Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Taihape
41 new homes were consented in the Rangitikei District council area in the year to September 2026, down 9% on the year before. They also consented $33.6m of non-residential building work, up 28% on the year before. Below: 183 consents we hold in Taihape, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Rangitikei District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Rangitikei 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 91 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 — Rangitikei 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.
- Social, cultural and religious$13.3m
+22070% on the year before
- Education$4.9m
−75% on the year before
- Farm buildings$4.2m
27 buildings · 6,188 m² new floor area · $667/m² new · +83% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$3.6m
+3633% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$3m
- Factories and industrial$2.8m
1 building · 1,773 m² new floor area · $1,579/m² new
- Offices$1.9m
2 buildings · 369 m² new floor area · $4,661/m² new · +141% on the year before
Consents on record in Taihape
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 183 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.
- Fires and heating42
10 in the last 12 months · typically $6,000
- New homes28
10 in the last 12 months · typically $746k
- Alterations and additions25
3 in the last 12 months · typically $35k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater7
5 in the last 12 months · typically $12k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening5
3 in the last 12 months · typically $30k
- Pools and spas4
2 in the last 12 months · typically $15k
- Relocated buildings4
2 in the last 12 months · typically $38k
- Garages, sheds and carports4
typically $33k
- Multiple homes2
typically $1.1m
- Demolition2
typically $300k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $1.3m4 bdrm domestic dwg with attached gge 1 Swan Street, Taihape
- $1.1m3 bdrm home 24 Station Road, Taihape
- $1mNew dwg with attached gge, install pyro classic heater in lounge & construct retaining wall 6 Kingfisher Place, Taihape
- $987kMulti-unit dwg: 1x 4 bdrm domestic dwg with attached gge, 1x 2 bdrm domestic dwg 6 Goldfinch Street, Taihape
- $920kClassic Builders: construction of two storey dwg with attached gge 14 Goldfinch Street, Taihape
183 consents
- Relocated buildings$50k
Front section: relocation of res building from housing - detached
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$25k
Remove & replace existing underfloor piles housing - detached
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install new masport Waimakariri log burner heating
- New homes$500k
Construction of single storey dwg with attached gge
- Fires and heating$6,000
New kent Cardrona. Kent 4.2m flue kit. Pan flashing with dekite #7
- Alterations and additions$350k
New ensuite, change from timber to aluminium joinery on some windows,doors. New structure, new window & door openings. New floorin g
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$50k
Rear section: foundations, plumbing & drainage for housing - detached
- Relocated buildings$3,000
Relocate existing fireplace from kitchen, into living area. Heating
- Fires and heating$2,000
Instalation of a metro rad plus woodburner & eco flu kit heating
- New homes$579k
Single storey 3 bdrm domestic dwg with attached gge, with 1 bdrm attached flat
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$12k
New soakage device to formalise sw disposal. Currently the front house discharges sw to ground, in an uncontrolled manner. The rear house has its own soakage device.
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$25k
Remove & replace existing underfloor piles housing - detached
- Pools and spas$59k
260329 - lot 1 - construction of Mayfair swimming pool
- New homes$987k
Multi-unit dwg: 1x 4 bdrm domestic dwg with attached gge, 1x 2 bdrm domestic dwg
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$5,000
Enlarge toilet room in dwg & convert to ensuite, alt laundry wall & kitchen
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install a new free-standing metro Ltd xtreme rad leg heating
- Fires and heating$6,000
Installation of a free standing fire heating
- Pools and spas$10k
Pool fence only
- New homes$1.1m
3 bdrm home
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$750k
Construct a 3 bdrm dwg with attached 2 bdrm minor unit & attached gge
- New homes$800k
New 3 bdrm dwg with attached 1 bdrm unit & gge
- Alterations and additions$4,000
Housing (detached dwg) - install a replacement fsf firenzo Bronte platform base woodburner
- New homes$750k
Construct a 3-bdrm dwg with attached 2-bdrm unit & attached gge
- New homes$1.3m
4 bdrm domestic dwg with attached gge
- Fires and heating$8,000
Putting in a wood-burning fireplace in a res home, heating
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Suburbs in Taihape
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Taihape?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 41 new homes consented in the Rangitikei District council area, with $23.2m of residential and $33.6m 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.