Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Poukawa
391 new homes were consented in the Hastings District council area in the year to September 2026, up 15% on the year before. They also consented $280m of non-residential building work, up 67% on the year before. Below: 61 consents we hold in Poukawa, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Hastings District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Hastings 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 580 in 2021.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Hastings 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.
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$150m
18 buildings · 14,292 m² new floor area · $9,427/m² new · +3236% on the year before
- Offices$51.5m
8 buildings · 6,744 m² new floor area · $6,009/m² new · +84% on the year before
- Education$29.2m
7 buildings · 3,470 m² new floor area · $6,698/m² new · +27% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$13.7m
2 buildings · 339 m² new floor area · $15,516/m² new · −35% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$11m
8 buildings · 3,158 m² new floor area · $1,127/m² new · −60% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$9.9m
2 buildings · 1,125 m² new floor area · $4,800/m² new · −35% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$6.1m
4 buildings · 843 m² new floor area · $4,982/m² new · +26% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$3.8m
4 buildings · 1,866 m² new floor area · $1,732/m² new · −86% on the year before
- Farm buildings$3.6m
28 buildings · 5,593 m² new floor area · $577/m² new · −44% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$930k
1 building · 251 m² new floor area · $2,390/m² new · −90% on the year before
Consents on record in Poukawa
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 61 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.
- Alterations and additions9
2 in the last 12 months · typically $90k
- New homes5
1 in the last 12 months · typically $137k
- Fires and heating3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $8,500
- Relocated buildings2
typically $65k
- Garages, sheds and carports1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $15k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $302kConstruct a secondary dwg using hemp as a material for the wall construction. The build is to test a new binder product for branz certification. 608 Middle Road, Poukawa
- $210kAdditions and alterations 1401 Middle Road, Poukawa
- $90kAlterations to dwg - bathrooms & laundry. 247 Mutiny Road, Poukawa
- $15kNew shed add to existing house 2346 Middle Road, Poukawa
- $9,999Installation of freestanding solid fuel heater - pyroclassic 1696 State Highway 2, Poukawa
61 consents
- Fires and heating$9,999
Installation of freestanding solid fuel heater - pyroclassic
- Garages, sheds and carports$15k
New shed add to existing house
- Alterations and additions$90k
Alterations to dwg - bathrooms & laundry.
- Alterations and additions$210k
Additions and alterations
- New homes$302k
Construct a secondary dwg using hemp as a material for the wall construction. The build is to test a new binder product for branz certification.
- Alterations and additions$250k
Add to existing dwg
- New homes$137k
New supplementary 1 bdrm dwg.
- Alterations and additions$25k
New ensuite.
- Alterations and additions$10k
New dwg
- New homes$650k
New dwg
- Fires and heating$6,500
Replace solid fuel heater - firenzo contessa leg cleanair.
- New homes$90k
New transportable dwelling, bearers down
- Relocated buildings$100k
Relocated dwg/ alt
- Alterations and additions$50k
Additions to building
- Alterations and additions$200k
Additions and alterations to building
- New homes$80k
New transportable dwg (bearers down)
- Relocated buildings$30k
Relocate shearers quarters
- Fires and heating$8,500
Replacement of existing insert sfh - yunca xander
- Alterations and additions$100k
Additions & alterations to building
- Alterations and additions$65k
Alterations to building
- Alterations and additions$50k
Convert woolshed into a supplementary dwg
- Fires and heating$11k
Replacement of existing insert sfh - firenzo topaz
- Fires and heating$400
Replacement of existing freestanding sfh - woodsman flare
- Alterations and additions$120k
Additions and alterations to building
- Pools and spas$70k
New pool house
ResidentialCommercial The dots are this page of the list.
Suburbs in Poukawa
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Poukawa?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 391 new homes consented in the Hastings District council area, with $233m of residential and $280m 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.