Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Residential building consents in Ongarue
20 new homes were consented in the Ruapehu District council area in the year to September 2026, down 59% on the year before. Below: 6 residential consents we hold in Ongarue, 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.
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.
What kind of homes
New dwellings consented in the year to September 2026, by type, with the average floor area and value Stats NZ’s figures give.
- Houses20
139 m² average · $469k average value · −41% on the year before
Residential consents on record in Ongarue
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 6 from 1 Oct 2022 to 1 Sep 2024. 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 heating2
typically $9,000
- Garages, sheds and carports1
typically $100k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts1
typically $30k
- New homes1
typically $110k
- Relocated buildings1
typically $25k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
6 consents
- Fires and heating$8,000
Solid fuel heater - metro extreme rad
- Fires and heating$10k
Solid fuel heater - thermalux gourmet cooker
- New homes$110k
Transportable dwg
- Garages, sheds and carports$100k
Change of use . Adding two sleepouts to existing shed.
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$30k
Build an internal wall inside existing gge to create a bathrm & drying room for gge/sleepout
- Relocated buildings$25k
Foundations & drainage for relocated dwg + fire
ResidentialCommercial The dots are this page of the list.
Suburbs in Ongarue
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Ongarue?
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.