Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Commercial building consents in Waitārere Forest
Councils consented $21.6m of non-residential building work in the Horowhenua District council area in the year to September 2026, up 28% on the year before. Below: 4 commercial consents we hold in Waitārere Forest, 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.
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
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 Waitārere Forest
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 4 from 1 Sep 2008 to 1 Nov 2022. 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 alterations1
typically $100k
- New commercial buildings1
typically $750k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
4 consents
- New commercial buildings$750k
New res dwg construction of a new 3 bdrm dwg with office & attached gge
- Commercial alterations$100k
Garages with p & d &/or firewall construction of a new gge / workshop with art studio, woodburner & bathrm
- Commercial alterations$31k
Gge/shed - no services construction of a new 9.0m long x 6.0m wide non-habitable dbl gge/workshop
- Commercial alterations$46k
Gge/shed - no services to construct a 9.0m long x 7.2m wide gge/workshop
ResidentialCommercial The dots are this page of the list.
Near Waitārere Forest
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Waitārere Forest?
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.