Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Commercial building consents in Ōpōtiki
Councils consented $6.7m of non-residential building work in the Ōpōtiki District council area in the year to September 2026, down 45% on the year before. Below: 5 commercial consents we hold in Ōpōtiki, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Ōpōtiki 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 — Ōpōtiki 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.
- Warehouses and storage$5m
3 buildings · 4,608 m² new floor area · $1,074/m² new · +5756% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$1.2m
- Farm buildings$270k
2 buildings · 332 m² new floor area · $813/m² new · +52% on the year before
- Education$174k
−95% on the year before
- Offices$56k
−98% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$10k
−98% 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 Ōpōtiki
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 5 from 1 Sep 2020 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 $130k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
5 consents
- Commercial alterations$3,000
Firenzo uleb freestanding log burner 56 church St Rangiora ptrs 53
- Commercial alterations$750k
Commercial - stage 2 - timber framed walls & floor, exterior weatherproofing cladding systems & roof, mechanical ventilation & air-conditioning, water supply, thermal efficiency. Above ground sanitary fixtures & plumbing.
- Commercial alterations$170k
Res/farm - gge workshop with shower, toilet & vanity (p)
- Commercial alterations$90k
Locate a new transportable home & connect to foundations & services. New building covered by a ccc by Waipa District dc. This will be issued to Opotiki District council upon completion of the building in the factory
- Commercial alterations$40k
Construct kitset gge/workshop
ResidentialCommercial The dots are this page of the list.
Suburbs in Ōpōtiki
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Ōpōtiki?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 44 new homes consented in the Ōpōtiki District council area, with $19.1m of residential and $6.7m 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.