Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Hillcrest
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. In Hillcrest itself, 5 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 76 consents we hold in Hillcrest, 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, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Hillcrest’s own count is made.
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.
New homes in Hillcrest
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area that make up most of it: Hillcrest (Rotorua District). In the year to September 2026: 3 houses, 2 townhouses and units, 0 apartments.
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 Hillcrest
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 76 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 additions15
2 in the last 12 months · typically $40k
- Fires and heating10
2 in the last 12 months · typically $5,500
- New homes6
2 in the last 12 months · typically $425k
- Relocated buildings4
2 in the last 12 months · typically $140k
- Garages, sheds and carports3
typically $80k
- Multiple homes1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $900k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts1
typically $20k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $900kTwo new duplex dwgs
- $500kConstruct new 4 bdrm single storey dwg with open plan living, 8 Firth Place
- $350kNew dwg 117A Devon Street West
- $250kRelocate x2 second-hand dwgs 26B Hunt Crescent
- $200kAlterations to dwg 126 Devon Street West
76 consents
- Fires and heating$5,500
Install metro wee rad leg model fire in family room heating
- Multiple homes$900k
Two new duplex dwgs
- 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
- Alterations and additions$200k
Alterations to dwg
- New homes$500k
Construct new 4 bdrm single storey dwg with open plan living,
- New homes$350k
New dwg
- Fires and heating$6,500
Install masport Rangitata insert woodfire
- Relocated buildings$60k
New relocated dwg
- Relocated buildings$250k
Relocate x2 second-hand dwgs
- New homes$350k
New dwg
- Garages, sheds and carports$80k
New 15x9 gge
- Fires and heating$7,500
Install firenzo lady kitchener uleb leg freestanding fire
- Alterations and additions$80k
Bdrm & ensuite add & alterations
- New homes$797k
Construct a 3 bdrm dwg
- Fires and heating$1,000
Install metro xtreme rad base wood fire
- Fires and heating$7,000
Installation of replacement freestanding fire - metro Ltd (rural)
- Alterations and additions$4,000
To install a Tarras mkiii supplied by the customer along with a woodsman heat saver flue kit, dektite, soaker flashing & bird sock.
- Fires and heating$5,500
Masport Rangitata insert woodfire
- Alterations and additions$55k
New steel building
- Alterations and additions$40k
Bathrm alterations
- Relocated buildings$130k
Relocating secondhand dwg to site, installing new foundations & service connections
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$20k
Install toilet & sink to new sleepout
- Alterations and additions$40k
Various alterations to dwg
- Alterations and additions$4,000
Tiled level entry shower
- Fires and heating$1,400
Replace sfh with new woodsman Brunner mkii
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Hillcrest?
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.