Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Commercial building consents in Tauranga
Councils consented $243m of non-residential building work in the Tauranga City council area in the year to September 2026, down 13% on the year before. Below: 52 commercial 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.
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
Non-residential work since 1991
The value consented each year, in the dollars of the day (not adjusted for inflation).
Commercial consents on record in Tauranga
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 52 from 1 Sep 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.
- Commercial alterations26
2 in the last 12 months · typically $61k
- New commercial buildings3
2 in the last 12 months · typically $500k
- Relocated buildings2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $17k
- Farm buildings1
typically $9,000
- Fit-outs1
typically $80k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $8.3mErect 10 x attached accommodation units in retirement village 19 Grange Road, Otūmoetai
- $500kDemolish existing dwg & construct two level three bdrm dwg with office & attached dbl gge. 94 Freyberg Street, Otūmoetai
- $350kAdditions & alterations to dwg - extend office, lounge & bathrm on ff. Move laundry to store on gf to create a scullery. 345 Devonport Road, Tauranga
- $50kConstruction of a new storage shed workshop 282 Levers Road, Matua
- $19kAlterations to dwg - laundry relocated to ground floor gge. Gge converted to office, laundry, bathrm & store. 41A Meander Drive, Welcome Bay
52 consents
- New commercial buildings$8.3m
Erect 10 x attached accommodation units in retirement village
- New commercial buildings$500k
Demolish existing dwg & construct two level three bdrm dwg with office & attached dbl gge.
- Relocated buildings$19k
Alterations to dwg - laundry relocated to ground floor gge. Gge converted to office, laundry, bathrm & store.
- Commercial alterations$50k
Construction of a new storage shed workshop
- Commercial alterations$350k
Additions & alterations to dwg - extend office, lounge & bathrm on ff. Move laundry to store on gf to create a scullery.
- Fit-outs$80k
Additions/alterations - change of use sh to sr; demolition of existing lean to kitchen & replace with new; fire rate between the proposed separate tenancies; reclad roof & wall cladding; reinstall new shower, vanity & pipes in the same location
- Commercial alterations$50k
Alterations to dwg. Convert sub-floor storage to bdrm - office - bathrm & lounge.
- Commercial alterations$40k
Construct exterior stairs to the deck on the east side. Relocate laundry & install toilet, install bar area with sink. Install cavity slider.
- Commercial alterations$50k
Alt to dwg - add of ensuite & office, change to bathrm & laundry, change to exterior windows & doors
- Commercial alterations$100k
R3 - change of use - shop to res unit. Major internal alterations, removal of windows.
- Commercial alterations$40k
Alt to dwg - convert existing office to a bathrm.
- Commercial alterations$207k
Alterations to dwg full re-clad including deck balustrade widen office window
- Commercial alterations$25k
Alterations to outbuilding - extend workshop/shed
- Commercial alterations$150k
Pbc e2e - rbw - new swimming pool with pool fence & patio area. Existing gge workshop to become rumpus & remain a non-habitable space. To form part of pool fence via joinery change.
- New commercial buildings$350k
Construct single level two bdrm bdrm dwg with small office
- Commercial alterations$35k
Internal alterations. Convert laundry into bdrm & move laundry into gge. New bracing elements in passage & bathrm on ground floor. Convert office into another bdrm & store room into a
- Commercial alterations$46k
Alt to dwg. Extend current kitchen into adjoining office to create a scullery.
- Commercial alterations$5,000
Convert existing office to 2 bdrm dwg with new kitchen existing shed converted to office/workshop.
- Farm buildings$9,000
Alterations to shed. Install a bathrm into an existing pool implement shed including lpg gas infinity for water heating.
- Commercial alterations$72k
Construct new workshop / gge.
- Commercial alterations$88k
New shed/workshop
- Commercial alterations$43k
New unlined storage shed/workshop & retaining wall
- Commercial alterations$175k
Construct new boat shed & workshop
- Commercial alterations$50k
Removal of internal lb bracing walls & inserting an engineered steel portal frame. Reconfigure non lb walls in ensuite, & also hall area if owner decides to do this.
- Commercial alterations$500k
Additions & alterations to dwg. - proposed lounge & office extension on the ground floor (above basement); - proposed storage by gge entrance; - altered lounge, dining, bedrooms & bat
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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.