Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Hawke's Bay
775 new homes were consented in the Hawke's Bay Region in the year to September 2026, up 15% on the year before. They also consented $347m of non-residential building work, up 12% on the year before. Below: 16,132 consents we hold in Hawke's Bay, searchable and on the map.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, the Hawke's Bay 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 1,110 in 2021.
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 Hawke's Bay 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.
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$150m
19 buildings · 14,382 m² new floor area · $9,373/m² new · +1619% on the year before
- Offices$64.4m
10 buildings · 7,545 m² new floor area · $6,189/m² new · −17% on the year before
- Education$38.1m
10 buildings · 3,787 m² new floor area · $6,381/m² new · −14% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$29.3m
4 buildings · 1,155 m² new floor area · $7,584/m² new · −10% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$21.6m
16 buildings · 5,012 m² new floor area · $1,668/m² new · −37% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$14.9m
9 buildings · 2,778 m² new floor area · $4,243/m² new · −68% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$10.2m
2 buildings · 1,125 m² new floor area · $4,800/m² new · −50% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$9m
9 buildings · 4,375 m² new floor area · $1,802/m² new · −69% on the year before
- Farm buildings$8.7m
66 buildings · 13,098 m² new floor area · $636/m² new · −5% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$980k
1 building · 251 m² new floor area · $2,390/m² new · −90% on the year before
Councils compared
The year to September 2026 against the year before.
| Council | New homes | Change | Non-residential | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hastings District | 391 | +15% | $280m | +67% |
| Napier City | 328 | +41% | $54.2m | −58% |
| Central Hawke's Bay District | 36 | −22% | $9m | −4% |
| Wairoa District | 20 | −65% | $4.2m | −19% |
Consents on record in Hawke's Bay
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 16,132 from 1 May 2005 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 heating1,679
260 in the last 12 months · typically $5,689
- Alterations and additions1,538
219 in the last 12 months · typically $35k
- New homes879
203 in the last 12 months · typically $522k
- Garages, sheds and carports336
54 in the last 12 months · typically $55k
- Pools and spas270
39 in the last 12 months · typically $30k
- Relocated buildings180
27 in the last 12 months · typically $67k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater161
37 in the last 12 months · typically $15k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening114
21 in the last 12 months · typically $55k
- Multiple homes107
30 in the last 12 months · typically $1.2m
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs98
15 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $5m21 x one & two bdrm, 3 storey walk-up apartments 902 Heretaunga Street East, Parkvale
- $4.5mRbw -15x new 2 storey dwgs. Lots 1 & 7 each with 3 bedrooms & 2.5 bathrooms; lots 2-6 & 12-14 each with 2 bedrooms & 2 bathrooms; lots 8-11 & 15 each with 4 bedrooms & 2.5 bathrooms. 10 Wanaka Place, Poraiti
- $3mRbw - 11 x two-storey terraced dwg units, each with three bedrooms, retaining wall, decks (lot 1 to 7 only), detention tanks & associated drainage 30 Tasman Drive, Poraiti
- $3mstage 2. Construction of seven new res dwgs comprising 2 x two storey buildings one with three res units & the other with four res units. Timber framed construction on concrete slab on ground. building platforms c 76 Te Mata Road, Havelock North
- $2.9mNew 4 bdrm dwg with gge & sfh 25 Shaw Road, Eskdale
16,132 consents
- New homes$311k
Construction of dwg with attached gge, & installation of ravelli natural 7, freestanding, dry, woodpellet burner, cac183132
- Fires and heating$6,652
Installation of solid fuel heater to manufacturers specifications
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$20k
Convert sewing room to ensuite & separate toilet to wardrobe, alt bathrm of dwg
- Relocated buildings$65k
Relocate a 3 bdrm dwg onto the property- where the building is cut for transportation allow to extend footprint. new foundations for relocated building & recladding of walls
- Alterations and additions$225k
2bdrm dwg with open plan living housing - detached
- New homes$800k
New dwg & detached gge
- New homes$400k
New 3 bdrm dwg
- Alterations and additions$200k
Proposed alt
- Relocated buildings$60k
Relocation of an existing 75-year-old timber-framed dwg
- Garages, sheds and carports$20k
Construction of new gge.
- Alterations and additions$6,500
Install a firenzo Napier fire with a log box into home
- Fires and heating$5,500
Installation of new metro tiny rad freestanding fire & new
- Other new buildings$500k
New multi unit development
- Fires and heating$1,077
Installation of a new masport coronet uleb wood fire & new
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install metro xtreme rad legs wood burner & new flue kit.
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install a new metro xtreme rad leg base fire urban & new
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install a new firenzo vision ag freestanding fire on a
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install a new metro tiny rad woody base freestanding fire
- New homes$900k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 3
- New homes$750k
Erect 2x attached dwgs, construct retaining walls (proposed lots 2-3)
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$2,000
Install toilet in bathrm of dwg
- Demolition$850k
Remediation of house.nthe house was extensively damaged in cyclone gabrielle and is being demolished to floor level and rebuilt.
- Alterations and additions$20k
Renovation to existing kitchen and wall removed.
- Alterations and additions$60k
Internal alterations to residence
- Alterations and additions$10k
Non loadbeaing walls to be taken out. New wall layout in kitchen area, kitchen to be shifted
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Towns and cities in Hawke's Bay
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
- Napier389 / 4,641
- Hastings213 / 7,506
- Havelock North118 / 1,830
- Waipukurau41 / 410
- Waipawa30 / 273
- Wairoa26 / 200
- Ōtāne21 / 143
- Māhia17 / 128
- Takapau11 / 72
- Pōrangahau11 / 61
- Haumoana10 / 131
- Tikokino10 / 20
- Te Awanga9 / 123
- Waimārama9 / 67
- Maraekākaho7 / 74
- Clive6 / 201
- Elsthorpe6 / 18
- Poukawa5 / 50
- Ongaonga5 / 32
- Raukawa2 / 39
- Ōmakere2 / 14
- Kahurānaki1 / 45
- Nūhaka1 / 15
- Flemington1 / 8
- Whakakī1 / 2
- Raupunga0 / 2
- Ruakituri0 / 1
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Hawke's Bay?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 775 new homes consented in the Hawke's Bay Region, with $435m of residential and $347m 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.