Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Manunui
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. In Manunui itself, 1 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 60 consents we hold in Manunui, 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, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Manunui’s own count is made.
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.
New homes in Manunui
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area that make up most of it: Taumarunui East. In the year to September 2026: 1 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 — 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 Manunui
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 60 from 1 May 2017 to 1 Jun 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 heating19
4 in the last 12 months · typically $6,500
- New homes11
typically $445k
- Relocated buildings4
typically $63k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater1
typically $150k
- Garages, sheds and carports1
typically $36k
- Alterations and additions1
typically $180k
- Pools and spas1
typically $90k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $6,500Installation of freestanding metro wee rad woody with eco flue kit 4 Nelvin Avenue
- $6,000Install metro r1 freestanding solid fuel burner 219 Miro Street
- $5,000Metro wee rad 73 Kirton Road
- $5,000Install replacement woodfire & flue (woodsman aspen) 8 Mahoe Road
60 consents
- Fires and heating$5,000
Metro wee rad
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install replacement woodfire & flue (woodsman aspen)
- Fires and heating$6,500
Installation of freestanding metro wee rad woody with eco flue kit
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install metro r1 freestanding solid fuel burner
- Fires and heating$9,000
Install a free standing metro xtreme rad base solid fuel wood burner with eco flue
- Fires and heating$8,102
Installation ravelli rosa r70 freestanding wood pellet fire
- Fires and heating$8,000
Solid fuel heater - metro wee rad freestanding w existing wetback
- Fires and heating$3,000
Installation free standing wood burner
- Fires and heating$8,000
Install new massport r500 freestanding solid fuel heater
- Relocated buildings$35k
New relocated dwg
- Alterations and additions$180k
Modifications to assist clients accessibility needs - new accessible kitchen, new wet area shower bathrm, low level retaining wall to subfloor area, install of exterior stairs & stair lift unit
- Fires and heating$8,000
Installation of insert solid fuel heater - metro smart
- New homes$631k
Erect a new 3 bdrm two storey dwg with attached gge
- Pools and spas$90k
Swimming pool with pipe bridging, associated pool fencing & cabana.
- Fires and heating$6,000
Solid fuel heater - firenzo contessa ag dry
- New homes$340k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 3
- New homes$230k
New 2 bdrm dwg & new 3 bay pole shed
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$150k
Foundation & drainage for a relocated 2nd hand 3 bdrm dwg.
- New homes$1m
To construct a single level detached dwg, consisting of
- Fires and heating$5,500
Installing a free standing woodsman kanaku fire with ash hearth 3mm
- Fires and heating$7,000
Solid fuel heater - firenzo lady kitchener
- Relocated buildings$1.2m
Relocated building with renovations & mezzanine floor for
- New homes$710k
New dwg
- New homes$450k
New dwg
- Fires and heating$5,200
Installation of woodsman novo solid fuel heater
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Manunui?
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.