Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Galatea
131 new homes were consented in the Whakatane District council area in the year to September 2026, down 3% on the year before. They also consented $29.8m of non-residential building work, down 7% on the year before. In the statistical area around Galatea, 0 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 12 consents we hold in Galatea, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Whakatane District council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Galatea’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Whakatane 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 194 in 2005.
New homes in Galatea
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Galatea sits in (Galatea) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 0 houses, 0 townhouses and units, 0 apartments.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Whakatane 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.
- Education$8.7m
3 buildings · 1,013 m² new floor area · $4,679/m² new · +82% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$6m
5 buildings · 1,496 m² new floor area · $2,624/m² new · −41% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$5m
1 building · 106 m² new floor area · $14,151/m² new · −45% on the year before
- Offices$4.6m
3 buildings · 579 m² new floor area · $1,606/m² new · −2% on the year before
- Farm buildings$2.6m
17 buildings · 3,119 m² new floor area · $814/m² new · +7% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$1.8m
+4365% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$620k
+15% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$550k
1 building · +518% on the year before
Consents on record in Galatea
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 12 from 1 Sep 2020 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 heating4
2 in the last 12 months · typically $5,750
- Alterations and additions1
typically $65k
- Pools and spas1
typically $7,000
- Relocated buildings1
typically $85k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $7,000Install woodsman serene drawer freestanding fire 4118 Galatea Road
- $5,000Installation of wood burner 86 Mangamate Road
12 consents
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of wood burner
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install woodsman serene drawer freestanding fire
- Pools and spas$7,000
Construction of pool fence for existing pool
- Alterations and additions$65k
Bathrm alterations. New gas bottles.
- Fires and heating$6,500
Install masport osburn 1600 freestanding fire
- Relocated buildings$85k
Relocation of a new build adh home on to site with new foundations & new on site ss & sw disposa
- Fires and heating$3,500
Install solid fuel heater
- Alterations and additions$5,000
Install wagener sparky multi fuel freestanding fir
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install firenzo kompact forte ag insert fire
- Garages, sheds and carports$30k
To erect 10x6m gge
- New homes$390k
200345 - lot 2 - build new 3 bdrm dwg (no gge)
- New homes$150k
200408 - lot 2 - new minor dwg (no gge)
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Near Galatea
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Galatea?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 131 new homes consented in the Whakatane District council area, with $49.6m of residential and $29.8m 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.