Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Commercial building consents in Tairua
Councils consented $11.6m of non-residential building work in the Thames-Coromandel District council area in the year to September 2026, down 65% on the year before. Below: 8 commercial consents we hold in Tairua, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Thames-Coromandel District council area.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Thames-Coromandel 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.
- Hospitals and health$2.4m
1 building · 404 m² new floor area · $4,950/m² new · +1646% on the year before
- Offices$2.2m
2 buildings · 805 m² new floor area · $2,559/m² new · +491% on the year before
- Farm buildings$1.7m
16 buildings · 2,415 m² new floor area · $678/m² new · +52% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$1.7m
3 buildings · 1,154 m² new floor area · $1,473/m² new · +105% on the year before
- Education$1.2m
−64% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$1.1m
1 building · 195 m² new floor area · $469/m² new · −94% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$800k
1 building · 420 m² new floor area · $1,905/m² new · −70% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$394k
1 building · 73 m² new floor area · $2,877/m² new · −89% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$10k
−100% on the year before
Non-residential work since 1991
The value consented each year, in the dollars of the day (not adjusted for inflation).
Commercial consents on record in Tairua
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 8 from 1 Dec 2019 to 1 Oct 2025. 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.
- Commercial alterations6
typically $93k
- Fit-outs1
typically $7,500
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
8 consents
- Commercial alterations$85k
New gge with workshop area
- Commercial alterations$1
Construct workshop amendment 1: upload final engineers report which includes full sed
- Commercial alterations$100k
Site works for the siting of 4 modules (constructed in factory as part of separate consent) - foundations, earthworks, & services. Refer cover letter & architectural drawings.
- Commercial alterations$150k
Construct new lower storey add to an existing house including office, bathrm, laundry & gym.
- Commercial alterations$100k
New gge/workshop with attached garport & bathrm
- Commercial alterations$7,000
Add of a new bathrm to an existing workshop outroom.
- Fit-outs$7,500
Fit out exstg gge with bathrm & laundry facilities. Install 2x windows.
- Relocated buildings$17k
Convert existing workshop to sleep-out. Foundations for relocated cabin.
ResidentialCommercial The dots are this page of the list.
Suburbs in Tairua
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Tairua?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 161 new homes consented in the Thames-Coromandel District council area, with $163m of residential and $11.6m 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.