Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Residential building consents in Mātāwai
209 new homes were consented in the Gisborne District council area in the year to September 2026, up 34% on the year before. Below: 5 residential consents we hold in Mātāwai, 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.
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.
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.
- Townhouses, flats and units112
79 m² average · $248k average value · +104% on the year before
- Houses97
129 m² average · $465k average value · 0% on the year before
Residential consents on record in Mātāwai
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 5 from 1 Nov 2022 to 1 Aug 2025. 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 additions2
typically $44k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater1
typically $20k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts1
typically $40k
- New homes1
typically $371k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
5 consents
- Alterations and additions$39k
Internal additions & alterations to existing dwg & install new freestanding scanida heat & cook logfire
- Alterations and additions$50k
Installation of louna bathrm lightweight unit on concrete pads & heavy duty levelling jacks.
- New homes$371k
Construction of dwg with attached gge
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$40k
Construct a new toilet room in existing sleep out
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$20k
Replace septic system
ResidentialCommercial The dots are this page of the list.
Suburbs in Mātāwai
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Mātāwai?
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.