Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Rongotea
156 new homes were consented in the Manawatu District council area in the year to September 2026, up 11% on the year before. They also consented $18m of non-residential building work, down 13% on the year before. Below: 149 consents we hold in Rongotea, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Manawatu District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Manawatu 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 260 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 — Manawatu 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.
- Farm buildings$7.5m
64 buildings · 17,256 m² new floor area · $418/m² new · +39% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$3.5m
1 building · 1,158 m² new floor area · $3,022/m² new · +463% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$2.1m
2 buildings · 532 m² new floor area · $3,853/m² new · +25% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$2m
1 building · 779 m² new floor area · $1,947/m² new · −43% on the year before
- Education$1.5m
1 building · 216 m² new floor area · $2,778/m² new · −27% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$545k
−22% on the year before
- Offices$357k
1 building · 82 m² new floor area · $1,728/m² new · −90% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$315k
2 buildings · 672 m² new floor area · $342/m² new · +89% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$237k
−92% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$20k
−45% on the year before
Consents on record in Rongotea
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 149 from 1 Nov 2019 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.
- Fires and heating39
5 in the last 12 months · typically $7,000
- Alterations and additions21
2 in the last 12 months · typically $25k
- New homes16
3 in the last 12 months · typically $595k
- Garages, sheds and carports10
2 in the last 12 months · typically $38k
- Relocated buildings5
2 in the last 12 months · typically $60k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $27k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts3
typically $320k
- Commercial alterations2
typically $113k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening1
typically $9,000
- Insulation1
typically $4,300
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $895kNew 4 bdrm res dwg with attached dbl gge 170 Mill Road, Rongotea
- $720kThe construction of a new four bdrm house. 341 Fairfield Road, Rongotea
- $600k4 bdrm dwg 2509 State Highway 1, Rongotea
- $175kHouse extension/alt & new pole shed 418 Rongotea Road, Rongotea
- $100kRelocation of dwg 12 Douglas Square, Rongotea
149 consents
- Garages, sheds and carports$35k
To relocate a second hand gge & dwg to site as per the plans provided. Foundations & services.
- Relocated buildings$100k
Relocation of dwg
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$23k
Urgent upgrade to failed septic tank. Replacing with new treatment plant & dripline land application area.
- Alterations and additions$45k
R2 - alt to 2 storey detached dwg.
- New homes$600k
4 bdrm dwg
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install metro xtreme rad - base ca woodburner.
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install a masport r1200 ped freestanding wood fire into lounge.
- Fires and heating$7,000
Alt to dwg - installation of masport Rangitata beveled, insert, dry, woodburner, cac-203666
- Fires and heating$5,000
Remove existing fireplace & install with a new replacement
- Fires and heating$8,200
Install a metro trend insert wood fire into existing masonry cavity.
- Alterations and additions$65k
R2 - alt to 2 storey detached dwg - 2 new beams, bracing changes & underpinning of slab near gge.
- New homes$720k
The construction of a new four bdrm house.
- New homes$895k
New 4 bdrm res dwg with attached dbl gge
- Relocated buildings$37k
Relocate dwg - foundations & services
- Garages, sheds and carports$175k
House extension/alt & new pole shed
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$27k
Installation of septic tank & trench line.
- Garages, sheds and carports$75k
Totalspan 16m x 7m x 2.4m shed
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$50k
Alterations to dwg - add of tiled shower & toilet, removal of window.
- Alterations and additions$150k
Alt to dwg including extension for ensuite & reconstructing sunporch.
- Alterations and additions$110k
Home alt & extension.
- Relocated buildings$60k
Relocation including pile foundation, deck & associated site services.
- Garages, sheds and carports$5,000
Second hand relocatable gge 36m2 to new site
- Commercial alterations$75k
Gge alt with partial demolition to create a new extension comprising of a new bike shed & new gym/studio space.
- Alterations and additions$42k
Attach 9.0m x 6.0m (54m2)extension to an existing 6.0m x 4.2m (25.2m2) quin gge - new size will be 79.2m2
- Fires and heating$8,000
Install a metro xtreme rad base wood fire into lounge.
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Suburbs in Rongotea
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Rongotea?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 156 new homes consented in the Manawatu District council area, with $93.4m of residential and $18m 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.