Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Havelock North
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. Below: 1,949 consents we hold in Havelock North, 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.
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.
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 Havelock North
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 1,949 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.
- Alterations and additions248
33 in the last 12 months · typically $51k
- Fires and heating162
26 in the last 12 months · typically $6,500
- New homes112
28 in the last 12 months · typically $700k
- Pools and spas79
7 in the last 12 months · typically $40k
- Garages, sheds and carports37
9 in the last 12 months · typically $72k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening14
3 in the last 12 months · typically $88k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs10
4 in the last 12 months · typically $60k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts10
2 in the last 12 months · typically $138k
- Retaining walls9
1 in the last 12 months · typically $30k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater7
1 in the last 12 months · typically $10k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $3mstage 2. Construction of seven new res dwgs comprising 2 x two storey buildings one with three res units & the other with four res units. Timber framed construction on concrete slab on ground. building platforms c 76 Te Mata Road, Havelock North
- $2.4m3 duplexes (6villas) 154A Matangi Road, Tuki Tuki
- $2.1mNew 4 bdrm dwg with attached gge. 94 Foster Lane, Havelock North
- $1.8mNew 3 bdrm dwg with attached gge. 350 Durham Drive, Havelock North
- $1.8mDetached res dwg 222 Durham Drive, Havelock North
1,949 consents
- Alterations and additions$60k
Internal alterations to residence
- Alterations and additions$10k
Non loadbeaing walls to be taken out. New wall layout in kitchen area, kitchen to be shifted
- Alterations and additions$10k
Remove existing wall & install new beam
- New homes$233k
Transportable 2-bdrm dwg on temporary piles with long-run metal roof cladding
- Alterations and additions$50k
Existing walls demolished & replaced with nzs3604 walls. New lintels calculated using designit. New membrane roof & structure. Reduced scope of engineers plans. Adjusted foundation details.
- New homes$400k
New 95.040m2 2 bdrm secondary dwg with deck, carport & retaining.
- New commercial buildings$500k
New gge, gym & office with separate res unit.
- New homes$826k
Construct 4 bdrm domestic dwg w/ attached dbl gge
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$50k
Add of bathrm in existing workshop/sleepout.
- Alterations and additions$30k
Alterations to existing bathrm / laundry
- Alterations and additions$450k
House add & renovation
- Alterations and additions$8,357
Replace existing wood burning fire
- Fires and heating$8,500
Replace existing gas inbuilt heater with a escea tc970 inbuilt solid fuel heater
- Alterations and additions$115k
Dining room add & kitchen alt
- New homes$700k
New 3 bed dwg with attached gge
- Fires and heating$8,000
To install woodsman Tarras mk111 woodfire to dwg
- New homes$1m
Proposed new dwg
- Pools and spas$80k
Swimming pool
- Fires and heating$9,000
Adding a new fireplace into the lounge room. The fireplace will be on a metal plate 1200 deep to allow for ash.
- Alterations and additions$650k
Form new extensions, interior room layouts & replace existing window joinery with new & in new locations.
- Alterations and additions$20k
Internal alterations to residence
- Garages, sheds and carports$120k
Infill carport, internal renovations
- Alterations and additions$25k
Alterations to bathrm
- New homes$945k
New dwg
- New homes$456k
Single storey 3 bdrm domestic dwg with attached gge
ResidentialCommercial The dots are this page of the list.
Suburbs in Havelock North
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Havelock North?
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.