Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Raetihi
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: 181 consents we hold in Raetihi, 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 Raetihi
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 181 from 1 Apr 2018 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 heating46
14 in the last 12 months · typically $6,250
- Alterations and additions31
5 in the last 12 months · typically $40k
- New homes25
5 in the last 12 months · typically $400k
- Garages, sheds and carports12
2 in the last 12 months · typically $53k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater8
3 in the last 12 months · typically $10k
- Relocated buildings7
2 in the last 12 months · typically $40k
- Multiple homes5
2 in the last 12 months · typically $1.8m
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts3
2 in the last 12 months · typically $25k
- Commercial alterations3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $22k
- Retaining walls3
typically $200k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $3.1mRbw - construction of 6 two-storey detached dwgs. Lot 1 consists of 3 beds, 2.5 baths, kdl, family, & single gge. Lot 2-6 consists of 4 beds, 2.5 baths, kdl, family, single gge. New drive 17 King Street, Raetihi
- $1.5mConstruction of dwg with attached gge. Installation of in-ground swimming pool & pool barrier. Installation of jetmaster alfresco outdoor wood fire, subject to section 73 notice. 1 Jacksons Road, Raetihi
- $900kFour new units - block b 32 King Street, Raetihi
- $630kRbw - housing (detached dwg) - construct new single level 3-bdrm dwg with attached gge 158 Seddon Street, Raetihi
- $623k4 bdrm res dwg with living, dining & kitchen with woodsman fire 6 Horopito Heights, Horopito
181 consents
- Alterations and additions$50k
Alt internal layout of dwg
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$350k
New small 1 bdrm cabin, concrete slab, with timber framed construction above. New septic tank with onsite discharge to land.
- Fires and heating$3,000
Kent leb freestanding logburner 14 a queen St Oxford lot 1 dp 457435
- Fires and heating$8,500
Installation of freestanding solid fuel heater
- New homes$623k
4 bdrm res dwg with living, dining & kitchen with woodsman fire
- Fires and heating$5,500
Install a kent Benmore wood burner housing - detached
- Fit-outs$60k
Housing (multi-unit dwg) - internal alterations to create 2 additional units on upper level, new internal access door between tenancy at ground floor level +more
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$2,500
Run new sewer line with gully trap & 50mm tv for removable tiny home connection
- Fires and heating$8,900
Install yunca monte multi fuel freestanding wood fireplace
- Relocated buildings$38k
Foundations & services & install new woodsman woodburner for relocated second hand dwg to site
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of freestanding wee rad woody solid fuel burner
- Relocated buildings$40k
The foundations (piles down), drainage & associated site works for a 53m2 two bdrm prefabricated dwg including the relocation of the prefabricated dwg onto the proposed foundations
- Multiple homes$3.1m
Rbw - construction of 6 two-storey detached dwgs. Lot 1 consists of 3 beds, 2.5 baths, kdl, family, & single gge. Lot 2-6 consists of 4 beds, 2.5 baths, kdl, family, single gge. New drive
- Fires and heating$30k
Rbw remove wall dining / lounge & install f/s yunca monte solid fuel burner (replacement)
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install masport clutha woodburner
- Fires and heating$7,200
Iinstall pyro classic freestanding fire
- Fires and heating$10k
Installation of new fireplace
- Alterations and additions$40k
R3 - alt to 2 storey detached dwg - replace chimney framing & cladding. Re-cladding of area on upper level.
- New homes$498k
New res dwg 3 bdrm dwg with multiple cladding types & attached gge
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$10k
Install eco flow sewer pump & connect into pressure line
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$15k
Dump station / sewer lateral connection
- Garages, sheds and carports$100k
Construct a 13m x 9m x 3m totalspan gge
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$38k
To relocate a second hand 3 bdrm dwg. Foundation & drainage & installation of a
- New homes$250k
2 bdrm dwg with mezzaninie workroom & masport r10000 freestanding low emission wood fire
- Fires and heating$8,000
Install freestanding forenzo lady kitchener uleb leg black wood burner & new flue kit
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Suburbs in Raetihi
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Raetihi?
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.