Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Omahu
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 Omahu, 4 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 32 consents we hold in Omahu, 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 Omahu’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 Omahu
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Omahu sits in (Omahu-Pakowhai) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 3 houses, 1 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 Omahu
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 32 from 1 Apr 2020 to 1 Nov 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.
- Fires and heating7
typically $5,500
- Alterations and additions2
typically $220k
- Pools and spas1
typically $50k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
32 consents
- Pools and spas$50k
Swimming pool
- Fires and heating$6,500
Replace warmaire duel fuel free standing fire with metro wee rad woody package
- Alterations and additions$20k
Internal alterations
- Alterations and additions$420k
Rebuild & alterations of cyclone damaged dwg.
- Fires and heating$6,000
Replace existing sfh with metro smart insert ltd & new flue kit
- Fires and heating$5,500
Replacement of existing insert sfh - masport Rangitata
- Fires and heating$5,000
New installation of freestanding sfh - metro eco wee rad on leg base
- Fires and heating$4,500
New installation of freestanding sfh - masport r3000 on pedestal
- Fires and heating$5,000
New installation of insert sfh - woodsman Totara
- Fires and heating$6,500
Replacement of existing freestanding sfh - yunca monte base clean air
- Alterations and additions$12k
Additions & alterations to building
- Fires and heating$6,000
Replacement of existing insert sfh - firenzo kompact plaza ag
- Alterations and additions$15k
Alterations to building
- Alterations and additions$300k
Erect dwelling.
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$35k
Erect garage & sleepout.
- Garages, sheds and carports$12k
Erect utility shed.
- Farm buildings$31k
Erect farm implement shed.
- Alterations and additions$3,500
Install lady kitchener ru
- Alterations and additions$80k
CCC refused 24/01/2022 addition to existing dwelling refurbish kitchen dining room & bathroom.
- Fires and heating$4,800
Install a new fireonz contessa solid fuel heater.
- Fires and heating$1,000
Replace existing solid fuel heater
- Alterations and additions$50k
Internal alterations.
- Alterations and additions$10k
Alterations to building.
- Alterations and additions$315k
New dwelling
- Fires and heating$5,439
To install a masport hurunui rural freestanding fire in dining room
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Near Omahu
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Omahu?
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.