Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Onekawa
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 Onekawa itself, 64 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 253 consents we hold in Onekawa, 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 Onekawa’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 Onekawa
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the 3 statistical areas that make up most of it: Onekawa Central, Onekawa East, Onekawa South. In the year to September 2026: 7 houses, 23 townhouses and units, 0 apartments, 34 retirement village units.
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 Onekawa
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 253 from 1 Aug 2019 to 1 Aug 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 heating55
4 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- Alterations and additions42
4 in the last 12 months · typically $25k
- New homes19
typically $390k
- Garages, sheds and carports10
1 in the last 12 months · typically $44k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater5
1 in the last 12 months · typically $2,000
- Relocated buildings5
typically $40k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts3
typically $20k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening2
typically $11k
- Demolition2
typically $16k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs1
typically $10k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $385kRbw - additions & alterations to existing main dwg. New gge workshop extended master bdrm en suite & new internal access. All new services connected to existing. New olfp channel & 8 Addison Street
- $50kAlterations to dwg 48 Oldham Avenue
- $35kHouse # 2 10 store & linen removed 11 wall between kitchen & living removed 12 existing wall bracing shown 13 bathrm & laundry internal walls & fixture & fittings removed 14 sunroom to be opened 27 Menin Road
- $25kWet area vinyl shower 6 Dockery Avenue
- $6,500New install of maxen kinmot 350 wood stacker freestanding woodburner 5 Dockery Avenue
253 consents
- Alterations and additions$25k
Wet area vinyl shower
- Alterations and additions$50k
Alterations to dwg
- Alterations and additions$5,000
Proposed additional wc to existing dwg.
- Alterations and additions$35k
House # 2 10 store & linen removed 11 wall between kitchen & living removed 12 existing wall bracing shown 13 bathrm & laundry internal walls & fixture & fittings removed 14 sunroom to be opened
- Fires and heating$5,600
Replace existing with masport Rangitata insert woodburner in lounge
- Fires and heating$6,500
New install of maxen kinmot 350 wood stacker freestanding woodburner
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$2,000
Installation of second toilet & relocation of laundry to
- Fires and heating$5,500
Replace existing with metro eco smart insert woodburner
- Fires and heating$5,675
Replace existing with masport Rangitata insert woodburner
- Garages, sheds and carports$385k
Rbw - additions & alterations to existing main dwg. New gge workshop extended master bdrm en suite & new internal access. All new services connected to existing. New olfp channel &
- New homes$1.5m
Erect 4x single-level two-bdrm dwgs (2x duplexes) & retaining walls.
- Garages, sheds and carports$44k
Totalspan il1 gge/storage shed.
- Alterations and additions$20k
Bathrm renovation
- New homes$990k
Rbw - demolition of existing dwg & construction of new two storey detached dwg, comprised of 5 bedrooms, 1 living room, kitchen, media room & outdoor living area. Includes storm water tank
- New homes$420k
New 3 x bdrm dwg
- Fires and heating$6,000
Replace existing with woodsman serene freestanding woodburner
- Fires and heating$5,000
Replace existing with metro wee rad leg freestanding woodburner
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install masport Kaituna ultra-low emission heater in dwg
- New homes$220k
New 2 x bdrm dwg on existing slab
- Relocated buildings$300k
Relocate existing dwg within site, relocate 3 x bdrm dwg to site
- New homes$400k
New 3 x bdrm dwg
- Alterations and additions$20k
Remove internal walls, new kitchen
- Alterations and additions$20k
Adding a new bathrm & sink to the bottom storey of the
- Alterations and additions$20k
New ensuite
- Alterations and additions$10k
Remove part of internal wall & install beam
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Onekawa?
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.