Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Gisborne
209 new homes were consented in the Gisborne Region in the year to September 2026, up 34% on the year before. They also consented $40.3m of non-residential building work, down 9% on the year before. Below: 2,557 consents we hold in Gisborne, searchable and on the map.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, the Gisborne Region, 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 186 in 2011.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — the Gisborne Region, 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$10.9m
41 buildings · 1,339 m² new floor area · $7,303/m² new · +3% on the year before
- Education$8.7m
1 building · 1,890 m² new floor area · $3,175/m² new · −36% on the year before
- Offices$6.3m
+156% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$4.2m
2 buildings · 823 m² new floor area · $4,247/m² new · −12% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$2.9m
+208% on the year before
- Farm buildings$2.8m
18 buildings · 4,206 m² new floor area · $615/m² new · +15% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$2.7m
2 buildings · 1,841 m² new floor area · $1,465/m² new · +3% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$683k
1 building · 76 m² new floor area · $787/m² new · −87% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$646k
−20% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$500k
+8% on the year before
Councils compared
The year to September 2026 against the year before.
| Council | New homes | Change | Non-residential | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gisborne District | 209 | +34% | $40.3m | −9% |
Consents on record in Gisborne
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 2,557 from 1 Jul 2019 to 1 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.
- Fires and heating487
85 in the last 12 months · typically $6,500
- Alterations and additions299
56 in the last 12 months · typically $32k
- New homes134
23 in the last 12 months · typically $561k
- Garages, sheds and carports127
22 in the last 12 months · typically $52k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater125
19 in the last 12 months · typically $19k
- Relocated buildings96
12 in the last 12 months · typically $80k
- Pools and spas93
9 in the last 12 months · typically $56k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs48
8 in the last 12 months · typically $70k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening43
6 in the last 12 months · typically $83k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts43
6 in the last 12 months · typically $80k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $3.2mErect two storey dwg with attached gge, install septic system & water tanks & install freestanding outdoor escea ef5000 gas fire 741 Back Ormond Road, Makauri
- $3.2mRbw - construction of seven two-storey detached dwgs, each comprising 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, & single internal gge. 12 Karaka Street, Elgin
- $2.8mRbw: construction of new dbl storey duplex including four bedrooms, two bathrooms, guest toilet in lot 1 & three bedrooms, two bathrooms & guest toilet in lot 2. Nine jointed terrace houses, al 8 Elm Street, Mangapapa
- $2.7mRbw - lot1-4, two storeys detached dwg, including 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, 1 gge, retaining wall & detention tank. 3 Parkview Place, Riverdale
- $1.9mRbw - 5x new two storey dwgs. Lots 1-4 each with three bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms & attached single gge; lot 5 with four bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms & attached single gge. New retaining walls 3 Porter Street, Outer Kaiti
2,557 consents
- Multiple homes$2.8m
Rbw: construction of new dbl storey duplex including four bedrooms, two bathrooms, guest toilet in lot 1 & three bedrooms, two bathrooms & guest toilet in lot 2. Nine jointed terrace houses, al
- Garages, sheds and carports$355k
Raise & repile flood damaged dwg, convert exsting carport into bdrm, construct bottom storey including additional bathrm & relocation of laundry, install internal & external stairs & install deck & landing
- Alterations and additions$85k
Raise existing attached self-contained unit
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$18k
Install second toilet & shower into existing dwg
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$18k
Install toilet, hand basin & shower into existing cabin
- Alterations and additions$12k
Remove load bearing wall & replace with beam
- Alterations and additions$25k
Extension to existing dwg to create ensuite & construct fire rated wall
- Relocated buildings$80k
Connect relocatable dwg to foundations & install septic system & water tanks
- Garages, sheds and carports$45k
Construct gge
- Alterations and additions$30k
Remove existing board & batten cladding & replace with vertical corrugated metal wall cladding
- Garages, sheds and carports$5,000
Install hand basin into existing shed
- Alterations and additions$60k
Remove load bearing walls & replace with beams
- Alterations and additions$18k
Install wet area vinyl shower within existing bathrm
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$19k
Install toilet, two hand basins & two showers into existing bathrooms
- Alterations and additions$8,000
Install hot water cylinder
- Fires and heating$8,500
Install zero tolerance inbuilt yunca xander logfire
- Alterations and additions$30k
Extension to existing dwg
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install freestanding kent aspiring logfire
- Pools and spas$80k
Install inground pool with fence & pump shed
- Fires and heating$7,500
Install freestanding yunca oscar logfire
- Alterations and additions$70k
Alterations & additions to existing dwg & remove load bearing walls & replace with beam
- Fires and heating$8,000
Install freestanding ethos galaxy logfire
- Fires and heating$6,500
Install freestanding fisher denniston multi fuel logfire
- Fires and heating$7,500
A1: install wetback to logfire
- Fires and heating$13k
Install freestanding yunca olli ca logfire
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Towns and cities in Gisborne
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Gisborne?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 209 new homes consented in the Gisborne Region, with $102m of residential and $40.3m 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.