Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Motueka
280 new homes were consented in the Tasman District council area in the year to September 2026, down 5% on the year before. They also consented $142m of non-residential building work, up 81% on the year before. Below: 774 consents we hold in Motueka, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Tasman District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Tasman 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 661 in 2022.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Tasman 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$45.8m
7 buildings · 9,720 m² new floor area · $4,131/m² new · +25% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$27.8m
2 buildings · 4,226 m² new floor area · $6,425/m² new · +4320% on the year before
- Education$20.6m
1 building · 1,160 m² new floor area · $13,793/m² new · +458% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$15m
6 buildings · 7,502 m² new floor area · $1,882/m² new · −9% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$9.3m
2 buildings · 1,979 m² new floor area · $4,118/m² new · +15% on the year before
- Offices$7.5m
3 buildings · 776 m² new floor area · $5,528/m² new · +126% on the year before
- Farm buildings$5.7m
19 buildings · 8,768 m² new floor area · $575/m² new · +185% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$5.1m
3 buildings · 1,711 m² new floor area · $2,981/m² new · −2% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$4.6m
3 buildings · 1,230 m² new floor area · $3,541/m² new · +151% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$610k
1 building · 132 m² new floor area · $3,485/m² new · +4% on the year before
Consents on record in Motueka
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 774 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.
- Fires and heating215
56 in the last 12 months · typically $6,000
- Alterations and additions129
22 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- New homes82
12 in the last 12 months · typically $631k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater25
5 in the last 12 months · typically $17k
- Garages, sheds and carports24
3 in the last 12 months · typically $43k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs18
2 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts13
2 in the last 12 months · typically $25k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening9
2 in the last 12 months · typically $75k
- Relocated buildings8
1 in the last 12 months · typically $155k
- Pools and spas8
typically $60k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $1.7mExtension & alterations to both levels of dwg 5 Talisman Heights, Kaiteriteri
- $1.6m4 new dwgs 7 North Street, Motueka
- $1.1mRbw - new single res dwg with attached dbl gge, open-plan kitchen, dining, living area & scullery, two master bdrm s with walk-in wardrobes & ensuites, plus two additional be 7 Kowhai Crescent, Motueka
- $800kConstruct retaining wall & dwg with freestanding wood 13 Wellspring Place, Motueka
- $800kConstruct dwg & detached gge 7 Trewavas Street, Motueka
774 consents
- Fires and heating$7,000
Yunca monte base fire
- Alterations and additions$15k
Rbw-replacing foundation piling & foundation walls
- Fires and heating$6,800
Fireplace freestanding to supply & install a new metro tiny woody freestanding wood burner
- Fires and heating$8,000
Solid fuel heater - metro smart insert
- New homes$800k
Construct retaining wall & dwg with freestanding wood
- Alterations and additions$90k
Internal & external alterations to dwg
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install freestanding wood burner
- Alterations and additions$10k
Install dis-connectable services to site & connect
- Fires and heating$3,000
Install freestanding wood burner
- Fires and heating$100k
Internal alterations & install freestanding wood burner
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install freestanding wood burner
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install freestanding wood burner
- Fires and heating$8,000
Install solid fuel burner in dwg
- Alterations and additions$19k
New bathrm & minor interior alterations.
- Alterations and additions$200k
Rbw - two small extensions to square off existing lean to, relocate main bathrm, create new ensuite, reconfigure rear deck
- New homes$750k
Dwg
- New commercial buildings$500k
Construct dwg & separate office
- Alterations and additions$28k
Internal alterations to dwg
- Alterations and additions$60k
Internal alterations to dwg
- Fires and heating$25k
Install in-built wood burner
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install freestanding wood burner
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install freestanding wood burner
- Alterations and additions$18k
Install wet area vinyl shower within existing bathrm
- Alterations and additions$15k
Form bathrm in basement of dwg
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$52k
Rbw - housing (detached dwg) - partial repiling
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Suburbs in Motueka
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Motueka?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 280 new homes consented in the Tasman District council area, with $166m of residential and $142m 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.