Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Napier
328 new homes were consented in the Napier City council area in the year to September 2026, up 41% on the year before. They also consented $54.2m of non-residential building work, down 58% on the year before. Below: 4,680 consents we hold in Napier, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Napier City council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Napier City, 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 442 in 2005.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Napier City, 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$14.6m
2 buildings · 816 m² new floor area · $4,289/m² new · +31% on the year before
- Offices$12.8m
2 buildings · 801 m² new floor area · $7,703/m² new · −74% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$8.9m
5 buildings · 1,096 m² new floor area · $3,212/m² new · +49% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$7.3m
3 buildings · 1,548 m² new floor area · $4,255/m² new · −81% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$5m
3 buildings · 2,266 m² new floor area · $1,980/m² new · +740% on the year before
- Education$4.8m
2 buildings · 191 m² new floor area · $1,937/m² new · −70% on the year before
- Farm buildings$740k
9 buildings · 925 m² new floor area · $800/m² new · +2% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$178k
−97% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$50k
−71% on the year before
Consents on record in Napier
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 4,680 from 1 Jul 2019 to 1 Sep 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 heating681
107 in the last 12 months · typically $5,500
- Alterations and additions647
90 in the last 12 months · typically $29k
- New homes375
82 in the last 12 months · typically $558k
- Garages, sheds and carports140
24 in the last 12 months · typically $53k
- Pools and spas103
16 in the last 12 months · typically $20k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater86
19 in the last 12 months · typically $11k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening65
8 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs55
10 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts46
6 in the last 12 months · typically $87k
- Retaining walls46
5 in the last 12 months · typically $53k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $4.5mRbw -15x new 2 storey dwgs. Lots 1 & 7 each with 3 bedrooms & 2.5 bathrooms; lots 2-6 & 12-14 each with 2 bedrooms & 2 bathrooms; lots 8-11 & 15 each with 4 bedrooms & 2.5 bathrooms. 10 Wanaka Place, Poraiti
- $3mRbw - 11 x two-storey terraced dwg units, each with three bedrooms, retaining wall, decks (lot 1 to 7 only), detention tanks & associated drainage 30 Tasman Drive, Poraiti
- $2.9mNew 4 bdrm dwg with gge & sfh 25 Shaw Road, Eskdale
- $2.5mConstruction of 5 new townhouses 37 Napier Street, Jervoistown
- $2.3mFive 1 x bdrm duplex units 310 Riverbend Road, Meeanee
4,680 consents
- New homes$311k
Construction of dwg with attached gge, & installation of ravelli natural 7, freestanding, dry, woodpellet burner, cac183132
- Fires and heating$6,652
Installation of solid fuel heater to manufacturers specifications
- New homes$900k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 3
- New homes$750k
Erect 2x attached dwgs, construct retaining walls (proposed lots 2-3)
- Demolition$850k
Remediation of house.nthe house was extensively damaged in cyclone gabrielle and is being demolished to floor level and rebuilt.
- Fires and heating$5,000
New solid fuel heater - metro rad one.
- Alterations and additions$9,500
New heating appliance
- Relocated buildings$60k
Relocation of existing dwg & new effluent system
- Alterations and additions$15k
Housing (detached dwg) - bathrm renovation including new tiled shower, bath, & internal alterations
- Garages, sheds and carports$70k
New dbl gge
- New homes$590k
New 3 x bdrm dwg with attached gge
- Alterations and additions$25k
Wet area vinyl shower
- Multiple homes$3m
Rbw - 11 x two-storey terraced dwg units, each with three bedrooms, retaining wall, decks (lot 1 to 7 only), detention tanks & associated drainage
- New homes$4.5m
Rbw -15x new 2 storey dwgs. Lots 1 & 7 each with 3 bedrooms & 2.5 bathrooms; lots 2-6 & 12-14 each with 2 bedrooms & 2 bathrooms; lots 8-11 & 15 each with 4 bedrooms & 2.5 bathrooms.
- Multiple homes$1.1m
Rbw - construction of 2 x stand alone dwgs both with 4 bedrooms 2.5 baths & attached single gge. Unit 1 contains onsite stormwater tank with both units having fire rated walls to the south w
- Alterations and additions$50k
Passive fire improvements to the block b building to address the defects identified in a bwof
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$250k
R3 - alt to 2 storey detached dwg - partial recladding, & renovation including 2 new ensuites
- Alterations and additions$500k
R3 - additions & alt to 3 storey detached dwg
- Alterations and additions$40k
R2 - alt to 2 storey detached dwg - renovate bathrm & replace 3 timber windows.
- Garages, sheds and carports$210k
Extension of garage and construction of a covered terrace.
- Alterations and additions$13k
260540 - lot 2 - install firenzo kompac with serenity fascia into zero clearance cavity
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$30k
New 1 x bdrm cabin
- New homes$1.5m
New 4 x bdrm dwg & gge with attic room
- Alterations and additions$3,500
Remove post supporting a beam, install additional beam
- Relocated buildings$150k
Relocate 4 x bdrm dwg to site & new dbl gge
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Suburbs in Napier
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
- Taradale66 / 661
- Poraiti53 / 256
- Greenmeadows35 / 291
- Napier South28 / 230
- Tamatea24 / 214
- Hospital Hill22 / 227
- Pirimai20 / 146
- Marewa17 / 215
- Bay View16 / 174
- Bluff Hill13 / 231
- Onekawa10 / 253
- Te Awa10 / 53
- Eskdale9 / 197
- Maraenui9 / 141
- Westshore9 / 80
- Meeanee8 / 75
- Puketapu7 / 294
- Ahuriri6 / 69
- Fernhill5 / 111
- Jervoistown5 / 63
- Awatoto5 / 41
- Rissington4 / 70
- Waiohiki2 / 141
- Dartmoor2 / 66
- Tangoio1 / 108
- Pakowhai1 / 105
- Te Pōhue1 / 37
- Glengarry1 / 32
- Pātoka0 / 35
- Tūtira0 / 30
- Puketitiri0 / 19
- Te Haroto0 / 10
- Tarawera0 / 4
- Pandora0 / 1
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Napier?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 328 new homes consented in the Napier City council area, with $162m of residential and $54.2m 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.