Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Commercial building consents in Temuka
Councils consented $112m of non-residential building work in the Timaru District council area in the year to September 2026, up 78% on the year before. Below: 893 commercial consents we hold in Temuka, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Timaru 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 — Timaru 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$48.5m
3 buildings · 12,611 m² new floor area · $3,786/m² new · +472% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$23.4m
7 buildings · 5,879 m² new floor area · $1,309/m² new · +53% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$18m
10 buildings · 35,128 m² new floor area · $510/m² new · −12% on the year before
- Education$8.8m
6 buildings · 1,038 m² new floor area · $2,129/m² new · −3% on the year before
- Farm buildings$5.1m
34 buildings · 8,740 m² new floor area · $526/m² new · +57% on the year before
- Offices$4.4m
3 buildings · 408 m² new floor area · $2,819/m² new · +70% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$2m
+67% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$1.8m
1 building · 633 m² new floor area · $2,204/m² new · −21% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$30k
−65% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$15k
−87% 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 Temuka
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 893 from 24 Feb 1993 to 21 Oct 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 alterations43
13 in the last 12 months · typically $100k
- New commercial buildings37
7 in the last 12 months · typically $64k
- Farm buildings19
4 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- Relocated buildings3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $200k
- Demolition1
typically $14k
- Fit-outs1
typically $120k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $7.2mBuilding Addition & Alterations (Butter Factory) 6 Rolleston Road, Clandeboye
- $6mBuilding Addition Lactose Dryer and Evaporator Superstructure 6 Rolleston Road, Clandeboye
- $3mBuilding Alteration (Install Lift & Stair/Exterior Cladding - WPC) 6 Rolleston Road, Clandeboye
- $2.5mInstall Services / Foundations - Lactose Processing Plant (Stage 1) 6 Rolleston Road, Clandeboye
- $1.4mErect Buildings (Shops) & Erect Eight Motel Units 107-111 King Street, Temuka
893 consents
- Commercial alterations$6m
Building Addition Lactose Dryer and Evaporator Superstructure
- Commercial alterations
AMEND Alter Bathrooms and Replace Cladding
- Farm buildings$80k
Building Addition (Pole Shed)
- Commercial alterations$2.5m
Install Services / Foundations - Lactose Processing Plant (Stage 1)
- New commercial buildings$1m
Erect Building (Administration Block 12) & Building Alterations (Block
- New commercial buildings$1m
Erect Building
- Commercial alterations$150k
Gge 96 factory Rd Sefton lot 1 dp 365815
- Commercial alterations$30k
Building Alteration (Upgrade Fire Alarm)
- Commercial alterations$640k
Building Alterations (Mozzarella Plant 1 & 2 Airlocks)
- Commercial alterations$115k
Building Addition (Two Platforms - Boiler Plant)
- Commercial alterations$33k
Building Alterations (Erect Platforms - Butter Plant Stage 3)
- Farm buildings$40k
Erect Pole Shed
- Commercial alterations$3m
Building Alteration (Install Lift & Stair/Exterior Cladding - WPC)
- New commercial buildings$200k
Erect Shed
- Commercial alterations$280k
Addition (Erect Lean To)
- Commercial alterations$100k
Building Addition & Alterations (Stage 2 - Butter Factory
- New commercial buildings$1.4m
Erect Buildings (Shops) & Erect Eight Motel Units
- New commercial buildings$550k
Erect Shed & Install Metro Ultra Xtreme Rad Woodburner/WWTS/Erect Shed
- Farm buildings$48k
Erect Pole Shed/Garage
- Farm buildings$550k
Erect Dairy Shed
- Commercial alterations$7.2m
Building Addition & Alterations (Butter Factory)
- New commercial buildings$500k
Erect Structure to Support Supply Duct CD2 between Air
- Commercial alterations$200k
AMEND Siting/Foundations/Services to Support Prefabricated Portabuild
- Relocated buildings$1m
Relocate School Hall (On Site) & Building Additions & Alterations
- New commercial buildings$215k
Erect Building (Covered Shelter)
ResidentialCommercial The dots are this page of the list.
Suburbs in Temuka
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Temuka?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 120 new homes consented in the Timaru District council area, with $83.2m of residential and $112m 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.