Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Commercial building consents in Ohakune
Councils consented $6.9m of non-residential building work in the Ruapehu District council area in the year to September 2026, down 15% on the year before. Below: 9 commercial consents we hold in Ohakune, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Ruapehu District council area.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Ruapehu District, 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.
- Social, cultural and religious$1.9m
3 buildings · 864 m² new floor area · $2,049/m² new · +97% on the year before
- Offices$1.1m
1 building · 454 m² new floor area · $1,982/m² new · +3757% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$1.1m
1 building · 288 m² new floor area · $1,858/m² new · +1748% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$835k
- Farm buildings$780k
13 buildings · 2,610 m² new floor area · $299/m² new · −6% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$345k
−22% on the year before
- Education$339k
−88% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$285k
1 building · 39 m² new floor area · $3,846/m² new · −88% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$262k
1 building · 48 m² new floor area · $5,208/m² new · −26% on the year before
Non-residential work since 1991
The value consented each year, in the dollars of the day (not adjusted for inflation).
Commercial consents on record in Ohakune
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 9 from 1 Sep 2019 to 1 May 2025. 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.
- Commercial alterations4
typically $90k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
9 consents
- Commercial alterations$30k
Convert existing garasge to commercial kitchen
- Commercial alterations$100k
Proposed gge/workshop to replace existing gge
- Commercial alterations$100k
Internal alterations to dwg bathrooms, new tiled showers, new wc into office
- Commercial alterations$80k
Workshop/office
- New commercial buildings$650k
New residence with 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, office, gge & wood burner
- Commercial alterations$38k
Construction of serviced gge/office
- Commercial alterations$99k
Serviced gge/workshop + hobby room
- Commercial alterations$19k
Coa: conversion of exisiting gge to clinic. Internal walls + linings. Replace rolladoor with french doors. Install toilet, whb, shower + hwc, verandah to entry.
- Commercial alterations$80k
Internal alterations + wood burner. Deck extension + exterior wall reclad, new dbl glazing. New gge workshop & new waste water disposal system
ResidentialCommercial The dots are this page of the list.
Suburbs in Ohakune
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Ohakune?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 20 new homes consented in the Ruapehu District council area, with $12.5m of residential and $6.9m 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.