Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Moana
279 new homes were consented in the Nelson City council area in the year to September 2026, up 13% on the year before. They also consented $52.9m of non-residential building work, down 42% on the year before. In the statistical area around Moana, 12 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 6 consents we hold in Moana, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Nelson City council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Moana’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Nelson 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 458 in 1993.
New homes in Moana
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Moana sits in (Tahuna Hills) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 4 houses, 0 townhouses and units, 0 apartments, 8 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 — Nelson 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.
- Hospitals and health$18.7m
3 buildings · 1,015 m² new floor area · $14,039/m² new · +561% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$9.7m
4 buildings · 3,580 m² new floor area · $2,106/m² new · +22% on the year before
- Education$6.8m
2 buildings · 1,711 m² new floor area · $2,747/m² new · −27% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$4.9m
−87% on the year before
- Offices$4.9m
−40% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$4m
2 buildings · 65 m² new floor area · $49,385/m² new · +119% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$2.4m
2 buildings · 227 m² new floor area · $6,608/m² new · −89% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$1.4m
−11% on the year before
- Farm buildings$44k
1 building · 360 m² new floor area · $122/m² new · −85% on the year before
Consents on record in Moana
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 6 from 1 Jun 2021 to 1 May 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.
- Alterations and additions1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $25k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $150k
- Garages, sheds and carports1
typically $55k
- New homes1
typically $420k
- Pools and spas1
typically $50k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $150kSlab & drainage for dwg 25 Champion Terrace
- $25kMembrane tanking for tiled shower 587 Rocks Road
6 consents
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$150k
Slab & drainage for dwg
- Alterations and additions$25k
Membrane tanking for tiled shower
- Garages, sheds and carports$55k
Rbw gge wall & roof replacement (fire damage)
- New homes$420k
Rbw construct 3 bdrm dwg with dbl gge
- Pools and spas$50k
Install pool & fencing
- Alterations and additions$65k
Dwg alterations
ResidentialCommercial The dots are this page of the list.
Near Moana
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Moana?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 279 new homes consented in the Nelson City council area, with $139m of residential and $52.9m 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.