Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Marewa
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. In Marewa itself, 35 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 215 consents we hold in Marewa, 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, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Marewa’s own count is made.
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.
New homes in Marewa
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the 2 statistical areas that make up most of it: Marewa West, Marewa East. In the year to September 2026: 9 houses, 26 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 — 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 Marewa
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 215 from 1 Aug 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 heating49
3 in the last 12 months · typically $5,063
- Alterations and additions31
8 in the last 12 months · typically $30k
- New homes28
typically $405k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater6
2 in the last 12 months · typically $7,000
- Garages, sheds and carports6
1 in the last 12 months · typically $28k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening5
typically $35k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts5
typically $150k
- Multiple homes2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $1.5m
- Relocated buildings2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $313k
- Farm buildings2
typically $28k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $1.1mStage 2 of 2 - construct two x two storey apartments containing four 1 x bdrm units each 80 Douglas McLean Avenue
- $600kResite existing dwg, new 2 x bdrm duplex 55 Barker Road
- $300kRe-instate fire damaged roof + internal layout changes 116 Latham Street
- $200kAdd to dwg 47 Sanders Avenue
- $180kAdd to dwg of living area & bdrm 37 Sanders Avenue
215 consents
- Fires and heating$6,652
Installation of solid fuel heater to manufacturers specifications
- Alterations and additions$13k
260540 - lot 2 - install firenzo kompac with serenity fascia into zero clearance cavity
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$5,000
Install new stormwater drainage connecting existing downpipes to new kerb & channel connection
- Fires and heating$6,000
New install of metro wee curve freestanding woodburner in lounge
- Fires and heating$5,500
New install of metro r1 freestanding woodburner on tiled wall floor protector
- Alterations and additions$5,000
Add 2 beams & change to level entry shower
- Alterations and additions$10
Foundations & services for house me unit
- Alterations and additions$500
Create door in loadbearing wall
- Relocated buildings$600k
Resite existing dwg, new 2 x bdrm duplex
- Multiple homes$1.1m
Stage 2 of 2 - construct two x two storey apartments containing four 1 x bdrm units each
- Garages, sheds and carports$65k
New dbl gge
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$15k
Unit a renovation comprising a new ensuite bathrm with vanity, toilet, & tray liner shower.
- Alterations and additions$2,000
Two small walls in kitchen area removed, new beams installed
- Alterations and additions$300k
Re-instate fire damaged roof + internal layout changes
- Pools and spas$6,000
Pool fence & pool gate
- Alterations and additions$180k
Add to dwg of living area & bdrm
- Alterations and additions$200k
Add to dwg
- New homes$455k
New 3 x bdrm dwg with gge
- Fires and heating$7,000
Replace existing with firenzo kompact ag insert woodburner
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$12k
Reclad of exterior
- Fires and heating$5,348
Replace existing with masport Rangitata insert woodburner
- New homes$445k
Multi-unit dwg - 1 x 3 bdrm dwg with attached single gge & 1 x 2 bdrm domestic dwg
- Alterations and additions$50k
Internal alterations to dwg
- Fires and heating$5,000
New install of metro tiny rad base freestanding woodburner
- Fires and heating$5,062
Replace existing with metro rad one freestanding woodburner
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Marewa?
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.