Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Kawaha Point
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 Kawaha Point itself, 0 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 119 consents we hold in Kawaha Point, 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 Kawaha Point’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 Kawaha Point
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the 2 statistical areas that make up most of it: Kawaha, Inland water Lake Rotorua. In the year to September 2026: 0 houses, 0 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 Kawaha Point
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 119 from 1 Jul 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.
- Alterations and additions26
3 in the last 12 months · typically $32k
- Fires and heating9
2 in the last 12 months · typically $5,500
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs3
2 in the last 12 months · typically $80k
- New homes3
typically $350k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening2
typically $73k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $9,000
- Garages, sheds and carports1
typically $5,000
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater1
typically $4,000
- Multiple homes1
typically $95k
- Relocated buildings1
typically $15k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $150kNew living room add to existing house. 30 Aquarius Drive
- $150kRe roof & entry altered 1 Grand Vue Road
- $100kRe-clad home. New membrane deck. New aluminum balustrade. 25 Capricorn Place
- $15kAdding an external staircase to the existing deck. 7 Naera Place
- $10kInternal alterations to existing building 170 Kawaha Point Road
119 consents
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$100k
Re-clad home. New membrane deck. New aluminum balustrade.
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$9,000
Connect drainage for sleepout on wheels
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$15k
Adding an external staircase to the existing deck.
- Alterations and additions$150k
New living room add to existing house.
- Alterations and additions$150k
Re roof & entry altered
- Alterations and additions$10k
Internal alterations to existing building
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install woodsman Brunner mkii freestanding sfh
- Fires and heating$6,500
Install masport Rangitata insert woodfire
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install masport Kaituna freestanding fire
- Fires and heating$5,500
Masport Kaituna freestanding fire
- Alterations and additions$20k
Rbw - additional two bathrooms proposed into the existing house layout, existing bathrm layout redesign, an internal wall removed, an existing exterior window becomes sliding door under existing lin
- Fires and heating$6,000
Installation of a masport Akaroa woodfire.
- Alterations and additions$1,000
Additions & alterations
- Alterations and additions$25k
Install large window in bathrm
- Alterations and additions$32k
Extend bedrooms, new ensuite & new roof
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$130k
Re-clad existing home
- Alterations and additions
Changes to bracing & door & window lintel sizes
- Fires and heating$4,500
Install new inbuilt metro eco smart sfh
- Alterations and additions$100k
Layout changes
- Alterations and additions$5,000
internal alterations
- Alterations and additions$1,000
Add joist & trimmer fixings to plan
- Alterations and additions$400k
Change the use to sa. Install type 5 alarm & emergency lighting -weather tightness remedial works, redesign & re-clad
- Fires and heating$4,500
Install 2nd hand woodsman Brunner freestanding fire
- Alterations and additions$8,000
New bathrm
- New homes$350k
Rbw - lot 1 - new two-storey standalone, including four bedrooms, lounge, living, two common shower, ensuite, kitchen, dining, single gge with internal access. Keystone retaining wall, foundation d
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Kawaha Point?
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.