Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Kawerau
6 new homes were consented in the Kawerau District council area in the year to September 2026, up 50% on the year before. They also consented $4.2m of non-residential building work, down 4% on the year before. Below: 374 consents we hold in Kawerau, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Kawerau District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Kawerau 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 22 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 — Kawerau 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.
- Warehouses and storage$1.8m
1 building · 1,494 m² new floor area · $1,205/m² new
- Factories and industrial$1.6m
2 buildings · 852 m² new floor area · $1,845/m² new
- Education$760k
+43% on the year before
- Farm buildings$50k
1 building · 103 m² new floor area · $485/m² new · +25% on the year before
Consents on record in Kawerau
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 374 from 1 Aug 2019 to 1 Aug 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 heating101
13 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- Alterations and additions53
11 in the last 12 months · typically $23k
- New homes22
5 in the last 12 months · typically $583k
- Garages, sheds and carports20
5 in the last 12 months · typically $36k
- Relocated buildings7
2 in the last 12 months · typically $55k
- Pools and spas7
typically $8,500
- Commercial alterations6
typically $34k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater6
typically $28k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening4
1 in the last 12 months · typically $95k
- Retaining walls2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $39k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $1.3mErect a three-storey four-bdrm dwg with attached dbl gge, retaining wall, deck & lift. Pool & pool fencing. 181 Valley Road, Kawerau
- $900kNew build single storey 3 bdrm dwg with attached gge & office 344 River Road, Kawerau
- $650kNew 3 bdrm res dwg with internal access dbl gge 12 Doug Wilson Crescent, Kawerau
- $600kNew 2 bdrm home 46 Lambert Road, Putauaki
- $500kAdd & alterations to dwg. Extend living area to create fourth bdrm. Relocate the entry & the water closet. Install internal walls to create two bedrooms. Replace all joinery. 153 Valley Road, Kawerau
374 consents
- Fires and heating$6,000
Fire installation - freestanding maxen kinmont wood burner
- Garages, sheds and carports$18k
Alt to gge - new gge doors & lintel
- Alterations and additions$50k
Install wet area shower in upper bathrm & bracing in kitchen, alt layout of bathrm & laundry on ground floor of dwg
- New homes$650k
New 3 bdrm res dwg with internal access dbl gge
- Alterations and additions$5,686
Fire installation
- Alterations and additions$350k
New living extension & new bathrm fixture (shower)
- Alterations and additions$1
Amendment 1 - revised pile layout
- New commercial buildings$900k
New build single storey 3 bdrm dwg with attached gge & office
- Retaining walls$50k
Construct retaining wall to create driveway
- Fires and heating$6,000
Installation of woodsman Brunner mkll freestanding wood stove
- Garages, sheds and carports$400k
Alterations & add to dwg. Install beam in gge on ground floor. Convert bdrm into kitchen & into dining area. Alterations to bedrooms - bathrm & laundry. Create walk in wardro
- New homes$1.3m
Erect a three-storey four-bdrm dwg with attached dbl gge, retaining wall, deck & lift. Pool & pool fencing.
- Alterations and additions$1
Amendment 2: changes to pile centres & bearer spans to engineers design. Change to plumbing routes. Change to location of stormwater discharge into existing stream
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$110k
Dwg alterations (repair fire damage)
- Fires and heating$5,000
New fireplace installation
- Garages, sheds and carports$99k
New detached gge
- Garages, sheds and carports$20k
Alterations to existing shed outbuildings
- Garages, sheds and carports$50k
Build a 56m2 pole shed in rear of site
- Fires and heating$6,500
Replacement of free standing fire & floor protector
- Fires and heating$5,500
Install metro wee rad freestanding fire
- Fires and heating$4,500
Remove old sfh & install new kent Benmore
- Fires and heating$3,000
Woodsman uleb freestanding logburner 7 sewell St Kaiapoi lot 2 dp 6791
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install freestanding wood burner
- New homes$480k
Construction of new dwg with attached gge
- Alterations and additions$20k
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Suburbs in Kawerau
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Kawerau?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 6 new homes consented in the Kawerau District council area, with $3.2m of residential and $4.2m 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.