Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Reefton
50 new homes were consented in the Buller District council area in the year to September 2026, down 11% on the year before. They also consented $15m of non-residential building work, up 208% on the year before. Below: 144 consents we hold in Reefton, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Buller District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Buller 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 109 in 2022.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Buller 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.
- Hospitals and health$9.3m
- Factories and industrial$1.5m
3 buildings · 374 m² new floor area · $3,610/m² new · +153% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$1.5m
1 building · 112 m² new floor area · $2,321/m² new · −20% on the year before
- Farm buildings$1.1m
12 buildings · 4,315 m² new floor area · $256/m² new · +8% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$940k
+282% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$358k
−48% on the year before
- Education$213k
1 building · 106 m² new floor area · $698/m² new · −3% on the year before
- Offices$64k
−62% on the year before
Consents on record in Reefton
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 144 from 1 Jul 2019 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 heating45
7 in the last 12 months · typically $5,500
- Alterations and additions20
4 in the last 12 months · typically $10k
- New homes14
typically $426k
- Garages, sheds and carports4
3 in the last 12 months · typically $62k
- New commercial buildings4
typically $328k
- Relocated buildings3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $95k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $43k
- Multiple homes2
typically $415k
- Commercial alterations1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $100k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening1
typically $19k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $317kRelocation of an existing dwg on to site 24 Munson Street, Reefton
- $240kAccessory building (gge/shed) with mezzanine floor. 2 outbuildings 45 Main Street, Reefton
- $100kCommercial alt & add to existing building 52 Pegasus Main St Pegasus lot 81 dp 480605 52 Main Street, Reefton
- $75kConstruction of a new 108m2 new gge 20 Anderson Street, Reefton
- $45kTwo new ensuites plus interior walls being altered , Reefton
144 consents
- Alterations and additions$5,000
Alterations to dwg. Add a kitchenette including a sink to existing bdrm. This building is consented as a single household unit.
- Alterations and additions$45k
Two new ensuites plus interior walls being altered
- Garages, sheds and carports$240k
Accessory building (gge/shed) with mezzanine floor. 2 outbuildings
- Garages, sheds and carports$75k
Construction of a new 108m2 new gge
- Garages, sheds and carports$7,500
Gge relocation & alterations ( importance level 1 building )
- Alterations and additions$1
Internal alterations to existing heritage listed building. Amendment 1: laundry repositioned, internal layout altered & deck add
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install a woodsman kanaku spaceheater
- Commercial alterations$100k
Commercial alt & add to existing building 52 Pegasus Main St Pegasus lot 81 dp 480605
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of free standing solid multi-fuel burner with wetback connection to existing hwc. Replacing current installation of fire & wetback.
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a metro smart insert woodfire
- Fires and heating$8,000
Installation of a woodsman the stag fire
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$35k
Rbw - construction of 45m2 deck add, access stair & associated balustrades on the southern & south-western section of the building.
- Fires and heating$1,000
Install new Brunner mkii space heater.
- Fires and heating$6,000
Installation of a new woodsman the stag spaceheater
- Fires and heating$9,500
Installation of a woodsman stag multifuel wet fire to a domestic dwg
- Alterations and additions$15k
Form ensuite in dwg
- Relocated buildings$317k
Relocation of an existing dwg on to site
- New homes$494k
Construction of single storey dwg, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms with an attached gge & woodsman stag fire to wetback
- New commercial buildings$375k
Construction of a 2-bdrm, 2-bathrm with laundry transportable res dwg (prefabricated in the South Peak Homes Westport factory) to be delivered to site, placed on timber piles & connected to on-site services.
- Alterations and additions$75k
Construction of an extension to the existing domestic dwg including all associated siteworks & services with minor internal alterations.
- Fires and heating$8,000
Install woodsman coaster multifuel fire to a domestic dwg
- Fires and heating$8,300
Install woodsman rmf multifuel fire in an existing position, connected to an existing wetback, in a domestic dwg
- New homes$500k
Dwg with attached gge 1 kelly St Rangiora lot 122 dp 604368
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$50k
Rbw- alterations to existing dwg by adding new roofing, timber decking & posts.
- Alterations and additions$10k
Ma - multiple changes
ResidentialCommercial The dots are this page of the list.
Suburbs in Reefton
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Reefton?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 50 new homes consented in the Buller District council area, with $24.8m of residential and $15m 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.