Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Ōwhango
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. Below: 86 consents we hold in Ōwhango, 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.
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 Ōwhango
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 86 from 1 Aug 2019 to 1 Aug 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 heating21
1 in the last 12 months · typically $6,500
- Alterations and additions7
3 in the last 12 months · typically $40k
- Garages, sheds and carports7
typically $50k
- New homes6
typically $407k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $29k
- Relocated buildings2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $48k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $30k
- Multiple homes1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $1.3m
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening1
typically $40k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $1.3m3 x two storey multi-unit dwgs: - 6x 2 bdrm domestic dwgs 10 Hammond Place, Ōwhango
- $80k*relocating laundry from current location to gge 22 Hammond Place, Ōwhango
- $75kKitchen add 24 Onge Street, Ōwhango
- $55kInterior alterations to existing bathrm, laundry & kitchen. New bdrm & ensuite & deck 15 Oioi Street, Ōwhango
- $50kFoundation & drainage - relocation of two shipping containers & connection of one of the containers to the existing wastewater system. 6-8 Raurimu Road, Raurimu
86 consents
- Alterations and additions$75k
Kitchen add
- Relocated buildings$80k
*relocating laundry from current location to gge
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$30k
The consented unit (bco10406684 - Auckland council) is to be transported site. The unit will consist of: (10m x 3.8m) containing one bdrm, bathrm, living area, & kitchenette; & sleepout (10m x 2.8m) containing one b
- Fires and heating$9,000
Replace existing wood fire with freestanding firenzo viking fire
- Multiple homes$1.3m
3 x two storey multi-unit dwgs: - 6x 2 bdrm domestic dwgs
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$50k
Foundation & drainage - relocation of two shipping containers & connection of one of the containers to the existing wastewater system.
- Alterations and additions$40k
Internal alterations involving the removal of walls for the opening up of the living kitchen dining area
- Alterations and additions$55k
Interior alterations to existing bathrm, laundry & kitchen. New bdrm & ensuite & deck
- Fires and heating$5,700
Metro microrad freestanding clean air approved
- New homes$450k
Rbw - lot 70 (master of lot 71-73 - bco10402360, bco10402362 & bco10402363) new build two storey terrace unit with two bdrm, one living, one kitchen, dining, laundry, one bathrm, one rainwater
- Fires and heating$4,900
Installation of free standing woodsman colerige solid fuel heater
- Fires and heating$6,500
New install of metro rad plus freestanding woodburner
- Fires and heating$4,000
Freestanding wagner sparky multi fuel heater
- Fires and heating$15k
Firenzo topaz freestanding solid fuel burner & ash protector
- Garages, sheds and carports$49k
Shed 21mtr x 9mtr x 3mtr stud height at back. 6x open bays with mono pitch 5 degrees roof.
- Garages, sheds and carports$50k
Construct a 9 x 6 x 2.4 gge
- Alterations and additions$9,000
Firenzo kompact insert with deco 800 facia
- New homes$303k
Construction of a dwg with attached gge
- Fires and heating$8,000
Solid fuel heater - freestanding metro ambie one wood fire with eco flue kit, shield & option kit.
- Alterations and additions$7,000
Remove hot water cylinder & cupboard & install wee rad to exterior wall
- Garages, sheds and carports$100k
Shed conversion to a dwelling. Kitchen bdrm shower & toilet are the main building & two bedrooms & toilets in the out building on the veranda.
- Relocated buildings$16k
Services & foundations for new relocated 30sqm tiny home
- Fires and heating$6,000
Metro wee rad with legs & metro eco freestanding flue kit
- New homes$440k
Construction of dwg with attached gge.
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install freestanding metro fire Ltd wee rad legs with eco flue kit
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Suburbs in Ōwhango
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Ōwhango?
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.