Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Commercial building consents in Te Awamutu
Councils consented $77.7m of non-residential building work in the Waipa District council area in the year to September 2026, down 35% on the year before. Below: 20 commercial consents we hold in Te Awamutu, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Waipa District 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 — Waipa 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.
- Warehouses and storage$23.7m
9 buildings · 12,358 m² new floor area · $1,892/m² new · −46% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$13.3m
6 buildings · 5,869 m² new floor area · $1,896/m² new · −33% on the year before
- Farm buildings$9.9m
64 buildings · 18,003 m² new floor area · $527/m² new · +1% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$9.8m
2 buildings · 1,225 m² new floor area · $6,731/m² new · +22% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$8m
7 buildings · 2,719 m² new floor area · $2,815/m² new · −21% on the year before
- Offices$7.7m
2 buildings · 936 m² new floor area · $2,762/m² new · −50% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$3.6m
2 buildings · 1,066 m² new floor area · $1,440/m² new · −52% on the year before
- Education$1.8m
−57% 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 Te Awamutu
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 20 from 1 Oct 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.
- Commercial alterations9
1 in the last 12 months · typically $40k
- New commercial buildings4
typically $718k
- Fit-outs2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $57k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $35k260355 - lot 3 - alt - converting existing 2 car attached gge into home office & library 916 Bond Road, Te Awamutu
- $15kInternal fitout of existing shed with mezzanine storage. 359C Te Kawa Road, Te Kawa
20 consents
- Fit-outs$15k
Internal fitout of existing shed with mezzanine storage.
- Commercial alterations$35k
260355 - lot 3 - alt - converting existing 2 car attached gge into home office & library
- New commercial buildings$808k
250909 - lot 10 - new 3-bdrm + office res dwg, open plan kitchen, dining & living with metrofires xtreme ped ht freestanding wood fire. Separate media room. Attached internal access doublegarage with separate laundry.
- Fit-outs$99k
Alterations to an existing commercial building - internal fit-out & new accessible toilet amendment 1: replacement of existing manual swing door to automatic opening slider, installation of strip drain to front entry, provision of floor tiles to al
- New commercial buildings$1.1m
250281 - lot 2 - new 4-bdrm dwg & office. Open plan dining, kitchen & living with separate media room. Attached internal access dbl gge.
- Commercial alterations$40k
250141 - lot 1 - alt to the existing dwg creating a new walk in wardrobe & ensuite. Remove internal walls in living area to create open plan space with separate office, new beams installed to suit
- Commercial alterations$3,000
240772 - lot 2 - add toilet in office space, which will be located next to existing shower & basin. Stud wall to be removed to open wc space up. Adding new laundry sink.
- Commercial alterations$550k
230320 - major renovations to existing 6 bdrm residencelevel 1 - new layouts with small areas on additions, 3 bedrooms, office & now contains more & larger amenity rooms, new covered outdoor living areas.Level 2 (new level) - 1 bdrm, lounge
- Commercial alterations$270k
230518 - steel framed gge/personal workshop
- Commercial alterations$25k
230825 - relocated metal frame shed to site for workshop / vehicles storage with new concrete flool/foundation
- Commercial alterations$39k
230096 - to build a gge for sundry storage, ride on etc. Personal workshop
- New commercial buildings$347k
220274 - lot 3 - proposed three bdrm residence, master with ensuite & walk-in robe, office (or small 4th bdrm), main bathrm, open plan familty / dining / kitchen, laundry cupboard, covered outdoor living extends from family / dining area.D
- New commercial buildings$628k
220416 - lot 2 - construct 4 bdrm domestic dwg with office & dbl gge.
- Commercial alterations$100k
211519 - new detached accessory building used as an office, gym & shed space, with bathrm facilities
- Commercial alterations$100k
211440 - new detached gge with bathrm & gym
- Commercial alterations$23k
211129 - erect detached gge/workshop
- Commercial alterations$165k
210131 - additions to existing home. 1 x bdrm & 1 x office. Add to kitchen & dining room
- New commercial buildings$385k
191177 - lot 2 - construct new dwg. 3 bdrm, office & 2 x bathrm & dbl gge.
- Commercial alterations$250k
191179 - new master bdrm suite with office & ensuite space & walk-in robe. Enlarged existing bedrooms to eastern end of house
- Commercial alterations$35k
190829 - installation of a preformed factory made fibreglass swimming pool shell
ResidentialCommercial The dots are this page of the list.
Suburbs in Te Awamutu
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Te Awamutu?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 564 new homes consented in the Waipa District council area, with $321m of residential and $77.7m 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.