Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Gibbston
1,981 new homes were consented in the Queenstown-Lakes District council area in the year to September 2026, up 11% on the year before. They also consented $237m of non-residential building work, up 91% on the year before. In the statistical area around Gibbston, 25 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 319 consents we hold in Gibbston, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Queenstown-Lakes District council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Gibbston’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Queenstown-Lakes 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 1,729 in 2025.
New homes in Gibbston
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Gibbston sits in (Outer Wakatipu) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 7 houses, 18 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 — Queenstown-Lakes 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.
- Hotels and motels$82.4m
8 buildings · 13,675 m² new floor area · $5,115/m² new · +88% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$57.1m
15 buildings · 14,795 m² new floor area · $3,258/m² new · +61% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$25.9m
7 buildings · 3,497 m² new floor area · $6,822/m² new · +268% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$25.8m
3 buildings · 6,050 m² new floor area · $4,264/m² new
- Offices$20.7m
6 buildings · 2,766 m² new floor area · $5,998/m² new · +33% on the year before
- Education$12m
5 buildings · 2,611 m² new floor area · $4,475/m² new · +391% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$7.2m
5 buildings · 1,617 m² new floor area · $3,348/m² new · +310% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$4.3m
3 buildings · 1,774 m² new floor area · $2,430/m² new · +100% on the year before
- Farm buildings$892k
3 buildings · 591 m² new floor area · $1,509/m² new · −75% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$800k
−93% on the year before
Consents on record in Gibbston
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 319 from 29 Jul 2014 to 16 Sep 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.
- New homes18
2 in the last 12 months · typically $1.3m
- Alterations and additions12
3 in the last 12 months · typically $208k
- Commercial alterations7
4 in the last 12 months · typically $242k
- Fires and heating6
2 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- Relocated buildings3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- Other new buildings3
typically $73k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $49k
- Garages, sheds and carports2
typically $425k
- Pools and spas2
typically $153k
- Multiple homes1
typically $1.6m
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $2.8mNew 4 bed home with attached dbl gge 2131 Gibbston Highway
- $2.1mConstruction of new 5 Bedroom Residential Dwelling with Attached Garage. 117 Toms Creek Road
- $710kAdd & change of use to existing res dwg. 57A Gibbston Back Road
- $300kKinross Winery - New restaurant/cafe building (no kitchen or facilities) 182 Gibbston Back Road
- $206kNew 9.0m x 18.0m gable, outbuilding il1 150 Coal Pit Road
319 consents
- Commercial alterations$100k
Enclose existing shed building for bike rental/storage use & convert existing dwelling into bakery cafe and add veranda, upgrade wastewater- Mt Rosa Winery
- Commercial alterations$140k
Kinross Winery - Construction of new reception/office and bathroom facilities
- New homes$2.1m
Construction of new 5 Bedroom Residential Dwelling with Attached Garage.
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$30k
Septic tank upgrade including new land application area for effleunt field
- Alterations and additions$133k
Amendment to existing consent incl. New entrance, bathrm & powder room, loft above gge, conversion of gge to media room
- Commercial alterations$300k
Kinross Winery - New restaurant/cafe building (no kitchen or facilities)
- Alterations and additions$710k
Add & change of use to existing res dwg.
- New homes$2.8m
New 4 bed home with attached dbl gge
- Fires and heating$5,000
Remove old freestanding wood burner & replace with new free standing wood burner
- Alterations and additions$206k
New 9.0m x 18.0m gable, outbuilding il1
- Commercial alterations$150k
Alteration - Fire safety and accessibility facilities upgrade. Cox Vineyard Tasting Room
- Relocated buildings$85k
Construction of foundation & drainage for relocated dwg � stage 2
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install metro smart insert fire on existing wetback pipes
- New homes$671k
Stage 1: off site construction of a transportable single-storey dwg
- Alterations and additions$2,500
Alterations to single storey dwelling - install freestanding wood burner
- Pools and spas$6,000
Installation of a pool fence (post, mesh and glass)
- Alterations and additions$342k
Alt to a dwg - additions to single-storey dwg, including a bdrm, living room, & entrance porch extension
- Alterations and additions$25k
Alterations to dwg - replace fire in living room with regency montrose
- Commercial alterations$500k
Refurbishment of existing Tasting Room, demolition of existing toilet block, construction of two new toilet blocks. Including Amendment 01. Upgrade to existing wastewater system
- Garages, sheds and carports$300k
Three bay timber pole shed. One bay includes Rumpus with kitchenette, Storeroom, bathroom and fireplace.
- Pools and spas$300k
Installation of swimming pool and fence
- Multiple homes$1.6m
Construction of two 2-storey attached dwellings with attached garage each
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install solid fuel heater in timber cavity.
- New homes$1.6m
Construction of two storey detached dwelling and single storey detached dwelling
- Fires and heating$5,000
Alteration to single storey dwelling - Replace fire with Woodsman Serene. Woodsman Heatsaver. Pan flashing with Dektite #7
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Gibbston?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 1,981 new homes consented in the Queenstown-Lakes District council area, with $1.22b of residential and $237m 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.