Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Kuku
185 new homes were consented in the Horowhenua District council area in the year to September 2026, down 22% on the year before. They also consented $21.6m of non-residential building work, up 28% on the year before. Below: 15 consents we hold in Kuku, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Horowhenua District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Horowhenua 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 363 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 — Horowhenua 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$9.2m
2 buildings · 2,215 m² new floor area · $4,063/m² new · +713% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$3.6m
1 building · 70 m² new floor area · $2,857/m² new · +67% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$3.5m
1 building · 420 m² new floor area · $4,762/m² new · +234% on the year before
- Education$2.9m
1 building · 49 m² new floor area · $1,020/m² new · +91% on the year before
- Farm buildings$1.3m
14 buildings · 2,420 m² new floor area · $531/m² new · −62% on the year before
- Offices$902k
1 building · 207 m² new floor area · $1,643/m² new · −32% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$245k
−96% on the year before
Consents on record in Kuku
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 15 from 1 Sep 2020 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 heating6
2 in the last 12 months · typically $5,500
- Garages, sheds and carports2
typically $134k
- Alterations and additions1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $36k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $36kNew yard built dwg relocate to site to relocate this 3 bdrm brand new yard built dwg to site as per site plan as well as a new septic system & fireplace 570 Kuku Beach Road, Kuku
- $8,300Fireplace - inbuilt to supply & install a new firenzo athena bay inbuilt wood burner 252 Kuku Beach Road, Kuku
- $6,800Fireplace freestanding remove existing wood-burner & replace with new 287 Kuku East Road, Kuku
15 consents
- Fires and heating$6,800
Fireplace freestanding remove existing wood-burner & replace with new
- Fires and heating$8,300
Fireplace - inbuilt to supply & install a new firenzo athena bay inbuilt wood burner
- Alterations and additions$36k
New yard built dwg relocate to site to relocate this 3 bdrm brand new yard built dwg to site as per site plan as well as a new septic system & fireplace
- Garages, sheds and carports$210k
New internal gge & covered patio extension to existing house
- Fires and heating$5,000
Fireplace freestanding to supply & install a new metro wee rad leg Ltd to replace existing
- Fires and heating$2,500
Fireplace freestanding install freestanding spiroloc fire
- Fires and heating$6,000
Fireplace freestanding to supply & install a new Ltd xtreme rad woody freestanding wood burner to replace existing with wetback
- Fires and heating$700
Fireplace freestanding installing masport r1500 woodstacker freestanding firebox & flue
- Garages, sheds and carports$58k
Gge/shed - no services construction of a new 9.0m long x 6.0m wide gge hobby room
- Alterations and additions$25k
Res additions & alterations installation of biolytix multi-pod wastewater treatment system plus dripper irrigation, to replace existing septic tank which was installed c 1988.
- Garages, sheds and carports$39k
Gge/shed - no services construction of a new 9.0m x 7.0m non-habitable dbl gge
- Alterations and additions$90k
Res additions & alterations extension of lounge & extension of master bdrm with new ensuite being added.
- Fires and heating$5,400
Fireplace freestanding installation of a new wagener sparky freestanding wood fire, flue system, flue shield & flashing
- Relocated buildings$30k
Existing dwg relocated onto site movement of relocatable shed onto new foundations
- New homes$250k
New res dwg construction of a new three bdrm, one bathrm res dwg with attached single gge, ...
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Suburbs in Kuku
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Kuku?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 185 new homes consented in the Horowhenua District council area, with $105m of residential and $21.6m 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.