Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Rangataua
20 new homes were consented in the Ruapehu District council area in the year to September 2026, down 59% on the year before. They also consented $6.9m of non-residential building work, down 15% on the year before. In the statistical area around Rangataua, 7 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 42 consents we hold in Rangataua, 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, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Rangataua’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Ruapehu District, 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 84 in 2007.
New homes in Rangataua
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Rangataua sits in (Tangiwai) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 7 houses, 0 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 — 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
Consents on record in Rangataua
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 42 from 1 Aug 2019 to 1 Apr 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 heating8
1 in the last 12 months · typically $6,000
- Alterations and additions8
typically $60k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater4
1 in the last 12 months · typically $2,250
- Garages, sheds and carports2
typically $37k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts2
typically $6,500
- New homes2
typically $265k
- Commercial alterations1
typically $100k
- Multiple homes1
typically $735k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $9,000Install a metro wee rad pedestal freestanding wood fire with new wetback & flue. 30 Piwari Street
- $2,000Sewage & wastewater system for a two bdrm new build. 2 Kaha Street
42 consents
- Fires and heating$9,000
Install a metro wee rad pedestal freestanding wood fire with new wetback & flue.
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$2,000
Sewage & wastewater system for a two bdrm new build.
- Fires and heating$6,000
Installation of a new free-standing solid fuel burner - metro wee rad ht leg model
- Garages, sheds and carports$25k
Bdrm & living area added to existing shed already containing kitchen & bathrm.
- Alterations and additions$350k
Internal alterations to the kitchen, bathrm & laundry areas including the add of a gge
- Multiple homes$735k
Rbw - new 2 storey duplex, each lot with 4 bedrooms & 3 bathrooms. New dual-purpose tanks & retaining wall
- Fires and heating$3,765
Freestanding metro (wee woody)
- Commercial alterations$100k
Proposed gge/workshop to replace existing gge
- Alterations and additions$40k
Convert bdrm, existing wc & bathrm into larger bathrm
- New homes$450k
Rbw - site works for 5-bdrm main dwg pods (built in two parts & joined on site) & two-bdrm minor dwg pod - foundations. Connection between main dwg pods built in two parts
- Alterations and additions$50k
Extension for larger kitchen & living area to existing 3 bdrm 1 bathrm residence
- Fires and heating$6,900
To install a jayline fr300 pedestal fire, flue system, & flashing
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$8,000
Foundation & drainage for 30sqm new built transportable tiny home
- Fires and heating$4,600
Solid fuel heater - woodman kanaku
- Alterations and additions$200k
Additions & alterations to existing 3 bdrm home
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$15k
Alt existing large closet into a ensuite with shower, vanity & toilet.
- Fires and heating$6,200
Solid fuel heater jayline fr300
- Alterations and additions$80k
Demolition of existing kitchen & bathrm area of the building & rebuilding new kitchen bathrm & laundry areas. New fire - wee rad leg
- Alterations and additions$25k
Alt of the existing dwg, internal wall removal & new bi-fold external doors off the dining room.
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$2,500
Drainage connection to existing septic tank system
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$5,000
Plumbing only consent: for newly build cabin (30m2) sleepout, build under schedule 1, building works exempt from building consent. Connect sewer & stormwater
- Alterations and additions$20k
Make bathrm & laundry bigger
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$1,500
Waste water connection from bathrm to council connection
- Garages, sheds and carports$49k
42m2 detached gge
- Fires and heating$6,000
Solid fuel heater - metro wee rad leg
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Rangataua?
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.