Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Kaponga
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. In the statistical area around Kaponga, 0 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 20 consents we hold in Kaponga, 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, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Kaponga’s own count is made.
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.
New homes in Kaponga
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Kaponga sits in (Kaponga-Mangatoki) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 0 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 — 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 Kaponga
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 20 from 1 Feb 2020 to 1 Mar 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 heating9
2 in the last 12 months · typically $8,000
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater2
typically $20k
- Garages, sheds and carports2
typically $53k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening2
typically $14k
- Alterations and additions1
typically $70k
- New homes1
typically $700k
- Relocated buildings1
typically $3,200
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $10kInstall firenzo viking f/stdg logfire 3 Alamein Street
- $8,000Install inbuilt yunca xander ca logfire 6 Riverside Drive
20 consents
- Fires and heating$8,000
Install inbuilt yunca xander ca logfire
- Fires and heating$10k
Install firenzo viking f/stdg logfire
- Fires and heating$3,350
Install masport r1200 ped f/stdg logfire
- Garages, sheds and carports$41k
Pole type storage shed (at 671)
- Fires and heating$3,000
Install metro xtreme rad f/stdg logfire
- Fires and heating$9,000
Install yunca monte multifuel f/stdg logfire
- Fires and heating$8,000
Install Metro C/A Xtreme Base f/stdg logfire with new wetback
- New homes$700k
Construction of two storey dwg & detached gge - 13 Lorne St, Lake Hayes Estate
- Fires and heating$8,700
Install metro wee rad (freestanding) fireplace & flue kit
- Garages, sheds and carports$65k
Pole type storage shed
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$28k
New 3 stage devan s15 septic tank system for house
- Fires and heating$5,600
Install metro xtreme rad (base) freestanding logfire
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$800
Amendment: some existing piles & bearers to be replaced
- Relocated buildings$3,200
Relocate dwg
- Alterations and additions$70k
Add to dwg: kitchen, dining, shower
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$12k
New septic tank & effluent field
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$28k
Repile existing dwg
- Fires and heating$7,061
Install metro eco smart insert logfire
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$19k
Re-pile dwg
- Garages, sheds and carports$28k
Pole type storage shed
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Kaponga?
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.