Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Residential building consents in Manawaru
325 new homes were consented in the Matamata-Piako District council area in the year to September 2026, up 35% on the year before. Below: 9 residential consents we hold in Manawaru, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Matamata-Piako District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Matamata-Piako 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 433 in 2021.
What kind of homes
New dwellings consented in the year to September 2026, by type, with the average floor area and value Stats NZ’s figures give.
- Houses217
187 m² average · $564k average value · +17% on the year before
- Townhouses, flats and units63
108 m² average · $271k average value · +85% on the year before
- Retirement village units45
172 m² average · $538k average value · +105% on the year before
Residential consents on record in Manawaru
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 9 from 1 Mar 2020 to 1 Mar 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.
- Alterations and additions3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $12k
- Fires and heating3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $8,000
- Garages, sheds and carports1
typically $50k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $8,000Install one Ltd smart insert fire, complete with interconnecting smoke alarms & eco flue kit. 387 Wairakau Road, Manawaru
- $7,613Installation of a new metrofire xtreme rad - leg freestanding woodburner 1409 Te Aroha-Gordon Road, Manawaru
9 consents
- Fires and heating$8,000
Install one Ltd smart insert fire, complete with interconnecting smoke alarms & eco flue kit.
- Alterations and additions$7,613
Installation of a new metrofire xtreme rad - leg freestanding woodburner
- Fires and heating$8,000
Install one masport freestanding fire, complete with interconnecting smoke alarms & steel roof flashing.
- Fires and heating$10k
Installation of new metro wee rad freedstanding fireplace
- Garages, sheds and carports$50k
Erect proposed new gge
- Alterations and additions$22k
Bathrm update to wet area shower, using existing
- Alterations and additions$12k
Homewood campanion fire range in kitchen
- New homes$480k
New dwg with attached gge
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$100k
New wastewater disposal facility
ResidentialCommercial The dots are this page of the list.
Suburbs in Manawaru
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Manawaru?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 325 new homes consented in the Matamata-Piako District council area, with $174m of residential and $73.1m 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.