Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Pomare
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 Pomare itself, 5 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 84 consents we hold in Pomare, 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 Pomare’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 Pomare
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area that make up most of it: Pomare. 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 Pomare
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 84 from 1 Jul 2019 to 1 Jun 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 $30k
- Fires and heating6
typically $5,250
- New homes4
typically $490k
- Garages, sheds and carports3
typically $46k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $25k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater1
typically $12k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs1
typically $35k
- Relocated buildings1
typically $60k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $50kBathrm extension & internal alterations 22 Luxor Place
- $25kConversion of existing gge to sleepout & plumbing & drainage 375 Malfroy Road
- $20kAdd ensuite in existing sun porch 20 Westbrook Place
84 consents
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$25k
Conversion of existing gge to sleepout & plumbing & drainage
- Alterations and additions$20k
Add ensuite in existing sun porch
- Alterations and additions$50k
Bathrm extension & internal alterations
- Alterations and additions$25k
New dwg - Amendment
- Alterations and additions$80k
Bathrm alterations & add
- Garages, sheds and carports$46k
New gge
- Alterations and additions$19k
Bathrm alterations & additional doors to bdrm
- Alterations and additions$50k
Various alterations
- Alterations and additions$8,000
Structural remediation & install door head flashing
- New homes$600k
New dwg
- Alterations and additions$48k
Bathrm alterations
- Fires and heating$4,000
Install masport r3000 ped freestanding fire
- Garages, sheds and carports$2,600
Move laundry to gge & alt drainage
- Alterations and additions$400k
Convert loft to media room
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install woodsman Tasman f/s woodburner to existing wetback
- Alterations and additions$20k
Internal alterations to rumpus room
- Fires and heating$6,000
Masport Rangitata insert fire
- New homes$400k
New dwg
- Garages, sheds and carports$150k
Convert gge & storage room to games room internal alterations
- Alterations and additions$30k
Removal of loadbearing walls in living room & kitchen
- Alterations and additions$20k
Bathrm alterations
- Fires and heating$6,500
Install masport Hurunui freestanding fire
- Fires and heating$4,000
Install new masport r1200 f/s sfh
- New homes$480k
New dwg
- Relocated buildings$60k
New relocated dwg
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Near Pomare
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Pomare?
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.