Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Takapau
36 new homes were consented in the Central Hawke's Bay District council area in the year to September 2026, down 22% on the year before. They also consented $9m of non-residential building work, down 4% on the year before. Below: 72 consents we hold in Takapau, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Central Hawke's Bay District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Central Hawke's Bay 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 112 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 — Central Hawke's Bay 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.
- Farm buildings$3.8m
21 buildings · 4,963 m² new floor area · $765/m² new · +125% on the year before
- Education$1.9m
1 building · 126 m² new floor area · $4,365/m² new · +50% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$1.6m
3 buildings · 758 m² new floor area · $1,686/m² new · +62% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$665k
+56% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$645k
1 building · 79 m² new floor area · $2,532/m² new · −76% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$150k
- Warehouses and storage$135k
1 building · 50 m² new floor area · $1,900/m² new · +1700% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$80k
1 building · 90 m² new floor area · $889/m² new · −96% on the year before
Consents on record in Takapau
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 72 from 1 Aug 2019 to 1 Aug 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 heating22
2 in the last 12 months · typically $5,167
- Alterations and additions14
2 in the last 12 months · typically $35k
- New homes6
1 in the last 12 months · typically $425k
- Relocated buildings3
2 in the last 12 months · typically $65k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $23k
- Garages, sheds and carports3
typically $96k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts2
2 in the last 12 months · typically $35k
- Demolition2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $710k
- Retaining walls1
typically $1
- Commercial alterations1
typically $518k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $1.1mRbw- lots 1,2,3 - demolishing existing dwg & building 3 of 6 dbl storey dwg each with 3 bedrooms, internal gge, laundry, living area, 2 bathrooms & 1 ensuite. 1-3 Walter Street, Takapau
- $1.1mRbw - lots 4,5,6 - three of six dbl-storey dwg each with four bedrooms, 1 family room, kitchen-living-dining, internal gge, laundry, living area, two bathrooms & one ensuite. Sw tanks, re 1-3 Walter Street, Takapau
- $70kRelocate dwg housing - detached 19 Consitt Street, Takapau
- $65kRelocate a 3 bdrm dwg onto the property- where the building is cut for transportation allow to extend footprint. new foundations for relocated building & recladding of walls , Takapau
- $40kTransportable dwg & studio been installed on 17A Sydney Terrace, Takapau
72 consents
- Relocated buildings$65k
Relocate a 3 bdrm dwg onto the property- where the building is cut for transportation allow to extend footprint. new foundations for relocated building & recladding of walls
- Fires and heating$5,500
Installation of new metro tiny rad freestanding fire & new
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$23k
Upgrading the septic system.
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$40k
Transportable dwg & studio been installed on
- Alterations and additions$26k
Install a homewood heritage cook / heat fire & lady
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$30k
Rbw - proposal for new footings to existing tiny home, drainage & capture pergola (deck under 1m), onsite waste water system & stormwater tank on site.
- Alterations and additions$5,000
Install a mega rad rural fire
- Fires and heating$6,000
Replacement of existing solid fuel burner with a metro rad
- Demolition$1.1m
Rbw- lots 1,2,3 - demolishing existing dwg & building 3 of 6 dbl storey dwg each with 3 bedrooms, internal gge, laundry, living area, 2 bathrooms & 1 ensuite.
- New homes$1.1m
Rbw - lots 4,5,6 - three of six dbl-storey dwg each with four bedrooms, 1 family room, kitchen-living-dining, internal gge, laundry, living area, two bathrooms & one ensuite. Sw tanks, re
- Relocated buildings$70k
Relocate dwg housing - detached
- Alterations and additions$40k
Dwg alterations & additions housing - detached
- Demolition$290k
Huapai district school- demolition & refurbishment of existing bag & toilet area & upgraded to breakout spaces & unisex bathrooms for block 1 of primary school. Mainly interior work. Existing
- New homes$350k
New transportable dwg & gge housing - detached
- New homes$275k
New dwg & dbl gge housing - detached
- Fires and heating$7,500
Install a metro mega rad freestanding fire & new flue kit. Heating
- Garages, sheds and carports$96k
New gge with bathrm outbuildings
- Alterations and additions$115k
Rbw - housing (detached dwg) - extend dwg to create new ensuite bathrm
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$25k
New septic system
- Alterations and additions$250k
Alterations & additions to an existing dwg housing - detached
- Fires and heating$6,500
Install masport Kaituna freestanding fire heating
- Retaining walls$1
Amendment 1 - change timber retaining walls to firth keystone block
- Relocated buildings$18k
Relocate gge onto pre poured foundation outbuildings
- New homes$90k
New transportable house housing - detached
- New homes$600k
New single storey dwg, 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms & attached gge
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Suburbs in Takapau
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Takapau?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 36 new homes consented in the Central Hawke's Bay District council area, with $27.3m of residential and $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.