Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Ōpunake
65 new homes were consented in the South Taranaki District council area in the year to September 2026, up 3% on the year before. They also consented $32.5m of non-residential building work, down 22% on the year before. In Ōpunake itself, 7 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 194 consents we hold in Ōpunake, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the South Taranaki District council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Ōpunake’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, South Taranaki 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 100 in 2007.
New homes in Ōpunake
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area that make up most of it: Ōpunake. In the year to September 2026: 6 houses, 1 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 — South Taranaki 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.
- Farm buildings$11.3m
60 buildings · 17,849 m² new floor area · $621/m² new · +72% on the year before
- Education$6.8m
+66% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$5.5m
1 building · −75% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$5m
1 building · 990 m² new floor area · $4,545/m² new · +145% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$2.9m
1 building · 221 m² new floor area · $1,434/m² new · +22% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$467k
1 building · 114 m² new floor area · $1,728/m² new · +49% on the year before
- Offices$355k
−14% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$214k
Consents on record in Ōpunake
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 194 from 1 Aug 2019 to 1 Jul 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 heating45
4 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- Alterations and additions35
6 in the last 12 months · typically $30k
- Garages, sheds and carports18
4 in the last 12 months · typically $72k
- New homes17
4 in the last 12 months · typically $500k
- Relocated buildings10
2 in the last 12 months · typically $41k
- Commercial alterations4
typically $55k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts3
typically $80k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater3
typically $60k
- Pools and spas2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $90k
- Other new buildings1
typically $1.7m
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $2mFive new 2 x bdrm villas 79 King Street
- $1.3mThree new 2 x bdrm villas - 12a, 14 & 15 79 King Street
- $600kNew 4 bdrm res dwg with metal tile roof, brick & james hardie oblique cladding 42 Allison Street
- $570kProposed three bdrm attached dbl gge 5 Whitcombe Road
- $220kDemolition of existing attached gge & re-build extension of new games room & dbl gge. other small extension to existing bdrm & internal alterations within existing dwg 89-91 Ihaia Road
194 consents
- Pools and spas$60k
Installation of a swimming pool barrier
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of nectre small bakers oven woodfire
- New homes$570k
Proposed three bdrm attached dbl gge
- Alterations and additions$35k
Internal alterations
- Alterations and additions$30k
Internal door widenings & bathrm modification to assist disability needs
- Alterations and additions$1
New 4 bdrm res dwg with metal tile roof, brick & james hardie oblique cladding. Amendment 1: change of design for waste water. Effluent discharge now going to dripper lines rather than the original effluent field
- New homes$2m
Five new 2 x bdrm villas
- Alterations and additions$115k
New extension to existing lockwood home, with the installation of new kitchen
- Garages, sheds and carports$220k
Demolition of existing attached gge & re-build extension of new games room & dbl gge. other small extension to existing bdrm & internal alterations within existing dwg
- Garages, sheds and carports$69k
Construct new gge
- Alterations and additions$61k
To relocate a brand new yard built, three bdrm dwg to site as per the plans provided & gge. Foundations & services only
- Garages, sheds and carports$87k
Construct new gge
- New homes$600k
New 4 bdrm res dwg with metal tile roof, brick & james hardie oblique cladding
- Garages, sheds and carports$150k
Rbw - convert existing gge into a secondary dwg with 2 bedrooms, 1 bathrm & an open plan kitchen, dining/lounge. Cladding to be board & batten on 20mm cavity. New thermally broken alumin
- Relocated buildings$50k
Relocate 3 x bdrm dwg to site
- Alterations and additions$40k
Housing (detached dwg) - renovation of existing bathrm, new ensuite & bdrm wardrobe
- New homes$1.3m
Three new 2 x bdrm villas - 12a, 14 & 15
- Relocated buildings$100k
Relocated dwg - foundation & site works
- Fires and heating$5,000
New metro wee rad woody fireplace housing - detached
- Fires and heating$1
Amendment: re-install metro logifre into lounge (originally installed in 2023)
- Fires and heating$1
Amendment: skylight removed from plans, existing logfire replaced with new woodsman f/stdg
- Relocated buildings$200k
Relocate dwg with internal alts & gge attached
- Garages, sheds and carports$20k
New effluent system & bathrm in existing shed
- Pools and spas$120k
Installation of swimming pool & fence
- Alterations and additions$30k
Remove & relocate internal door (that affects bracing element), 3 x velux skylights over kitchen
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Ōpunake?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 65 new homes consented in the South Taranaki District council area, with $48.3m of residential and $32.5m 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.