Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Te Karaka
209 new homes were consented in the Gisborne District council area in the year to September 2026, up 34% on the year before. They also consented $40.3m of non-residential building work, down 9% on the year before. Below: 72 consents we hold in Te Karaka, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Gisborne District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Gisborne 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 186 in 2011.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Gisborne 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.
- Social, cultural and religious$10.9m
41 buildings · 1,339 m² new floor area · $7,303/m² new · +3% on the year before
- Education$8.7m
1 building · 1,890 m² new floor area · $3,175/m² new · −36% on the year before
- Offices$6.3m
+156% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$4.2m
2 buildings · 823 m² new floor area · $4,247/m² new · −12% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$2.9m
+208% on the year before
- Farm buildings$2.8m
18 buildings · 4,206 m² new floor area · $615/m² new · +15% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$2.7m
2 buildings · 1,841 m² new floor area · $1,465/m² new · +3% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$683k
1 building · 76 m² new floor area · $787/m² new · −87% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$646k
−20% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$500k
+8% on the year before
Consents on record in Te Karaka
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 72 from 1 Sep 2019 to 1 Aug 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 heating12
1 in the last 12 months · typically $6,000
- Alterations and additions12
1 in the last 12 months · typically $77k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening10
1 in the last 12 months · typically $88k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs8
typically $70k
- Relocated buildings7
typically $80k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $37k
- New homes3
typically $400k
- Multiple homes3
typically $840k
- Garages, sheds and carports3
typically $70k
- Pools and spas1
typically $75k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $150kConvert existing study into ensuite, remove existing load bearing walls & replace with beams & install freestanding woodsman rmf multifuel wood burner 1127 Whatatutu Road, Whatatutu
- $95kRaise & repile flood damaged dwg & install landing, stairs, & ramp 16 Paulson Road, Te Karaka
- $19kInstall septic system 2367 Matawai Road, Te Karaka
- $7,500A1: install wetback to logfire 4631 Matawai Road, Otoko
72 consents
- Fires and heating$7,500
A1: install wetback to logfire
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$19k
Install septic system
- Alterations and additions$150k
Convert existing study into ensuite, remove existing load bearing walls & replace with beams & install freestanding woodsman rmf multifuel wood burner
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$95k
Raise & repile flood damaged dwg & install landing, stairs, & ramp
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$120k
Raise & repile flood damaged dwg & install stairs
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$100k
House lift & repile of existing house only, new bearers, & new external decking & stairs
- Relocated buildings$98k
Connect relocatable dwg to foundations & services & install septic system & water tanks
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install inbuilt kent logfire 11 ecan 142832 logfire
- Relocated buildings$83k
Connect relocatable dwg to foundations & existing water tank & install septic system
- Garages, sheds and carports$138k
Construct kiwispan shed for boat storage
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$150k
Raise & repile flood damaged dwg & install deck & stairs
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$90k
Raise & repile flood damaged dwg & install deck & stairs
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$93k
Raise & repile dwg & install two landings & two stairs
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$20k
Install deck with stairs & balustrade
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$70k
Raise & repile dwg & install balustrade, deck & stairs
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$95k
Raise & repile flood damaged dwg
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$19k
Raise & repile existing flood damaged dwg & install deck & stairs
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$70k
Raise & repile flood damaged dwg & install balustrade, deck & stairs
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$80k
Install septic system & new stormwater drains
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$37k
Replace & upgrade failed septic system
- New homes$176k
New dwg, install septic system & install freestanding metro wee rad logfire
- Alterations and additions$83k
A1: rearrange spacing for pile layout
- Alterations and additions$83k
A1: rearrange pile spacing
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$83k
Raise & repile dwg & install two sets of stairs & landings
- Fires and heating$5,300
Install freestanding masport Wanaka logfire
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Suburbs in Te Karaka
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Te Karaka?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 209 new homes consented in the Gisborne District council area, with $102m of residential and $40.3m 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.