Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Maraekākaho
391 new homes were consented in the Hastings District council area in the year to September 2026, up 15% on the year before. They also consented $280m of non-residential building work, up 67% on the year before. Below: 92 consents we hold in Maraekākaho, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Hastings District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Hastings 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 580 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 — Hastings 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.
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$150m
18 buildings · 14,292 m² new floor area · $9,427/m² new · +3236% on the year before
- Offices$51.5m
8 buildings · 6,744 m² new floor area · $6,009/m² new · +84% on the year before
- Education$29.2m
7 buildings · 3,470 m² new floor area · $6,698/m² new · +27% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$13.7m
2 buildings · 339 m² new floor area · $15,516/m² new · −35% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$11m
8 buildings · 3,158 m² new floor area · $1,127/m² new · −60% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$9.9m
2 buildings · 1,125 m² new floor area · $4,800/m² new · −35% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$6.1m
4 buildings · 843 m² new floor area · $4,982/m² new · +26% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$3.8m
4 buildings · 1,866 m² new floor area · $1,732/m² new · −86% on the year before
- Farm buildings$3.6m
28 buildings · 5,593 m² new floor area · $577/m² new · −44% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$930k
1 building · 251 m² new floor area · $2,390/m² new · −90% on the year before
Consents on record in Maraekākaho
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 92 from 1 Sep 2019 to 1 Jun 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 heating10
2 in the last 12 months · typically $6,000
- Alterations and additions6
2 in the last 12 months · typically $60k
- New homes5
1 in the last 12 months · typically $385k
- Garages, sheds and carports4
1 in the last 12 months · typically $83k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $15k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts2
typically $25k
- Pools and spas2
typically $100k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening1
typically $100k
- Commercial alterations1
typically $380k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $450kConstruct new dwg housing - detached 3371 State Highway 50, Maraekākaho
- $100kInternal alterations. Relocated ensuite & laundry, new non-structural walls, removal of bracing wall & revised bracing design, new kitchen, wood burner replaced 61 Kereru Road, Maraekākaho
- $85kNew shed 61 Bellerby Lane, Maraekākaho
- $10kAmendment 2 - update balcony details to match exposed construction on site, partial replacement of 1st floor bottom plate, part studs at bdrm 3+ bathrm, boundary joist at staircase location with associated bracing element replacement 100 Aorangi Road, Maraekākaho
- $7,500New installation of a pyro classic freestanding solid fuel heater 371 Whakapirau Road, Maraekākaho
92 consents
- Garages, sheds and carports$85k
New shed
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install masport Kaituna freestanding woodburner on tiled wall floor protector 910x910mm
- Fires and heating$7,500
New installation of a pyro classic freestanding solid fuel heater
- New homes$450k
Construct new dwg housing - detached
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$10k
Amendment 2 - update balcony details to match exposed construction on site, partial replacement of 1st floor bottom plate, part studs at bdrm 3+ bathrm, boundary joist at staircase location with associated bracing element replacement
- Alterations and additions$100k
Internal alterations. Relocated ensuite & laundry, new non-structural walls, removal of bracing wall & revised bracing design, new kitchen, wood burner replaced
- Alterations and additions$1
Amendment 1 - remove raised step to combined bathrm/ laundry shower, replace tub with vanity+ install wastes within existing slab
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$100k
Eq: alt to dwg - re-roof, replace insuclad wall cladding with ezypanel aac, selected exterior joinery, 1st floor balcony & balustrade+ downpipes - install 2 new dp+ connect to sw drainage
- Pools and spas$50k
Installation of inground swimming pool & pool barrier
- New homes$385k
New 120 sqm 3 bdrm house.
- Commercial alterations$380k
Alt & additions to dwg - convert shed to kitchen, dining & living. New shed with office, storage, laundry & bathrm. Remove existing kitchen & laundry from existing dwg
- Alterations and additions$8,500
Install firenzo contessa rural on leg base model on ash wall floor protector 900mm wide x 1000mm deep
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install solid fuel heater - metro xtreme rad Ltd.
- Pools and spas$150k
Install fibre glass pool, pool fencing, pool gate & pump shed...
- Alterations and additions$20k
Addition to existing dwelling
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$30k
New 1 bdrm 50m2 sleepout (bearers down)
- New homes$100k
New transportable dwg, bearers up only
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install a insert solid fuel heater into the existing open fireplace
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$20k
Transportable cabin to be placed on site. - bearers down only consent.
- New homes$47k
New transportable dwg - bearers down
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install new metro mega rad & flue kit
- Garages, sheds and carports$90k
Convert attached gge into bdrm & boot room, internal walls, insulate & gib.
- New homes$902k
4 bdrm house with internal dbl gge.
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install new metro weerad ltd.
- Fires and heating$6,000
Replace existing insert woodburner with firenzo kompact forte ag on insulated hearth 370mm deep x 35mm high
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Suburbs in Maraekākaho
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Maraekākaho?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 391 new homes consented in the Hastings District council area, with $233m of residential and $280m 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.