Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Commercial building consents in Raetihi
Councils consented $6.9m of non-residential building work in the Ruapehu District council area in the year to September 2026, down 15% on the year before. Below: 7 commercial 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.
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
Non-residential work since 1991
The value consented each year, in the dollars of the day (not adjusted for inflation).
Commercial consents on record in Raetihi
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 7 from 1 Oct 2021 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.
- Commercial alterations3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $22k
- Fit-outs2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $60k
- Relocated buildings1
typically $99k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $64k14.0m long x 4.8m wide gge/workshop 44 Queen Street, Raetihi
- $60kHousing (multi-unit dwg) - internal alterations to create 2 additional units on upper level, new internal access door between tenancy at ground floor level +more 9 Queen Street, Raetihi
7 consents
- 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
- Commercial alterations$64k
14.0m long x 4.8m wide gge/workshop
- Commercial alterations$5,000
Installation of bathrm, toilet & laundry in existing workshop amendment 1: workshop kitchenette. Protected wall between kitchen & permitted multifuel heater. Replace hot water cylinder with lpg water heating. Revised ceiling joists. Toilet vanity
- Commercial alterations$22k
Installation of bathrm, toilet & laundry in existing workshop
- Relocated buildings$99k
Rbw - dwg to be relocated from Onehunga & linked to existing dwg. Alterations to both existing & relocated dwg to create four bdrm, two bathrm, two office, l
- Fit-outs$60k
New two bay shed with small bathrm fit-out
- Commercial alterations$45k
Construction of a concrete pad & sheds4u kitset 2-bay pole gge/workshop + open sided woodshed
ResidentialCommercial The dots are this page of the list.
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.