Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Manakau
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: 135 consents we hold in Manakau, 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 Manakau
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 135 from 1 Sep 2008 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 heating29
6 in the last 12 months · typically $6,600
- Garages, sheds and carports21
2 in the last 12 months · typically $56k
- New homes15
4 in the last 12 months · typically $500k
- Alterations and additions11
2 in the last 12 months · typically $35k
- Multiple homes4
typically $606k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater3
typically $25k
- Pools and spas3
typically $19k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts1
typically $119k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs1
typically $180k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $1.6mNew res dwg construction of a new 4 bdrm dwg with study, attached gge & a 64m2 detached steel framed shed. 26 Corbetts Road, Manakau
- $1.3mNew res dwg construction of a new 6 bdrm dwg with attached gge 13 Holly Way, Manakau
- $720kNew res dwg 3 bdrm dwg with attached gge 6 Honoiti Ranapiri Place, Manakau
- $475kNew res dwg construction of a new 1 bdrm dwg with adjoining gge & rumpus room 21 Walkers Lane, Manakau
- $197kGarages with p & d &/or firewall construction of a new shed 153-155 Emma Drive, Manakau
135 consents
- New homes$720k
New res dwg 3 bdrm dwg with attached gge
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$50k
Res additions & alterations re-clad of existing dwg to direct fixed board & batten weatherboard, new external aluminium joinery
- Fires and heating$7,000
Installation of a new metro xtreme rad fireplace (wood
- Fires and heating$7,600
Fireplace freestanding to supply & install a new metro rad plus freestanding wood burner
- Fires and heating$8,700
Fireplace freestanding to supply & install a new yunca monte multi fuel freestanding wood burner
- Garages, sheds and carports$197k
Garages with p & d &/or firewall construction of a new shed
- Alterations and additions$35k
Internal renovation of existing bat
- Garages, sheds and carports$40k
Gge/shed - no services 9x5.5 gge
- Alterations and additions$50k
Res additions & alterations sunroom, entry roof & storage room additions to existing dwg
- New homes$475k
New res dwg construction of a new 1 bdrm dwg with adjoining gge & rumpus room
- New homes$1.3m
New res dwg construction of a new 6 bdrm dwg with attached gge
- Fires and heating$7,100
Fireplace freestanding to supply & install a new metro tiny rad freestanding wood burner into a batch
- Fires and heating$6,100
Fireplace freestanding to supply & install a new mexen kinmont 350 leg freestanding wood burner
- Fires and heating$3,000
In-built woodburner to install a masport i7000 zc rural inbuilt wood burner
- New homes$1.6m
New res dwg construction of a new 4 bdrm dwg with study, attached gge & a 64m2 detached steel framed shed.
- Fires and heating$5,000
Fireplace freestanding installation of freestanding wood burner metrofires - tiny rad woody,
- Pools and spas$20k
New pool fencing installation of belaire pool fencing to existing pool.
- Garages, sheds and carports$88k
Gge/shed - no services construction of a Versatile gge 69.3m2
- Garages, sheds and carports$75k
Res additions & alterations convert existing gge into a habitable space - rumpus room. Add two covered verandahs to the front of the house
- New homes$408k
Rbw construct 1 bdrm dwg with attached 3 bay gge
- Garages, sheds and carports$35k
Gge/shed - no services totalspan steel portal frame & steel clad gge on a concrete slab foundation
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$1,700
Res additions & alterations installation of a new toilet & shower
- Garages, sheds and carports$55k
Gge/shed - no services construction of a 54m2 versatile gge
- Fires and heating$8,000
Replacement of existing solid fuel fire/ flue/ floor
- Garages, sheds and carports$95k
Convert half of the existing shed into a single bdrm dwg. Relocate existing bathrm as indicated on the proposed floor plan.
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Suburbs in Manakau
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Manakau?
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.