Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Muriwai
209 new homes were consented in the Gisborne District council area in the year to September 2026, up 34% on the year before. They also consented $40.3m of non-residential building work, down 9% on the year before. In the statistical area around Muriwai, 3 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 19 consents we hold in Muriwai, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Gisborne District council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Muriwai’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Gisborne 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 186 in 2011.
New homes in Muriwai
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Muriwai sits in (Hangaroa) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 3 houses, 0 townhouses and units, 0 apartments.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Gisborne 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$10.9m
41 buildings · 1,339 m² new floor area · $7,303/m² new · +3% on the year before
- Education$8.7m
1 building · 1,890 m² new floor area · $3,175/m² new · −36% on the year before
- Offices$6.3m
+156% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$4.2m
2 buildings · 823 m² new floor area · $4,247/m² new · −12% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$2.9m
+208% on the year before
- Farm buildings$2.8m
18 buildings · 4,206 m² new floor area · $615/m² new · +15% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$2.7m
2 buildings · 1,841 m² new floor area · $1,465/m² new · +3% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$683k
1 building · 76 m² new floor area · $787/m² new · −87% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$646k
−20% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$500k
+8% on the year before
Consents on record in Muriwai
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 19 from 1 Feb 2021 to 1 Apr 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 heating7
1 in the last 12 months · typically $7,000
- New homes2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $265k
- Relocated buildings2
typically $165k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater1
typically $35k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts1
typically $62k
- Pools and spas1
typically $83k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $380kNew dwg & install septic system & water tanks (dwg 2) 78D Muriwai Beach Road
- $8,000Install freestanding wagener leon multifuel logfire 15 Waitohi Road
19 consents
- Fires and heating$8,000
Install freestanding wagener leon multifuel logfire
- New homes$380k
New dwg & install septic system & water tanks (dwg 2)
- Relocated buildings$180k
Connect relocatable dwg to foundations & install septic system & water tanks
- Fires and heating$6,500
Install freestanding woodsman rmf logfire with wetback
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install inbuilt woodsman Totara logfire
- Fires and heating$8,500
Install freestanding yunca wegj rural logfire
- New homes$150k
Owner builder - new dwg & install septic system & water tank
- Pools and spas$83k
Install inground pool & fence
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$62k
Build 28m2 cabin with bathrm & kitchen - excluding drainage
- Fires and heating$3,000
Install freestanding masport Wanaka logfire
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$35k
Install septic system to replace existing failed system
- Relocated buildings$150k
Relocate & re-pile existing dwg on same site including internal alterations
- Fires and heating$9,000
Install freestanding yunca blenz multifuel logfire
- Fires and heating$3,200
Install freestanding woodsman Brunner mkii logfire
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$85k
A1: erect sleepout with bathrm
- Fires and heating$5,470
Install inbuilt masport le4000 logfire
- Alterations and additions$18k
New shower wet area, new bathrm door & grab rail
- Fires and heating$6,500
Install inbuilt yunca multifuel logfire
- Garages, sheds and carports$49k
Erect pole shed for storage
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Near Muriwai
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Muriwai?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 209 new homes consented in the Gisborne District council area, with $102m of residential and $40.3m 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.