Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Kairanga
156 new homes were consented in the Manawatu District council area in the year to September 2026, up 11% on the year before. They also consented $18m of non-residential building work, down 13% on the year before. Below: 47 consents we hold in Kairanga, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Manawatu District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Manawatu 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 260 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 — Manawatu 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$7.5m
64 buildings · 17,256 m² new floor area · $418/m² new · +39% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$3.5m
1 building · 1,158 m² new floor area · $3,022/m² new · +463% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$2.1m
2 buildings · 532 m² new floor area · $3,853/m² new · +25% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$2m
1 building · 779 m² new floor area · $1,947/m² new · −43% on the year before
- Education$1.5m
1 building · 216 m² new floor area · $2,778/m² new · −27% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$545k
−22% on the year before
- Offices$357k
1 building · 82 m² new floor area · $1,728/m² new · −90% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$315k
2 buildings · 672 m² new floor area · $342/m² new · +89% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$237k
−92% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$20k
−45% on the year before
Consents on record in Kairanga
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 47 from 1 Aug 2019 to 1 Jul 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
3 in the last 12 months · typically $9,000
- Alterations and additions7
1 in the last 12 months · typically $80k
- Garages, sheds and carports7
typically $155k
- Pools and spas5
2 in the last 12 months · typically $75k
- New homes4
2 in the last 12 months · typically $1m
- Relocated buildings2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $24k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $20k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $2mRbw - remove the existing house & propose 6x new two storey standalone dwgs each with three bedrooms, 2.5bathrooms & attached single gge.New private wastewater pump. 88 Aranui Road, Kairanga
- $700kNew single-storey 280m? dwg with 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, & integral dbl gge. 71 Oroua Road, Kairanga
- $330kInstall a 12m 60,000 litre swimming pool complete with pool fencing & paving 435 Aranui Road, Kairanga
- $50kExcavation & installation of a 10x4.5m fiberglass swimming pool 377 Gillespies Line, Kairanga
- $38kNew standalone 2 bay poleshed. 1100B Kairanga Bunnythorpe Road, Kairanga
47 consents
- Fires and heating$10k
Install a firenzo deco 1000 insert wood fire into existing masonry cavity in the lounge room
- Fires and heating$9,000
Install a metro Ltd smart insert wood fire into existing masonry chimney in the living room.
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$20k
Septic system upgrade
- Alterations and additions$38k
New standalone 2 bay poleshed.
- Fires and heating$5,000
Woodsman Brunner mkii free standing fire
- Pools and spas$50k
Excavation & installation of a 10x4.5m fiberglass swimming pool
- Pools and spas$330k
Install a 12m 60,000 litre swimming pool complete with pool fencing & paving
- New homes$700k
New single-storey 280m? dwg with 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, & integral dbl gge.
- New homes$2m
Rbw - remove the existing house & propose 6x new two storey standalone dwgs each with three bedrooms, 2.5bathrooms & attached single gge.New private wastewater pump.
- Relocated buildings$35k
Relocate a storage building to site as per the plans provided. Foundations & stormwater only
- Fires and heating$10k
Install firenzo deco 800 insert wood burner into existing masonry chimney
- Garages, sheds and carports$30k
Construct new shed
- Alterations and additions$80k
Poleshed
- Fires and heating$7,000
In install metro xtreme rad base free standing wood fire with standard flue kit & flashing
- Alterations and additions$150k
Alterations to existing 3 bdrm dwg. To include removal of existing walls & installation of new beams.
- Garages, sheds and carports$217k
Erect a steel frame gge
- Alterations and additions$250k
Alterations to existing single storey res dwg.
- Garages, sheds and carports$155k
Construct new 5 bay, gable roof shed
- Alterations and additions$240k
Additions to existing residence & internal alterations
- Garages, sheds and carports$200k
Demolish existing shed. Erect new poleshed & slab.
- Garages, sheds and carports$2,000
P2 - revised h1 compliance for the conversion of the existing gge to a kitchen / 2nd dining area (habitable space P1 - 19.6m bdrm add to the existing dwg conc slab floor. Timber frame. Corrugated steel roof, axxon vertical cement f
- New homes$1.2m
4 bdrm 2 bathrm house with an attached triple gge
- New homes$860k
4-bdrm dwg with multi cladding, internal 3 garages
- Relocated buildings$13k
Relocate an existing tiny house to on site
- Pools and spas$75k
Installation of an in ground swimming pool & pool fencing. Waste water to be disposed of via a soak trench.
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Suburbs in Kairanga
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Kairanga?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 156 new homes consented in the Manawatu District council area, with $93.4m of residential and $18m 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.