Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Hāwera
65 new homes were consented in the South Taranaki District council area in the year to September 2026, up 3% on the year before. They also consented $32.5m of non-residential building work, down 22% on the year before. Below: 1,088 consents we hold in Hāwera, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the South Taranaki District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, South Taranaki 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 100 in 2007.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — South Taranaki 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.
- Farm buildings$11.3m
60 buildings · 17,849 m² new floor area · $621/m² new · +72% on the year before
- Education$6.8m
+66% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$5.5m
1 building · −75% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$5m
1 building · 990 m² new floor area · $4,545/m² new · +145% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$2.9m
1 building · 221 m² new floor area · $1,434/m² new · +22% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$467k
1 building · 114 m² new floor area · $1,728/m² new · +49% on the year before
- Offices$355k
−14% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$214k
Consents on record in Hāwera
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 1,088 from 1 Aug 2019 to 1 Nov 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 heating232
57 in the last 12 months · typically $6,000
- Alterations and additions195
51 in the last 12 months · typically $24k
- New homes109
27 in the last 12 months · typically $500k
- Garages, sheds and carports92
19 in the last 12 months · typically $45k
- Relocated buildings28
6 in the last 12 months · typically $75k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater22
7 in the last 12 months · typically $15k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs18
4 in the last 12 months · typically $68k
- Multiple homes17
5 in the last 12 months · typically $1m
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening16
3 in the last 12 months · typically $25k
- Commercial alterations16
2 in the last 12 months · typically $60k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $4.3mRbw - construction of four, three storey dwgs, each containing 3 to 4 bedrooms, minimum 2.5 bathrooms, & dbl internal garages. Includes storm water & waste water systems & retaining wall 30 Argyle Street, Hāwera
- $3.7mRbw - pbc e2e 6x new 3 storey dwgs. Lot 1 with 4 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms & attached dbl gge; lots 2-5 each with 4 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms & attached single gge; lot 6 with 5 bedrooms 3 Karaka Street, Hāwera
- $2.2mRbw - proposed 2-storey - 6 dwgs. Each with 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, single gge, kitchen-living-dining & laundry. 12 Regent Street, Hāwera
- $2.1m8 x two storey terraced dwgs (lot 1- lot 8), 1 x single storey terraced dwg (lot 9), detention tanks & associated drainage. 100 Victoria Street, Hāwera
- $1.9mConstruction of 10 dwgs in 5 blocks (subject to a waiver of building code clause c3.6) 34 Wellington Street, Hāwera
1,088 consents
- Fires and heating$7,000
Metro extreme rad base freestanding fire
- Alterations and additions$150k
Extend dwg to create open plan kitchen, dining, lounge with basement gge, reposition solid fuel burner
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install replacement insert woodfire & flue into existing fireplace - masport Rangitata
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install pellet fire in dwg
- Relocated buildings$50k
Relocated dwg - foundations & site works
- New homes$511k
New 3 bdrm res dwg. Metal tile roof, brick & fibre cement cladding
- New homes$715k
Construction of a single level multi unit dwg with main home consisting of three bedrooms & attached gge & minor home consisting of two bedrooms & no gge
- Alterations and additions$140k
Rbw - internal refurbishment of existing two level house. New kitchen, laundry, 2x bathrm & ensuite. No additional fixtures. Hallway & stairs layout revised. Linings removed to add insulation to
- Alterations and additions$7,000
Replacement of a continuous-flow gas hot water system with an external heat pump hot water cylinder.
- Relocated buildings$90k
Existing dwg relocated onto site, Establishment of a relocated dwg to site, with minor internal alterations & a new wood burner
- Alterations and additions$38k
Proposed additon to exisitng house
- Alterations and additions$18k
Install wet area vinyl shower within existing bathrm
- Fires and heating$5,500
260523 - updating the in-built woodburner to a more efficient unit, to the existing masonry chimney cavity, with new flashings & flue kit.
- Alterations and additions$24k
Bathrm renovation to include new level entry shower, new floor & wall linings & new fixtures.
- New homes$350k
Construct three-bdrm res dwg
- Fires and heating$3,500
Fire, flue & hearth installation. Woodsman ecr novo & flue kit
- Alterations and additions$160k
Rbw - housing (detached dwg): extension to existing dwg to add a master bdrm with ensuite, kitchen wall removal for open-plan living, & new standalone gge
- Garages, sheds and carports$69k
New kiwispan gable shed 9.000w x 16.000l x 2.600h
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$20k
Re-piling to elevate an existing house & put new bearer
- Fires and heating$9,000
Install a frestanding firenzo stella ulb woodfire
- New homes$432k
3 bdrm dwg with gge
- Garages, sheds and carports$1,500
Install new plumbing & drainage to existing shed/gge
- Fires and heating$9,000
Install metro xtreme rad - leg wood fire
- Fires and heating$8,000
Installation of metro wee rad base
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install masport Waimakariri ash freestanding woodburner
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Suburbs in Hāwera
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Hāwera?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 65 new homes consented in the South Taranaki District council area, with $48.3m of residential and $32.5m 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.