Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Karamū
391 new homes were consented in the Hastings District council area in the year to September 2026, up 15% on the year before. They also consented $280m of non-residential building work, up 67% on the year before. In the statistical area around Karamū, 5 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 134 consents we hold in Karamū, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Hastings District council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Karamū’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Hastings 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 580 in 2021.
New homes in Karamū
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Karamū sits in (Karamu) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 5 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 — Hastings 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.
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$150m
18 buildings · 14,292 m² new floor area · $9,427/m² new · +3236% on the year before
- Offices$51.5m
8 buildings · 6,744 m² new floor area · $6,009/m² new · +84% on the year before
- Education$29.2m
7 buildings · 3,470 m² new floor area · $6,698/m² new · +27% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$13.7m
2 buildings · 339 m² new floor area · $15,516/m² new · −35% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$11m
8 buildings · 3,158 m² new floor area · $1,127/m² new · −60% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$9.9m
2 buildings · 1,125 m² new floor area · $4,800/m² new · −35% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$6.1m
4 buildings · 843 m² new floor area · $4,982/m² new · +26% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$3.8m
4 buildings · 1,866 m² new floor area · $1,732/m² new · −86% on the year before
- Farm buildings$3.6m
28 buildings · 5,593 m² new floor area · $577/m² new · −44% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$930k
1 building · 251 m² new floor area · $2,390/m² new · −90% on the year before
Consents on record in Karamū
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 134 from 1 Aug 2019 to 1 Jun 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.
- New homes7
typically $470k
- Fires and heating3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $7,500
- Alterations and additions2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $160k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts1
typically $170k
- Multiple homes1
typically $640k
- Pools and spas1
typically $50k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater1
typically $50k
- Garages, sheds and carports1
typically $80k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $50kExtend under roof line and bathroom renovation. 59 Farmlet Road
- $7,500Replace existing wetback connected free standing solid fuel heater with a wetback connected maxin kinmont 450p 41 Waipatu Settlement Road
134 consents
- Alterations and additions$50k
Extend under roof line and bathroom renovation.
- Fires and heating$7,500
Replace existing wetback connected free standing solid fuel heater with a wetback connected maxin kinmont 450p
- Garages, sheds and carports$80k
Importance level 1 standalone car garage
- Fires and heating$7,500
Install solid fuel heater - pyro mini.
- New homes$380k
Construct new 2 bdrm secondary dwg.
- New homes$60k
New 3 bedroom supplementary dwelling - bearers down.
- Multiple homes$640k
New 2 x 2 bedroom duplex with attached garage - papakainga residential development
- New homes$520k
New 4 bedroom dwelling with attached garage & communal effluent field - papakainga residential development
- New homes$470k
New 4 bedroom dwelling with attached garage - papakainga residential development.
- New homes$540k
New four bdrm strawbale dwg
- New homes$520k
New 4 bedroom dwelling with garage - papakainga residential development.
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$50k
CCC refused 15/09/2026 new stormwater disposal system.
- Alterations and additions$270k
Additions & alterations to existing dwg (add three housing - detached
- Pools and spas$50k
New swimming pool & pool fence.
- New homes$80k
New transportable dwelling (bearers down)
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$170k
Sleepout / hobby room
- Fires and heating$5,089
Replacement of existing insert sfh - metro smart insert ht
- New homes$650k
New dwelling
- Alterations and additions$100k
Additions & alterations to building
- Alterations and additions$15k
Alterations to building
- Garages, sheds and carports$7,000
Carport
- Alterations and additions$2,000
Install inbuilt rayburn stove
- Farm buildings$30k
Erect implement shed.
- Garages, sheds and carports$12k
Erect garage & workroom.
- Alterations and additions$32k
Internal alterations to dwelling.
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Near Karamū
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Karamū?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 391 new homes consented in the Hastings District council area, with $233m of residential and $280m 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.