations and additions$100k
Alt & add to existing dwg
- New homes$210k
Rbw - housing (detached dwg) - new two storey split level 2 bdrm townhouse (lot 1)
- Multiple homes$430k
Rbw - housing (multi-unit dwg) - two new joined two storey, 2 bdrm townhouses (lots 2 & 3)
- Multiple homes$440k
Rbw - housing (multi-unit dwg) - two new joined two storey, 2 & 3 bdrm townhouses (lots 4 & 5)
- Fires and heating$6,500
Install new metro wee rad woodburner with wetback & connect to hwc
- Fires and heating$1
Replace existing masport consented log burner with new yunca
- Garages, sheds and carports$17k
Stage 1 - erect pole shed & carport including shower & toilet, install pump station & water tank
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Suburbs in Harihari
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Harihari?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 56 new homes consented in the Westland District council area, with $26m of residential and $4.9m 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.