Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Manaia
65 new homes were consented in the South Taranaki District council area in the year to September 2026, up 3% on the year before. They also consented $32.5m of non-residential building work, down 22% on the year before. Below: 87 consents we hold in Manaia, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the South Taranaki District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, South Taranaki 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 100 in 2007.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — South Taranaki 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$11.3m
60 buildings · 17,849 m² new floor area · $621/m² new · +72% on the year before
- Education$6.8m
+66% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$5.5m
1 building · −75% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$5m
1 building · 990 m² new floor area · $4,545/m² new · +145% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$2.9m
1 building · 221 m² new floor area · $1,434/m² new · +22% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$467k
1 building · 114 m² new floor area · $1,728/m² new · +49% on the year before
- Offices$355k
−14% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$214k
Consents on record in Manaia
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 87 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 heating21
3 in the last 12 months · typically $7,600
- Garages, sheds and carports11
2 in the last 12 months · typically $44k
- Alterations and additions9
3 in the last 12 months · typically $30k
- Relocated buildings6
typically $66k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater3
typically $15k
- Retaining walls2
typically $375k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts2
typically $170k
- New homes1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $750k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $750kNew 297.21m2 four bdrm residence, with attached dbl gge. 80 South Road, Manaia
- $75kCold form steel shed including slab & footings 63 Ngatai Street, Manaia
- $50kNewly constructed transportable building positioned on site over engineered footings. Transportable home is consented under Waikato District council ready for delivery. Amendment 1: pile foundation changed from screw piles to timber piles 84 South Road, Manaia
- $50kNewly constructed transportable building positioned on site over engineered footings. Transportable home is consented under Waikato District council ready for delivery 84 South Road, Manaia
- $40kNew gge 84 South Road, Manaia
87 consents
- Fires and heating$8,000
Installation of metro rad plus f/s log fire
- Alterations and additions$1
Amendment 1: new design for foundation- bracing required
- Garages, sheds and carports$75k
Cold form steel shed including slab & footings
- Alterations and additions$50k
Newly constructed transportable building positioned on site over engineered footings. Transportable home is consented under Waikato District council ready for delivery. Amendment 1: pile foundation changed from screw piles to timber piles
- Fires and heating$10k
Installation of new solid fuel heater - metrofires wee rad -base
- Alterations and additions$50k
Newly constructed transportable building positioned on site over engineered footings. Transportable home is consented under Waikato District council ready for delivery
- Fires and heating$7,500
Supply & install metro wee rad (leg) woodfire
- Garages, sheds and carports$40k
New gge
- New homes$750k
New 297.21m2 four bdrm residence, with attached dbl gge.
- Relocated buildings$100k
Relocate existing dwg
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$20k
Amendment: plumbing & drainage only for fixtures installed in building
- Fires and heating$10k
Install metro eco xtreme rad (leg) f/stdg logfire to existing wetback
- Fires and heating$120k
Extension to existing dwg: new living room, install new logfire
- Garages, sheds and carports$200k
New american style barn
- Relocated buildings$200k
Relocate new dwg
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install metro tiny rad base f/stdg logfire
- Fires and heating$8,000
Install metro smart insert logfire
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$15k
Construct foul & stormwater drainage
- Retaining walls$750k
Res/farm - major alt to dwg & retaining wall
- Fires and heating$20k
New fireplace with wetback. New beam to replace wall & new house alt/additions
- Alterations and additions$700k
C1 - additions & alteratioins to two storey multi-unit dwg. New extension, veranadah & deck. Interior alts & new freestanding woodburner
- Alterations and additions$1
Amend bc25637 - durability modification under section 67 of miscellaneous
- Alterations and additions$80k
Additions & alterations to existing dwg
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$335k
New gge sleepout
- Fires and heating$14k
Install firenzo topaz leb f/stdg logfire
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Suburbs in Manaia
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Manaia?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 65 new homes consented in the South Taranaki District council area, with $48.3m of residential and $32.5m 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.