Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Hicks Bay
209 new homes were consented in the Gisborne District council area in the year to September 2026, up 34% on the year before. They also consented $40.3m of non-residential building work, down 9% on the year before. Below: 12 consents we hold in Hicks Bay, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Gisborne District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Gisborne 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 186 in 2011.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Gisborne 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.
- Social, cultural and religious$10.9m
41 buildings · 1,339 m² new floor area · $7,303/m² new · +3% on the year before
- Education$8.7m
1 building · 1,890 m² new floor area · $3,175/m² new · −36% on the year before
- Offices$6.3m
+156% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$4.2m
2 buildings · 823 m² new floor area · $4,247/m² new · −12% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$2.9m
+208% on the year before
- Farm buildings$2.8m
18 buildings · 4,206 m² new floor area · $615/m² new · +15% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$2.7m
2 buildings · 1,841 m² new floor area · $1,465/m² new · +3% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$683k
1 building · 76 m² new floor area · $787/m² new · −87% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$646k
−20% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$500k
+8% on the year before
Consents on record in Hicks Bay
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 12 from 1 Sep 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.
- Relocated buildings3
typically $98k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $140k
- Alterations and additions1
typically $180k
- Fires and heating1
typically $5,000
- New homes1
typically $998k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $140kConnect existing dwg to foundations & install septic system & water tank 4988 Te Araroa Road, Hicks Bay
12 consents
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$140k
Connect existing dwg to foundations & install septic system & water tank
- Relocated buildings$98k
Connect relocatable dwg to foundations & install septic system & water tank
- Relocated buildings$105k
Connect relocatable dwg to foundations & install septic system & water tank
- Alterations and additions$180k
Owner-builder - alterations & additions to existing dwg & install freestanding metro tiny rad logfire
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install freestanding woodsman serene wood box logfire
- New homes$998k
Rbw - new 2 storey res building with dbl gge, 2 bedrooms, acc lift, kitchen, media room, bathrooms & pool. New concrete block work retaining wall to southeastern boundary & storm detention tank.
- Relocated buildings$80k
Relocate dwg, install septic system & install freestanding masport r3000 logfire
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$10k
Install septic system
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install freestanding metro mega rad logfire
- Fires and heating$5,500
Install freestanding firenzo vision ag logfire on woodbox base
- Fires and heating$3,200
Install freestanding masport logair MacKenzie r1000 logfire
- Fires and heating$3,200
Install freestanding masport Akaroa logfire
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Suburbs in Hicks Bay
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Hicks Bay?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 209 new homes consented in the Gisborne District council area, with $102m of residential and $40.3m 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.