Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Rotorua
457 new homes were consented in the Rotorua District council area in the year to September 2026, up 1% on the year before. They also consented $66.9m of non-residential building work, up 43% on the year before. Below: 3,677 consents we hold in Rotorua, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Rotorua District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Rotorua 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 678 in 2024.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Rotorua 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.
- Hotels and motels$27.7m
1 building · 253 m² new floor area · $2,372/m² new · +278% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$10.1m
4 buildings · 3,656 m² new floor area · $1,550/m² new · +54% on the year before
- Education$7.2m
5 buildings · 951 m² new floor area · $4,601/m² new · −30% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$6.5m
1 building · 51 m² new floor area · $3,412/m² new · +1323% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$6.2m
5 buildings · 232 m² new floor area · $4,483/m² new · +181% on the year before
- Farm buildings$3.9m
23 buildings · 7,548 m² new floor area · $477/m² new · +11% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$3.5m
−40% on the year before
- Offices$1.8m
1 building · 143 m² new floor area · $5,245/m² new · +34% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$93k
1 building · 30 m² new floor area · $1,567/m² new · −99% on the year before
Consents on record in Rotorua
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 3,677 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.
- Alterations and additions477
70 in the last 12 months · typically $25k
- Fires and heating410
59 in the last 12 months · typically $5,500
- New homes340
72 in the last 12 months · typically $500k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater295
55 in the last 12 months · typically $25k
- Garages, sheds and carports158
15 in the last 12 months · typically $54k
- Relocated buildings86
18 in the last 12 months · typically $60k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs69
9 in the last 12 months · typically $30k
- Multiple homes62
17 in the last 12 months · typically $980k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts42
9 in the last 12 months · typically $30k
- Pools and spas37
2 in the last 12 months · typically $40k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $2.9mSix new dwgs 2A Waterlow Street, Fordlands
- $2.5mRbw - four proposed res dwgs. Each house has four bedrooms, 2.5 bath & internal gge. Including gas fire place, retaining walls & detention tanks. Trapizoidal roofing with james har 19 Springfield Road, Springfield
- $2mConstruction of 5 attached dwgs with 5 attached garages 39 Springfield Road, Springfield
- $1.9mNew dwgs - 3 x 2-bdrm units & 6 x 1-bdrm units. 120A Malfroy Road, Victoria
- $1.8mRbw - six x new two-storey dwgs each with three bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms & attached single gge. New retaining walls & detention tanks. 3 Lewis Road, Lynmore
3,677 consents
- Fires and heating$5,500
Install metro wee rad leg model fire in family room heating
- New homes$750k
New dwg
- New homes$546k
New dwg
- New homes$546k
New dwg
- New homes$546k
New dwg
- New homes$546k
New dwg
- New homes$546k
New dwg
- New homes$546k
New dwg
- New homes$546k
New dwg
- New homes$546k
New dwg
- New homes$725k
New dwg
- Multiple homes$900k
Two new duplex dwgs
- Alterations and additions$120k
Dwg alterations & additions 52 Oxford Rd Rangiora lot 1 dp 476951
- Fires and heating$300k
Alt to dwg - extension of kitchen & lounge. Installation of woodsman serene petite, freestanding, dry, woodburner, cac 212697
- Alterations and additions$50k
Amendment tobco10405096- basement floor level laundry & utility space add, basement floor level bathrm upgrade, ground floor level master bdrm en-suite refurbishment.
- New homes$1.4m
Rbw / pbc e2e - 6x new 2 storey dwgs. Lots 1-4 are duplexes, each with 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms & new retaining wall. Lots 5-6 are standalone, each with 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, single gge
- Alterations and additions$50k
Rbw - existing two storey dwg renovation. Add of a bathrm on the 1st floor & improvements to the existing bathrm on the ground floor.
- Garages, sheds and carports$35k
Construct a 9m x 6m x 2.4m totalspan gge
- Garages, sheds and carports$70k
Construction of a 12m x 4.8m versatile gge.
- Alterations and additions$60k
Alterations to the dwg. Renovation of first floor level - including installation of kitchenette. Adjustment of framing under the stairs & of the stairs up from the gge. Partial reclad of the
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$40k
Convert games room to sleepout with kitchenette & bathrm
- Alterations and additions$5,000
Ground & fist floor extensions
- Relocated buildings$14k
New relocatable dwg
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$100k
Re-clad home. New membrane deck. New aluminum balustrade.
- Alterations and additions$10k
New joinery & bracing to dining area
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Suburbs in Rotorua
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
- Ōwhata58 / 400
- Lake Tarawera57 / 312
- Ngongotahā35 / 331
- Springfield25 / 237
- Glenholme15 / 204
- Lynmore13 / 229
- Tikitere13 / 117
- Utuhina11 / 103
- Mangakakahi10 / 124
- Hillcrest9 / 76
- Kawaha Point8 / 119
- Pukehangi7 / 210
- Western Heights7 / 128
- Sunnybrook7 / 124
- Lake Okareka7 / 77
- Victoria7 / 46
- Fairy Spring6 / 92
- Selwyn Heights5 / 47
- Koutu4 / 80
- Tihiotonga4 / 66
- Rotoiti Forest4 / 60
- Lake Rotomā4 / 37
- Pomare3 / 84
- Okere Falls2 / 55
- Matipo Heights2 / 41
- Fordlands1 / 63
- Ngongotahā Valley1 / 33
- Hannahs Bay1 / 29
- Holdens Bay1 / 26
- Rotorua1 / 18
- Whakarewarewa1 / 15
- Horohoro1 / 8
- Ohinemutu1 / 8
- Lake Ōkataina1 / 5
- Fenton Park0 / 37
- Mourea0 / 16
- Ngapuna0 / 14
- Tumunui0 / 3
- Waimangu0 / 2
- Kapenga0 / 1
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Rotorua?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 457 new homes consented in the Rotorua District council area, with $193m of residential and $66.9m 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.