Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Pokuru
564 new homes were consented in the Waipa District council area in the year to September 2026, up 13% on the year before. They also consented $77.7m of non-residential building work, down 35% on the year before. In the statistical area around Pokuru, 32 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 38 consents we hold in Pokuru, 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, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Pokuru’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Waipa 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 913 in 2022.
New homes in Pokuru
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Pokuru sits in (Pokuru) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 13 houses, 1 townhouses and units, 0 apartments, 18 retirement village units.
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
Consents on record in Pokuru
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 38 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.
- Fires and heating7
4 in the last 12 months · typically $7,000
- Garages, sheds and carports5
typically $48k
- New homes5
typically $495k
- Pools and spas3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $66k
- Alterations and additions3
typically $246k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs1
typically $73k
- Commercial alterations1
typically $40k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts1
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
- $66k260585 - installation of pool & permanent pool fencing - grandeur 11- 49,000l 42 Budden Road
- $12k260128 - lot 1 - install firenzo contessa woodburner with platform base onto client provided tiled area. 42 Budden Road
- $11k260333 - lot 1 - install woodsman serene with draw base onto existing floor protector. Connect to existing wetback hot water cylinder 22 Ray Road
- $7,000260521 - lot 1 - installation of a clean air freestanding fire, flue system, flashing & interconnected smoke alarms 44 Kakepuku Road
- $3,500260396 - install solid fuel heater. Metro tiny rad woody with eco flue ash floor protector & associated flashing. Include type 1 fire alarm to nzs 4514 151 Budden Road
38 consents
- Pools and spas$66k
260585 - installation of pool & permanent pool fencing - grandeur 11- 49,000l
- Fires and heating$7,000
260521 - lot 1 - installation of a clean air freestanding fire, flue system, flashing & interconnected smoke alarms
- Fires and heating$3,500
260396 - install solid fuel heater. Metro tiny rad woody with eco flue ash floor protector & associated flashing. Include type 1 fire alarm to nzs 4514
- Fires and heating$11k
260333 - lot 1 - install woodsman serene with draw base onto existing floor protector. Connect to existing wetback hot water cylinder
- Fires and heating$12k
260128 - lot 1 - install firenzo contessa woodburner with platform base onto client provided tiled area.
- New homes$495k
250578 - lot 1 - construct a new res 3 bdrm 167.60 sqm dwg with attached dbl gge
- New homes$600k
250457 - lot 11 - res dwg to be built in two stages. Single level, 4 bedrooms & dbl gge
- New homes$764k
250472 - lot 1 - new 4-bdrm dwg with open plan kitchen, dining & living. Internal access to large dbl gge
- Fires and heating$7,000
250484 - lot 2 - install new metro extreme on legs fire place, new flue kit, on existing hearth, tray flashing on roof & interlinked smoke detectors.
- Garages, sheds and carports$48k
250321 - lot 5 - building out existing attached gge with 2x bedrooms, storage rooms & laundry.
- New homes$280k
250110 - lot 2 - new two storey building comprising a two bdrm secondary dwg on level two with gge, workshop & toilet below
- 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
- Garages, sheds and carports$4,000
250053 - add toilet vanity & shower to shed footprint
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$15k
240543 - lot 1 - relocatable sleepout of 5.8m by 3.1m put on our land, which i have been advised doesn't need consent. The consent that is required is to connect plumbing & drainage into our existing water & septic system. This is a sleepout only
- Garages, sheds and carports$19k
240603 - pole shed
- Alterations and additions$350k
240640 - additions & alterations to an existing dwg
- Alterations and additions$246k
240156 - master bedroom with ensuite add, new covered outdoor living
- Alterations and additions$100k
240117 - lot 1 - extension of house, change layout, move kitchen to new area, extend lounge.
- Garages, sheds and carports$102k
230837 - lot 1 - construction of gge
- Fires and heating$8,700
230515 - install masport r5000 pedestal wood burner on tiled ash floor protector
- New homes$345k
230303 - lot 2 - construct 3 bdrm dwg with woodfire
- Fires and heating$5,000
220978 - install metro eco tiny rad with 6mm floor protector & standard flue system with pioneer heat shield in living room
- Garages, sheds and carports$150k
220446 - lot 6 - new unit with attached dbl gge
- Pools and spas$70k
220443 - new NZ swimming pool ( fibreglass shell 10x4m ) & pool fencing
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$73k
210234 - lot 2 - add to dining & living room & add of verandah
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Pokuru?
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.