Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Matua
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. In Matua itself, 40 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 249 consents we hold in Matua, 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, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Matua’s own count is made.
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.
New homes in Matua
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the 2 statistical areas that make up most of it: Matua North, Matua South. In the year to September 2026: 4 houses, 36 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 — 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 Matua
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 249 from 1 Aug 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 additions55
11 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- Garages, sheds and carports19
3 in the last 12 months · typically $88k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening18
3 in the last 12 months · typically $113k
- Fires and heating15
1 in the last 12 months · typically $6,000
- New homes11
2 in the last 12 months · typically $401k
- Pools and spas9
2 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs8
typically $85k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater5
typically $20k
- Commercial alterations4
1 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- Retaining walls3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $15k
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
- $2mConstruct 10x single-level townhouses consisting of 7x two bdrm dwgs & 3 x one-bdrm dwgs. 1-21 Takou Lane
- $772kErect a two-storey three-bdrm dwg. Existing detached gge to be attached to new dwg 52 Matua Road
- $500kAlterations to dwg - full reclad & changes to joinery. Replacement of some decks & minor interior alterations, tiled showers on first floor. Removal of fireplace. 64 Smiths Road
- $400kRbw - alterations to existing dwg, including joinery & cladding as noted. New bdrm bathrm, laundry to existing space new beams for upper-level kitchen dining area, deck add & balust 109-111 Beach Road
249 consents
- Alterations and additions$75k
Alterations to dwg - install new powerglide lift into existing house. Including sed lift pit/foundations.
- New homes$772k
Erect a two-storey three-bdrm dwg. Existing detached gge to be attached to new dwg
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$30k
Rbw - partial reclad to north, east & west elevations at ground floor level only. New craftstone veneer cladding system over new brickwork on cavity (max 850 mm above ffl). New channel drain to the
- Alterations and additions$200k
Partial alt & extension of a res dwg
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$500k
Alterations to dwg - full reclad & changes to joinery. Replacement of some decks & minor interior alterations, tiled showers on first floor. Removal of fireplace.
- Garages, sheds and carports$175k
Add & alterations to dwg. Extend existing gge & convert part of existing gge into bdrm with walk in wardrobe. Remodel of kitchen.
- Alterations and additions$15k
Alterations to dwg - alterations to dwg - acrylic showers changed to tiled showers. Re-tiling of bathrm & ensuite.
- Commercial alterations$50k
Construction of a new storage shed workshop
- Garages, sheds and carports$15k
Alterations to gge transform into 2 bedrooms, bathrm & lounge. Laundry relocated.
- Alterations and additions$250k
Alterations to dwg - replace existing single glazing with dbl glazing. New layout to kitchen/dining/living bathrm to ground floor. New layout timber stairs to gge on ground floor. New l
- Alterations and additions$25k
Alterations to dwg. Remove existing windows & doors. New lintel. Reclad area where joinery replaced.
- Alterations and additions$20k
Minor alterations including changes to existing block walls. Installation of freestanding stuv 30 compact solid fuel heater.
- New homes$9m
Block 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
- Alterations and additions$50k
Alt to existing dwg new bdrm to existing 2 storey dwg ground floor level. New deck glass balustrade & external secondary access stair. Damp-proofing to internal face of exist
- Pools and spas$110k
Installation of concrete pool, pool fencing & deck.
- Alterations and additions$400k
Rbw - alterations to existing dwg, including joinery & cladding as noted. New bdrm bathrm, laundry to existing space new beams for upper-level kitchen dining area, deck add & balust
- Retaining walls$175k
Extension internal alt to existing cottage. Retaining walls onsite sw
- Alterations and additions$129k
Additions & alterations to dwg - extend kitchen & dining areas. New kitchen layout. Change roof to accommodate extension areas, joinery added to dining & kitchen. New cladding to extended a
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$300k
Additions & alterations to dwg - full re-clad, new roof framing cladding - new joinery & small extension to entry. New exposed truss & glass balustrades. Installation of a freestanding me
- Fires and heating$6,000
Installation of a new woodsman Totara insert solid fuel heater with reused flue
- Alterations and additions$50k
Alt to ensuite including new tiled shower connecting to existing waste.
- Alterations and additions$9,000
Replacement fire. Installation of a new kemlan cube freestanding solid fuel heater
- Multiple homes$2m
Construct 10x single-level townhouses consisting of 7x two bdrm dwgs & 3 x one-bdrm dwgs.
- Garages, sheds and carports$250k
Add to dwg. Extend gge & convert into two bedrooms with en-suite. Construct detached gge.
- Pools and spas$5,000
Installation of pool fencing only
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Matua?
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.