Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Meeanee
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 Meeanee itself, 28 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 75 consents we hold in Meeanee, 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 Meeanee’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 Meeanee
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area that make up most of it: Meeanee-Awatoto. In the year to September 2026: 18 houses, 10 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 Meeanee
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 75 from 1 Jan 2020 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 homes12
3 in the last 12 months · typically $522k
- Fires and heating11
typically $5,873
- Alterations and additions9
typically $20k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater4
1 in the last 12 months · typically $34k
- Garages, sheds and carports4
typically $160k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs3
2 in the last 12 months · typically $10k
- Relocated buildings3
typically $100k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening3
typically $350k
- Pools and spas2
typically $63k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $6,500
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $2.3mFive 1 x bdrm duplex units 310 Riverbend Road
- $1.5mNew 4 x bdrm dwg & gge with attic room 27A The Loop
- $590kNew 4 x bdrm dwg 3 Wai Whatu Street
- $500kFire reinstatement of 4 x bdrm dwg 364 Riverbend Road
- $35kTransportable 1 x bdrm houseme unit with wastewater system, bearers down application 18 Maltby Street
75 consents
- New homes$1.5m
New 4 x bdrm dwg & gge with attic room
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$5,000
Verandah framing, roof framing, joinery & bracing amended, bracing amended with additional framing details
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$35k
Transportable 1 x bdrm houseme unit with wastewater system, bearers down application
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$10k
Verandah framing, roof framing, joinery & bracing amended
- New homes$590k
New 4 x bdrm dwg
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$6,500
Replace existing with metro xtreme rad base freestanding woodburner in studio
- Multiple homes$2.3m
Five 1 x bdrm duplex units
- New homes$500k
Fire reinstatement of 4 x bdrm dwg
- Alterations and additions$53k
Installation of hynds fujiclean advance treatment system & new raised disposal field 80m2
- Alterations and additions$3,500
New 3 x bdrm domestic dwg
- Fires and heating$7,000
Replace existing with firenzo kompact ag insert woodburner
- New homes$290k
New 1 x bdrm secondary dwg
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$400k
Proposed re-pile, flood repair
- Fires and heating$6,500
Replace existing with metro smart insert woodburner
- New homes$355k
New x 3 bdrm domestic dwg
- Relocated buildings$250k
Relocate 4 x bdrm dwg & alterations to existing dwg
- Alterations and additions$40k
New 1 x bdrm supplementary dwg & alterations to existing building
- Fires and heating$5,873
Replace existing with masport Hurunui leg freestanding woodburner
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$35k
Install new septic system
- Garages, sheds and carports$200k
Convert part of existing shed to residence with deck
- Alterations and additions$65k
Add to dwg
- New homes$400k
New 3 x bdrm dwg to replace flood damaged dwg
- Alterations and additions$20k
Internal alt to add firewall
- Fires and heating$4,500
Install metro eco wee rad freestanding woodburner
- Fires and heating$30k
Internal alterations, new install of woodsman Tasman mark 2 freestanding woodburner
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Meeanee?
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.