Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Raurimu
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 Raurimu, 1 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 27 consents we hold in Raurimu, 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 Raurimu’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 Raurimu
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Raurimu sits in (National Park) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 1 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 Raurimu
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 27 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 heating6
typically $7,750
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $30k
- Alterations and additions1
typically $9,000
- Garages, sheds and carports1
typically $50k
- New homes1
typically $450k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $50kFoundation & drainage - relocation of two shipping containers & connection of one of the containers to the existing wastewater system. 6-8 Raurimu Road
- $30kThe 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 18B Uwha Road
27 consents
- 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
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$50k
Foundation & drainage - relocation of two shipping containers & connection of one of the containers to the existing wastewater system.
- 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$15k
Firenzo topaz freestanding solid fuel burner & ash protector
- 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
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install freestanding metro fire Ltd wee rad legs with eco flue kit
- Fires and heating$5,500
Install freestanding metro wee rad woodburner
- Fires and heating$9,000
Install freestanding metro fires wee rad base with side wetback
- Fires and heating$8,500
Solid fuel heater - woodsman serene uleb
- Fires and heating$7,000
Installation of wood burning masport r3000 solid fuel heater
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$50k
Foundation & drainage for new transportable dwg
- Garages, sheds and carports$50k
New 14 x 7 metre fairdinkum shed, construct bathrm within the new shed, lpg gas water heater
- Fires and heating$7,000
Solid fuel heater - metro xtreme rad
- Commercial alterations$40k
8.4 x 7.2 gge & workshop.
- Alterations and additions$1,200
Replaced existing door with wider door & new lintel.
- New homes$60k
Construct new 27m2 dwg
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$20k
Foundation & drainage for new transportable lockwood readybuilt residence
- Fires and heating$5,000
Add woodburner with wetback & hwc
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$15k
Construction of a new deck to an existing residence
- Fires and heating$3,000
Solid fuel heater - metro wee rad leg
- Alterations and additions$20k
Internal alterations & bathrm add + fire
- Fires and heating$60k
Upgrade existing dwg & new metro wee rad fire
- Fires and heating$3,500
Solid fuel heater - wagener sparky
- Fires and heating$4,500
Woodsman flare fire + wetback
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Raurimu?
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.