Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Tauranga
798 new homes were consented in the Tauranga City council area in the year to September 2026, up 80% on the year before. They also consented $243m of non-residential building work, down 13% on the year before. Below: 3,148 consents we hold in Tauranga, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Tauranga City council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Tauranga City, 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 1,998 in 1997.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Tauranga City, 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.
- Offices$79.7m
9 buildings · 29,100 m² new floor area · $2,184/m² new · +171% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$44.6m
7 buildings · 5,182 m² new floor area · $7,333/m² new · −41% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$40.8m
8 buildings · 12,089 m² new floor area · $2,271/m² new · +61% on the year before
- Education$25.9m
13 buildings · 3,593 m² new floor area · $4,698/m² new · −41% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$23.8m
8 buildings · 12,115 m² new floor area · $1,826/m² new · −29% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$20.6m
2 buildings · 4,600 m² new floor area · $3,946/m² new · −57% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$5.8m
2 buildings · 260 m² new floor area · $4,385/m² new · −73% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$1.8m
1 building · 107 m² new floor area · $4,256/m² new
- Farm buildings$212k
2 buildings · 276 m² new floor area · $768/m² new · −36% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$135k
−96% on the year before
Consents on record in Tauranga
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 3,148 from 1 Jul 2019 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.
- Alterations and additions487
65 in the last 12 months · typically $45k
- New homes414
80 in the last 12 months · typically $535k
- Fires and heating293
51 in the last 12 months · typically $6,000
- Pools and spas147
29 in the last 12 months · typically $15k
- Garages, sheds and carports135
16 in the last 12 months · typically $80k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening127
24 in the last 12 months · typically $150k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs82
9 in the last 12 months · typically $60k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater42
6 in the last 12 months · typically $19k
- Multiple homes36
12 in the last 12 months · typically $962k
- Retaining walls35
5 in the last 12 months · typically $30k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $9mBlock 1 - construct x7 two storey two bdrm dwgs block 2 - construct x4 two storey two bdrm dwgs & 1x two storey three bdrm dwg block 3 - construct x4 two storey two bdrm dwgs & 1x two storey three bdrm dwelli 239 Levers Road, Matua
- $8.3mErect 10 x attached accommodation units in retirement village 19 Grange Road, Otūmoetai
- $8mConstruct a two-storey, six-bdrm dwg with two attached dbl garages & a separate storage shed. Assessed & consented as a single household unit. 11 Fasching Lane, Tauriko
- $3.2mErect 3x two-storey two-bdrm dwgs (triplex). 8x two-storey two-bdrm dwg (2x quadplex) & 5x two-storey two-bdrm dwgs (pentaplex) & retaining walls. 130 Sixteenth Avenue, Tauranga South
- $2.8mConstruct a two storey building consisting of 10 one bdrm dwgs & 5x two storey two bdrm dwgs (multiplex) 21 Hayes Avenue, Gate Pa
3,148 consents
- Alterations and additions$30k
Foundations & services for a single-level three-bdrm dwg.
- New homes$531k
Construct single level four bdrm dwg with attached dbl gge
- Pools and spas$5,000
Install pool fence to replace an existing section of pool fence in a different location.
- Alterations and additions$75k
Alterations to dwg - install new powerglide lift into existing house. Including sed lift pit/foundations.
- Pools and spas$8,000
Installation of pool fencing only
- Alterations and additions$50k
Alterations to dwg - remove poorly constructed roof, wall & floor of hallway connecting the two parts of the dwg. Rebuild the foundations, walls & roof to hallway. Full reclad of origina
- Alterations and additions$150k
Alterations to existing dwg comprising enclosure of existing porch, exterior wall recladding, & replacement of windows & external doors.
- New commercial buildings$8.3m
Erect 10 x attached accommodation units in retirement village
- Pools and spas$400k
Alt sto dwg. Re-clad & re-roof existing house, gge & pool house.
- Multiple homes$450k
Erect 2x single-level two-bdrm dwgs (duplex).
- Multiple homes$590k
Erect 2x single-level two-bdrm dwgs with attached single garages (duplex)
- New homes$200k
Erect a single-level two-bdrm dwg.
- New homes$400k
Erect a single-level steel frame three-bdrm dwg with attached dbl gge.
- New homes$420k
Construct single level two bdrm dwg.
- New homes$2.5m
Construct two level three bdrm dwgs x2 construct two level two bdrm dwgs x6 (hexaplex) with retaining walls
- New commercial buildings$500k
Demolish existing dwg & construct two level three bdrm dwg with office & attached dbl gge.
- Multiple homes$1.6m
Erect a two-storey four-bdrm dwg (block b) & 2x two-storey two-bdrm dwgs (duplex) (block a) & retaining walls.
- Garages, sheds and carports$70k
Construct new kiwispan storage shed
- New homes$1.6m
Construct 1x two level four bdrm dwg with attached single gge & 2x two level three bdrm dwgs with attached single garages levels - site retaining & fire walls. Barrier to retaining wall/bc310760 needs to be completed before cc
- New homes$772k
Erect a two-storey three-bdrm dwg. Existing detached gge to be attached to new dwg
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$129k
Alt to existing dwg. Part re-clad to basement, ground floor & second floor walls plus re-clad ground floor deck with new falls.
- New homes$300k
Erect a single-level three-bdrm dwg
- New homes$650k
Construct single level four bdrm with attached dbl gge
- Alterations and additions$150k
Remove selected walls & insert ceiling beams. Alterations to dwg. Remove chimney & fireplace. Insert sliding door, & other joinery convert watere closet & wardrobe into new ensuite fo
- Fires and heating$6,000
Installation of a freestanding metro ambie one solid fuel heater & metro eco flue kit.
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Suburbs in Tauranga
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Tauranga?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 798 new homes consented in the Tauranga City council area, with $453m of residential and $243m 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.