Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Pōhara
280 new homes were consented in the Tasman District council area in the year to September 2026, down 5% on the year before. They also consented $142m of non-residential building work, up 81% on the year before. In the statistical area around Pōhara, 4 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 80 consents we hold in Pōhara, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Tasman District council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Pōhara’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Tasman 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 661 in 2022.
New homes in Pōhara
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Pōhara sits in (Pōhara-Abel Tasman) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 4 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 — Tasman 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.
- Shops, restaurants and bars$45.8m
7 buildings · 9,720 m² new floor area · $4,131/m² new · +25% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$27.8m
2 buildings · 4,226 m² new floor area · $6,425/m² new · +4320% on the year before
- Education$20.6m
1 building · 1,160 m² new floor area · $13,793/m² new · +458% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$15m
6 buildings · 7,502 m² new floor area · $1,882/m² new · −9% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$9.3m
2 buildings · 1,979 m² new floor area · $4,118/m² new · +15% on the year before
- Offices$7.5m
3 buildings · 776 m² new floor area · $5,528/m² new · +126% on the year before
- Farm buildings$5.7m
19 buildings · 8,768 m² new floor area · $575/m² new · +185% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$5.1m
3 buildings · 1,711 m² new floor area · $2,981/m² new · −2% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$4.6m
3 buildings · 1,230 m² new floor area · $3,541/m² new · +151% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$610k
1 building · 132 m² new floor area · $3,485/m² new · +4% on the year before
Consents on record in Pōhara
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 80 from 1 Nov 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 heating17
5 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- Alterations and additions15
2 in the last 12 months · typically $20k
- New homes13
1 in the last 12 months · typically $463k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater5
typically $14k
- Pools and spas3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $80k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts3
typically $200k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs3
typically $50k
- Garages, sheds and carports2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $146k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening1
typically $180k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $535kConstruction of dwg with attached gge 14 Paradise Way
- $176kPole shed erected & onsite wastewater changes outbuildings 59A Selwyn Street
- $25kStandalone ablution outbuilding. Council ww 11 Pohutukawa Place
- $18kFireplace/chimney with sub-floor strengthening & inbuilt escea tc970 solid fuel heater 27 Selwyn Street
- $15kDwg alterations - add of ensuite in an existing 60 Selwyn Street
80 consents
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install f/s woodsman Brunner mkii solid fuel burner (reconditioned)
- Fires and heating$4,000
Install solid fuel burner in dwg
- Alterations and additions$25k
Standalone ablution outbuilding. Council ww
- Alterations and additions$15k
Dwg alterations - add of ensuite in an existing
- Fires and heating$18k
Fireplace/chimney with sub-floor strengthening & inbuilt escea tc970 solid fuel heater
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install freestanding wood burner
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install masport Rangitata inbuilt woodburner
- New homes$535k
Construction of dwg with attached gge
- Pools and spas$10k
Partial replacement of swimming pool fence
- Garages, sheds and carports$176k
Pole shed erected & onsite wastewater changes outbuildings
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$1,500
Installation of a second toilet in the laundry
- Alterations and additions$40k
Add bdrm to existing dwg
- New homes$280k
Construct new dwg with freestanding wood burner
- New homes$200k
Construction of a 2 bdrm, 1 bathrm dwg with metro tiny rad
- Fires and heating$4,000
Install in-built wood burner
- Alterations and additions$8,000
Tiled shower installed in main bathrm
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install masport Kaituna ash freestanding woodburner
- Fires and heating$7,500
Installation of a free-standing woodsman Brunner mkii woodburner
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install freestanding wood burner
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$180k
Rbw - re-roof existing single storey dwg, new foundations + cladding work as required to waterproof foundation, wet area relining in existing bathrm.
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$25k
New toilet added to bathrm & layout. Replace existing fixtures & fittings. New tiling to floor & part walls over waterproof membrane. New 180l hwc relocated to exterior.
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$70k
Alterations & deck extension to existing dwg
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install blaze king sirocco sc30p. NZ freestanding woodburner
- Alterations and additions$20k
Extensions to the existing exterior covered patio area.
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$200k
Extension to existing house, new decks. Bathrm add to existing gge/sleepout
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Pōhara?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 280 new homes consented in the Tasman District council area, with $166m of residential and $142m 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.