Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Commercial building consents in Kaeo
Councils consented $60.7m of non-residential building work in the Far North District council area in the year to September 2026, about level with the year before. Below: 88 commercial consents we hold in Kaeo, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Far North District council area.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Far North 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.
- Education$11.9m
3 buildings · 471 m² new floor area · $4,246/m² new · −13% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$10.7m
4 buildings · 1,584 m² new floor area · $4,962/m² new · +25% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$9m
7 buildings · 1,458 m² new floor area · $3,575/m² new · −28% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$7m
8 buildings · 3,705 m² new floor area · $1,421/m² new · −31% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$5.4m
2 buildings · 674 m² new floor area · $6,306/m² new · +1368% on the year before
- Offices$5m
2 buildings · 1,427 m² new floor area · $1,367/m² new · +111% on the year before
- Farm buildings$4.6m
31 buildings · 6,328 m² new floor area · $645/m² new · +40% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$4.2m
6 buildings · 2,980 m² new floor area · $1,418/m² new · +227% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$2.9m
1 building · 126 m² new floor area · $2,778/m² new · −65% on the year before
Non-residential work since 1991
The value consented each year, in the dollars of the day (not adjusted for inflation).
Commercial consents on record in Kaeo
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 88 from 10 Mar 2000 to 8 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.
- Commercial alterations8
2 in the last 12 months · typically $10k
- New commercial buildings2
- Relocated buildings2
- Fit-outs1
1 in the last 12 months
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
88 consents
- Commercial alterations
Matauri 83 LTO 41 - 23 Tuatua Terrace New Factory built relocated to site. Foundation piles, Storm Water & Wastewater disposal.
- Commercial alterations
Prefabricated 2 bedroom dwelling Constructed in the Laminata Homes Factory.
- Fit-outs
Architectural envelope and structure and fitout
- Commercial alterations$10k
Change of use from res dwg to offices for Gisborne kindergarten head office - new bathrm & accessible bathrm & install accessible ramp & emergency lighting
- Relocated buildings
Dahl site consent amendment to add in site works to original consent - newly Factory built dwelling being relocated to site, where foundations, decks, drainage and connection to services will be carried out
- Commercial alterations
Staged Building Consent - Bar, Commercial Kitchen, Hotel rooms, conference room, wellness area. Stage 1 - Earthworks and Site Retaining Walls
- Commercial alterations
Dahl - New Factory built 3 Bedroom Dwelling with a Study, to be delivered to site
- Relocated buildings
Amendment for Factory Built House. Foundation for relocatable dwelling and new OSD. Connection to services.
- New commercial buildings
New animal holding pens, 310m2 abattoir and secondary processing building and disposal of treated waste water and sanitary sewage to ground.
- New commercial buildings
Construct a Versatile Storage/Workshop with bathroom and on-site waste water system.
- Commercial alterations
Temporary marae accommodation – x4 units with new onsite wastewater system
- Commercial alterations
Rebuild Toilet Block, Accessible Shower, Toilet Ramps, Concrete Paths
- Commercial alterations
Marae Complex Including Whare Hui, Whare Kai and Whare Paku Block and Install On-Site Wastewater Disposal System
- Commercial alterations
Rebuild of Karangahape Marae Wharenui, Wharekai and Wharepaku
- Commercial alterations
Timber Pole Boat Shed/Helicopter Hanger with Workshop, Storage area, Mezzanine Floor with Smoko/Recreation Room, Washing Facilities and Timber Deck
- Farm buildings
Install Bathroom/Toilet, Fireplace, Decking and Tractor Shed to Existing Implement Shed, and Install New On-Site Wastewater Disposal System
- New commercial buildings
Construct a New IL1 Commercial Non Habitable Unlined Shed
- Commercial alterations
Double Garage Workshop with Bathroom Facilities and Onsite Effluent System
- New commercial buildings
Construct a New 3 Bedroom Dwelling at Durapanel Factory and Relocate to Site
- Farm buildings
Construct Implement Shed
- New commercial buildings
New Steel Shed/Workshop
- Fit-outs
Internal Fitout of Existing Building
- Commercial alterations
Storage Shed for new Marae Project
- Farm buildings
Extention to an existing Implement Shed
- Commercial alterations
Commercial Shed to be used as a tyre workshop
ResidentialCommercial The dots are this page of the list.
Suburbs in Kaeo
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Kaeo?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 314 new homes consented in the Far North District council area, with $164m of residential and $60.7m 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.