Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Motuoapa
313 new homes were consented in the Taupo District council area in the year to September 2026, down 9% on the year before. They also consented $77.9m of non-residential building work, up 3% on the year before. Below: 56 consents we hold in Motuoapa, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Taupo District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Taupo 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 437 in 2004.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Taupo 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$28.2m
2 buildings · 10,287 m² new floor area · $1,968/m² new · +192% on the year before
- Farm buildings$9.3m
38 buildings · 16,952 m² new floor area · $536/m² new · +146% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$8.4m
2 buildings · 1,348 m² new floor area · $6,102/m² new · +319% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$7.4m
4 buildings · 2,502 m² new floor area · $2,838/m² new · +66% on the year before
- Education$6.7m
3 buildings · 647 m² new floor area · $4,490/m² new · −64% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$5.1m
2 buildings · 458 m² new floor area · $10,262/m² new
- Offices$4.1m
3 buildings · 132 m² new floor area · $3,598/m² new · −24% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$3.9m
15 buildings · 837 m² new floor area · $4,007/m² new · −70% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$3m
4 buildings · 705 m² new floor area · $3,262/m² new · −62% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$1.7m
4 buildings · 1,774 m² new floor area · $719/m² new · −85% on the year before
Consents on record in Motuoapa
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 56 from 1 Sep 2019 to 1 Jul 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 homes16
typically $445k
- Fires and heating9
3 in the last 12 months · typically $6,000
- Alterations and additions8
1 in the last 12 months · typically $30k
- Garages, sheds and carports5
typically $75k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $43k
- Relocated buildings2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $300k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening1
typically $30k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $200kRelocate transportable 4 bdrm house 21 Kōmahimahi Way, Motuoapa
- $35kExtend first floor un-enclosed deck 81 Kahotea Drive, Motuoapa
- $30kProposed cottage to be relocated - 3 bedrooms, two bathrooms 19 John Norrie Place, Motuoapa
- $6,500New fireplace to be installed into lounge 3 Te Moho Street, Motuoapa
- $6,200Installation of a metro tiny rad base freestanding 23 Rangimoana Avenue, Motuoapa
56 consents
- Fires and heating$6,500
New fireplace to be installed into lounge
- Relocated buildings$200k
Relocate transportable 4 bdrm house
- Alterations and additions$30k
Proposed cottage to be relocated - 3 bedrooms, two bathrooms
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$35k
Extend first floor un-enclosed deck
- Fires and heating$6,200
Installation of a metro tiny rad base freestanding
- Fires and heating$5,000
Replace existing wood fire with a new freestanding lady kitchener uleb wood fire
- New homes$380k
Proposed new residence
- Garages, sheds and carports$70k
Construction of a new gge
- New homes$392k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 3
- New homes$385k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 3
- Alterations and additions$350k
Add new level 1 add detached dwgs
- Fires and heating$6,000
New fireplace to be installed into lounge
- Alterations and additions$38k
To relocate a brand-new, yard-built home to site as per site
- Alterations and additions$1
9kg bottle connection added for gas kitchen hob
- Alterations and additions$40k
Position a transportable house constructed by compac homes
- New homes$455k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 4
- Alterations and additions$30k
Alt to the existing bathrm removing the existing
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$30k
A new weathertight 97.91m2 three bdrm relocatable
- New homes$550k
Construction of single storey 4 bdrm dwg
- New homes$300k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 2
- New homes$360k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 3
- New homes$500k
Proposed 4-bdrm dwg
- New homes$1.1m
Construction of 3x detached dwgs - units 2-3 single
- New homes$270k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 2
- New homes$530k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 4
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Suburbs in Motuoapa
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Motuoapa?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 313 new homes consented in the Taupo District council area, with $225m of residential and $77.9m 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.