Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Mangakino
313 new homes were consented in the Taupo District council area in the year to September 2026, down 9% on the year before. They also consented $77.9m of non-residential building work, up 3% on the year before. Below: 228 consents we hold in Mangakino, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Taupo District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Taupo 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 437 in 2004.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Taupo 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.
- Shops, restaurants and bars$28.2m
2 buildings · 10,287 m² new floor area · $1,968/m² new · +192% on the year before
- Farm buildings$9.3m
38 buildings · 16,952 m² new floor area · $536/m² new · +146% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$8.4m
2 buildings · 1,348 m² new floor area · $6,102/m² new · +319% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$7.4m
4 buildings · 2,502 m² new floor area · $2,838/m² new · +66% on the year before
- Education$6.7m
3 buildings · 647 m² new floor area · $4,490/m² new · −64% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$5.1m
2 buildings · 458 m² new floor area · $10,262/m² new
- Offices$4.1m
3 buildings · 132 m² new floor area · $3,598/m² new · −24% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$3.9m
15 buildings · 837 m² new floor area · $4,007/m² new · −70% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$3m
4 buildings · 705 m² new floor area · $3,262/m² new · −62% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$1.7m
4 buildings · 1,774 m² new floor area · $719/m² new · −85% on the year before
Consents on record in Mangakino
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 228 from 1 Jul 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.
- Alterations and additions34
7 in the last 12 months · typically $23k
- Fires and heating31
6 in the last 12 months · typically $6,000
- New homes30
3 in the last 12 months · typically $455k
- Garages, sheds and carports20
2 in the last 12 months · typically $60k
- Relocated buildings11
2 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs6
2 in the last 12 months · typically $58k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater6
typically $11k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $93k
- Commercial alterations3
typically $110k
- Retaining walls3
typically $20k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $1.5mNew three bdrm, three bathrm, with additional toilet 11/387 Pokuru Road North, Whakamaru
- $700kProposed add, new upper level to existing basement 476 Arataki Road, Whakamaru
- $387kConstruction of new two storey res dwg as part 140 Ranginui Road, Mangakino
- $332k3 bdrm dwg with attached single gge 29 Rangatira Drive, Mangakino
- $150kRbw - alterations & extensions to the existing single storey dwg - larger dining room & a new bathrm 1 Mataī Street, Mangakino
228 consents
- New homes$332k
3 bdrm dwg with attached single gge
- Garages, sheds and carports$8,000
Add of bathrm to shed
- Garages, sheds and carports$66k
Remove an existing shed & erect a new steel building for
- Alterations and additions$400
New laundry extension & renovation
- New homes$1.5m
New three bdrm, three bathrm, with additional toilet
- Fires and heating$5,962
Installation of a metro tiny rad ba se freestanding wood
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$100k
Repair fire damage to main house. Remove back deck roof &
- Relocated buildings$85k
This dwg is a relocated building currently owned by RHL
- Alterations and additions$700k
Proposed add, new upper level to existing basement
- Fires and heating$7,400
To install a new metro wee rad base fire with a new eco flue
- Alterations and additions$40k
Alterations to existing dwg
- New homes$387k
Construction of new two storey res dwg as part
- Fires and heating$8,000
Install firenzo contessa ultra uleb freestanding woodburner in lounge
- Fires and heating$3,000
Masport uleb freestanding logburner 6 taniwha St Pegasus lot 48 dp 394635
- Relocated buildings$39k
Relocate 3 bdrm house from Paeroa.
- Fires and heating$6,416
Installation of a new metro smart insert woodburner
- Fires and heating$5,500
Alt to dwg � installation of a woodsman kanaku wood box (uleb), freestanding, dry, woodburner, cac 243695
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$40k
Additions/alterations - re-build existing conservatory with permanent timber wall framing & cladding & roofing
- Alterations and additions$200
Amended cladding details & additional specs for
- Alterations and additions$3,000
**fast-tracked amendment** - skylights added to living &
- Alterations and additions$10k
R1 - new laundry & additional bracing elements.
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$75k
Rbw - housing (detached dwg) - new pergola at entry & alt to existing studio
- Alterations and additions$150k
Rbw - alterations & extensions to the existing single storey dwg - larger dining room & a new bathrm
- Alterations and additions$1,000
Soil report required an amendment to the length of the poles
- Alterations and additions$60k
New laundry extension & renovation
ResidentialCommercial The dots are this page of the list.
Suburbs in Mangakino
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Mangakino?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 313 new homes consented in the Taupo District council area, with $225m of residential and $77.9m 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.