Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Taumarunui
20 new homes were consented in the Ruapehu District council area in the year to September 2026, down 59% on the year before. They also consented $6.9m of non-residential building work, down 15% on the year before. Below: 390 consents we hold in Taumarunui, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Ruapehu District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Ruapehu 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 84 in 2007.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Ruapehu 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$1.9m
3 buildings · 864 m² new floor area · $2,049/m² new · +97% on the year before
- Offices$1.1m
1 building · 454 m² new floor area · $1,982/m² new · +3757% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$1.1m
1 building · 288 m² new floor area · $1,858/m² new · +1748% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$835k
- Farm buildings$780k
13 buildings · 2,610 m² new floor area · $299/m² new · −6% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$345k
−22% on the year before
- Education$339k
−88% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$285k
1 building · 39 m² new floor area · $3,846/m² new · −88% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$262k
1 building · 48 m² new floor area · $5,208/m² new · −26% on the year before
Consents on record in Taumarunui
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 390 from 1 May 2017 to 1 Sep 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 heating97
22 in the last 12 months · typically $7,000
- Alterations and additions45
11 in the last 12 months · typically $35k
- New homes33
3 in the last 12 months · typically $631k
- Relocated buildings16
2 in the last 12 months · typically $65k
- Garages, sheds and carports15
3 in the last 12 months · typically $36k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater10
2 in the last 12 months · typically $11k
- Multiple homes8
1 in the last 12 months · typically $879k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts6
1 in the last 12 months · typically $23k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs6
typically $35k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening5
typically $125k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $4.5mRbw - 16 new 2 level dwgs. Lots 1-10 contains 3 bedrooms & 2.5 bathrm, lots 11-16 contains 2 bedrooms & 1.5 bathrm. Site retaining wall, sw tanks to lots 1 & 2, lots 11 to 16 & joal. 4 River Road, Taumarunui
- $2.4mNew 4 bdrm res dwg, with dbl internal access gge 3 Little Road, Taumarunui
- $740kNew build single storey 5 bdrm res dwg comprising concrete slab, timber framing with abodo bb wbd cladding/bgc stratum cladding, powdercoated alum window joinery & longrun metal 34 Campbell Street, Taumarunui
- $368kTransportable, single storey 3 bdrm domestic dwg including siting 6 Campbell Street, Taumarunui
- $210kRbw extension to dwg 9 Harvey Street, Taumarunui
390 consents
- Alterations and additions$150k
R1 - alterations to single story detached dwg. New ensuite, upgrading bathrm & laundry. Thermal insulation to exterior walls.
- Garages, sheds and carports$45k
Service shed
- Fires and heating$5,500
Install metro tiny rad legs freestanding woodburner
- Fires and heating$7,000
Removing old kent fire & install yunca monte multi fuel housing - detached
- Alterations and additions$1,000
Amendment 1 - add of wc to unit 1 only & change shower from acrylic to tile for units 9 & 10
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$40k
Foundation & drainage for new transportable 3 bdrm dwg.
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$3,000
Sewer conneciont to the existing sewer connection available at the front of the property's boundary & run up fence line 7m & install a gully .
- Fires and heating$7,000
Installation of masport Hurunui freestanding solid fuel heater
- Fires and heating$5,000
Metro wee rad
- New homes$368k
Transportable, single storey 3 bdrm domestic dwg including siting
- Fires and heating$5,500
Alt to dwg - installation of woodsman kanaku woodbox, freestanding, dry, woodburner cac 243695
- Multiple homes$4.5m
Rbw - 16 new 2 level dwgs. Lots 1-10 contains 3 bedrooms & 2.5 bathrm, lots 11-16 contains 2 bedrooms & 1.5 bathrm. Site retaining wall, sw tanks to lots 1 & 2, lots 11 to 16 & joal.
- Alterations and additions$210k
Rbw extension to dwg
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$3,000
Cut in new connection in existing private sewer, run new sewer to trailer tiny home, run water feed to tiny home also.
- Garages, sheds and carports$45k
A 6.0m x 7.2m ideal gge.
- Relocated buildings$70k
Relocate new 1 bdrm 30sqm house onto the site, earthworks detached dwgs
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install replacement woodfire & flue (woodsman aspen)
- Fires and heating$6,500
Freestanding woodsman fire tarrasm mk111
- Fires and heating$6,500
Installation of freestanding metro wee rad woody with eco flue kit
- Alterations and additions$40k
Alterations to existing residence including infill existing first floof deck
- Alterations and additions$15k
Reduction of scope: installation of: a free-standing room divider wall vanity unit with whb wardrobe cabinetry
- Relocated buildings$50k
Relocated dwg with detached gge & septic tank system 18 river Rd Ashley lot 15 dp 599661
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install woodsman flare fire box (new install)
- Fires and heating$6,000
Installation of metro wee rad freestanding solid fuel burner
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of woodsman solidfuel burner to living room
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Suburbs in Taumarunui
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Taumarunui?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 20 new homes consented in the Ruapehu District council area, with $12.5m of residential and $6.9m 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.