Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Kaitangata
54 new homes were consented in the Clutha District council area in the year to September 2026, down 7% on the year before. They also consented $46.6m of non-residential building work, up 218% on the year before. Below: 110 consents we hold in Kaitangata, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Clutha District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Clutha 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 91 in 2022.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Clutha 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$17.8m
3 buildings · 2,725 m² new floor area · $6,437/m² new · +313% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$15.1m
4 buildings · 881 m² new floor area · $15,716/m² new · +758% on the year before
- Farm buildings$10.9m
57 buildings · 23,160 m² new floor area · $472/m² new · +322% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$1.4m
1 building · 1,008 m² new floor area · $1,438/m² new · +326% on the year before
- Offices$955k
0% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$225k
- Education$70k
−96% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$65k
−97% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$20k
−92% on the year before
Consents on record in Kaitangata
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 110 from 1 Aug 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.
- Fires and heating30
3 in the last 12 months · typically $6,132
- New homes18
1 in the last 12 months · typically $400k
- Garages, sheds and carports11
typically $39k
- Alterations and additions9
3 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater6
typically $4,250
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs3
2 in the last 12 months · typically $120k
- Relocated buildings3
typically $100k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $60k
- Commercial alterations1
typically $15k
- Multiple homes1
typically $2.2m
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $320kNew single storey 3 bdrm dwg 21 Christchurch Street, Kaitangata
- $260kAlterations & additions to existing dwg 5 Market Street, Kaitangata
- $200kDwg add & alterations/ install masport Kaituna ash freestanding woodburner 7 Market Street, Kaitangata
- $180kComplete replacement of existing south wing of dwg 17 Wyre Street, Kaitangata
- $150kProposed extension to existing dwg 21-25 Exmouth Street, Kaitangata
110 consents
- Fires and heating$4,000
Install a metro tiny rad woody freestanding solid fuel heater, with metro flue kit through concrete tile roof in 3 bdrm dwg
- New homes$320k
New single storey 3 bdrm dwg
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$60k
Construction of a wide span shed kit gge. Connection of a tiny home to existing septic, drainage, & water
- Fires and heating$200k
Dwg add & alterations/ install masport Kaituna ash freestanding woodburner
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$150k
Re-construct roofing & veranda areas to match original, due to wind event
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$120k
Existing home renovation with deck extension
- Alterations and additions$180k
Complete replacement of existing south wing of dwg
- Fires and heating$7,739
Installation of metro extreme rad base freestanding woodburner no wetback on tiled hearth
- Alterations and additions$150k
Proposed extension to existing dwg
- Alterations and additions$260k
Alterations & additions to existing dwg
- Alterations and additions$40k
Bathrm alt. Relocate wall between bdrm & bathrm. New wet floor style shower. Add door between bdrm & lounge. Widen lounge door.
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$5,000
Installation of a diesel boiler & 1000l fuel tank
- New homes$400k
New 4 bdrm dwg on timber subfloor.
- Garages, sheds and carports$45k
Construct new pole shed. Dimensions 8m long x 6m wide. Will have a 4m x 6m carport attached at the front
- Commercial alterations$15k
Remove wall & install beam to enlarge bdrm, convert storage to ensuite, form office in dwg
- Garages, sheds and carports$39k
Construct skyline gge 9mx6m
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install woodsman coleridge freestanding woodburner
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of woodsman Tarras mk111 log burner - freestanding - using existing hearth & flue system from bc19556
- Alterations and additions$50k
Internal & external alterations
- Fires and heating$3,000
Install woodsman Brunner mkii freestanding woodburner with interconnected smoke alarms
- Alterations and additions$70k
Proposed relocation & extension
- Fires and heating$6,750
Install new champion ena freestanding pellet fire into dwg - no wetback fitted.
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$4,500
Add toilet & laundry to existing pole basement
- New homes$350k
To construct a new 3 bed 2 bathrm home with a dbl gge
- Fires and heating$3,500
Install vision ag wood burner free standing
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Suburbs in Kaitangata
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Kaitangata?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 54 new homes consented in the Clutha District council area, with $34.6m of residential and $46.6m 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.