Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Matamata
325 new homes were consented in the Matamata-Piako District council area in the year to September 2026, up 35% on the year before. They also consented $73.1m of non-residential building work, up 4% on the year before. Below: 651 consents we hold in Matamata, 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.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Matamata-Piako 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$20.8m
5 buildings · 6,338 m² new floor area · $3,171/m² new · +632% on the year before
- Farm buildings$13.5m
55 buildings · 32,757 m² new floor area · $409/m² new · +12% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$10.2m
5 buildings · 4,680 m² new floor area · $1,861/m² new · +153% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$9.1m
8 buildings · 4,724 m² new floor area · $1,162/m² new · −65% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$7.5m
2 buildings · 1,247 m² new floor area · $6,014/m² new · +48% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$3.6m
3 buildings · 589 m² new floor area · $5,903/m² new · −25% on the year before
- Offices$3.3m
6 buildings · 835 m² new floor area · $2,234/m² new · +100% on the year before
- Education$2.7m
2 buildings · 466 m² new floor area · $2,339/m² new · +19% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$2.4m
1 building · 260 m² new floor area · $5,308/m² new · −79% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$60k
Consents on record in Matamata
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 651 from 1 Aug 2019 to 1 Aug 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.
- New homes116
24 in the last 12 months · typically $518k
- Alterations and additions86
10 in the last 12 months · typically $39k
- Fires and heating73
9 in the last 12 months · typically $6,400
- Garages, sheds and carports41
2 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- Pools and spas33
6 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- Multiple homes12
4 in the last 12 months · typically $900k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater12
2 in the last 12 months · typically $22k
- Relocated buildings9
typically $50k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts8
1 in the last 12 months · typically $150k
- Insulation8
typically $3,800
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $5mRbw - stage 1b of stage 1 - construction of single storey villas, standalone & duplex. A total of 7 units or villas as part of stage 1b package. 26 Jellicoe Road, Matamata
- $3.4mCommercial - construction of 6 x single level res duplexes (12 x units total). 20 Pohutukawa Place, Matamata
- $3.1mRbw - construction of six 2-storey dwgs, each with 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1 wc, 1 kitchen, dining, living & family, 1 laundry & 1 single internal gge. Includes stormwater tank & retain 34 Matipo Street, Matamata
- $1.2mConstruction of 5 attached dwgs in 2 buildings 60 Smith Street, Matamata
- $900kRbw - housing (multi-unit dwg & detached dwg) - construct 3 new 2-storey 3-bdrm units each with attached gge (units 1 & 2, & unit 3) 28 Kowhai Street, Matamata
651 consents
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$495k
Detached dwg & standalone studio
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$40k
The foundations (piles down), drainage & associated site works for a 21.4m2 prefab detached minor res unit
- New homes$322k
Construction of a three bdrm, two bathrm, single living home with a dbl attached gge
- Pools and spas$50k
Install 10.2m x 4.4m inground fibre glass pool & fencing
- New homes$290k
Construction of a 3 bdrm, 2 bathrm, single living & dbl gge home
- Fires and heating$10k
Install a metrofire ambience freestanding fireplace
- Multiple homes$1.2m
Construction of 5 attached dwgs in 2 buildings
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$1,200
Installation of an additional toilet to property located in laundry
- New homes$450k
New 3 bdrm, 2 bathrm dwg with attached dbl gge
- Garages, sheds and carports$100k
Extension of existing house - extension of gge adding laundry & toilet
- Pools and spas$40k
Install swimming pool fencing for small pool less than 35000l
- Fires and heating$6,580
Install new metro wee rad - leg freestanding fireplace
- Alterations and additions$9,800
Install firenzo kompac deco 1000 insert woodburn into existing masonry cavity
- Multiple homes$900k
Rbw - housing (multi-unit dwg & detached dwg) - construct 3 new 2-storey 3-bdrm units each with attached gge (units 1 & 2, & unit 3)
- Alterations and additions$3,000
Installation of a fire box into a new dwg in settlement zone.
- Fires and heating$8,000
Free standing firenzo contessa solid fuel heater with wetback
- New homes$523k
Construction of a single level three bdrm detached dwg with attached gge
- New homes$540k
New 180sqm dwg with an attached gge
- New homes$100k
Proposed 50.91m one bdrm & bathrm dwg.
- New homes$550k
New 4 bdrm dwg with attached gge
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$25k
Replacement of septic system
- New homes$280k
Construction of a 3 bdrm, 2 bathrm, single living home with an attached dbl gge
- Pools and spas$18k
Construction of a new pool fence
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install a masport Cashmere freestanding fireplace
- Fires and heating$9,200
Install a freestanding pyro classic mini fireplace onto small wood bin base with ash floor protector
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Suburbs in Matamata
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Matamata?
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.