Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Te Aroha
325 new homes were consented in the Matamata-Piako District council area in the year to September 2026, up 35% on the year before. They also consented $73.1m of non-residential building work, up 4% on the year before. Below: 250 consents we hold in Te Aroha, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Matamata-Piako District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Matamata-Piako 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 433 in 2021.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Matamata-Piako 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.
- Shops, restaurants and bars$20.8m
5 buildings · 6,338 m² new floor area · $3,171/m² new · +632% on the year before
- Farm buildings$13.5m
55 buildings · 32,757 m² new floor area · $409/m² new · +12% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$10.2m
5 buildings · 4,680 m² new floor area · $1,861/m² new · +153% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$9.1m
8 buildings · 4,724 m² new floor area · $1,162/m² new · −65% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$7.5m
2 buildings · 1,247 m² new floor area · $6,014/m² new · +48% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$3.6m
3 buildings · 589 m² new floor area · $5,903/m² new · −25% on the year before
- Offices$3.3m
6 buildings · 835 m² new floor area · $2,234/m² new · +100% on the year before
- Education$2.7m
2 buildings · 466 m² new floor area · $2,339/m² new · +19% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$2.4m
1 building · 260 m² new floor area · $5,308/m² new · −79% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$60k
Consents on record in Te Aroha
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 250 from 1 Aug 2019 to 1 Jul 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 additions41
6 in the last 12 months · typically $20k
- Garages, sheds and carports28
2 in the last 12 months · typically $44k
- Fires and heating26
3 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- New homes22
3 in the last 12 months · typically $435k
- Insulation7
typically $5,000
- Pools and spas6
typically $65k
- Relocated buildings3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $35k
- Multiple homes3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $1.3m
- Commercial alterations3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $41k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts3
typically $20k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $1.3m4 x detached 2 bdrm dwgs with attached single garages 70 Kenrick Street, Te Aroha
- $600kConstruct 4 bdrm domestic dwg with attached dbl gge. 104 Bowler Road, Otway
- $450kNew proposed single storey 2-bdrm dwg on timber piles. Timber walls & trusses. Lightweight cladding & roofing on vented cavity. Wastewater & stormwater on site management systems. 441 Rawhiti Road, Te Aroha
- $350kProposed 106m four bdrm, one bathrm dwg. 21 Stanley Avenue, Te Aroha
- $150kExisting dwg - alterations 5 Aroha View Avenue, Te Aroha
250 consents
- Garages, sheds and carports$30k
Convert existing internal gge into a family room by removing gge door, installing insulation & a new window.
- Multiple homes$1.3m
4 x detached 2 bdrm dwgs with attached single garages
- New homes$350k
Proposed 106m four bdrm, one bathrm dwg.
- Alterations and additions$15k
Proposed internal alt to existing dwg.
- Fires and heating$11k
Installation of a ravelli elena pellet freestanding fireplace
- Alterations and additions$10k
Wc & wet area shower add to existing dwg.
- Fires and heating$5,000
To install a freestanding metro wee rad leg fireplace (no wet back)
- Commercial alterations$90k
New storage shed/personal workshop
- Fires and heating$8,000
Install one metro wee rad base fire, complete with interconnecting smoke alarms, ash hearth, eco flue kit, heat shield, backtray roof flashing & dektite.
- Relocated buildings$35k
Relocated a 2 bdrm dwg onto site
- Alterations and additions$5,000
Creating a new 1.8m opening from kitchen to dining & a 1m servery
- New homes$600k
Construct 4 bdrm domestic dwg with attached dbl gge.
- Alterations and additions$20k
Rbw - new bay window & window replacements to living room, bdrm, & bathrm.
- Alterations and additions$100k
Renovation as a result of a fire.
- Garages, sheds and carports$102k
Erect proposed new gge & awning
- Alterations and additions$150k
Existing dwg - alterations
- New homes$450k
New proposed single storey 2-bdrm dwg on timber piles. Timber walls & trusses. Lightweight cladding & roofing on vented cavity. Wastewater & stormwater on site management systems.
- Garages, sheds and carports$10k
Minor p & d - adding a laundry & bathrm to an existing gge.
- Alterations and additions$80k
Siting & connecting to services a new 3 bdrm transportable home & new ideal buildings gge
- Garages, sheds and carports$72k
Proposed new Waikato shed building 10.8m x 9.0m pole construction with concrete floor, 3 bays.
- Alterations and additions$50k
Extension to existing dwg - new ensuite & walk in wardrobe
- Alterations and additions$30k
Proposed alt to existing dwg, adding bathrm & altering existing bathrm.
- Garages, sheds and carports$263k
New detached gge
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install a metrofire xtreme rad - woody freestanding fireplace
- New homes$400k
New 3 bdrm dwg with internal gge
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Suburbs in Te Aroha
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Te Aroha?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 325 new homes consented in the Matamata-Piako District council area, with $174m of residential and $73.1m 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.