Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Rangitata Island
120 new homes were consented in the Timaru District council area in the year to September 2026, down 17% on the year before. They also consented $112m of non-residential building work, up 78% on the year before. In the statistical area around Rangitata Island, 5 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 114 consents we hold in Rangitata Island, 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, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Rangitata Island’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Timaru 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 263 in 2016.
New homes in Rangitata Island
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Rangitata Island sits in (Rangitata) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 5 houses, 0 townhouses and units, 0 apartments.
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
Consents on record in Rangitata Island
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 114 from 5 Apr 1993 to 16 Apr 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.
- Farm buildings2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $64k
- Fires and heating2
typically $5,000
- New commercial buildings1
typically $110k
- Garages, sheds and carports1
typically $32k
- Pools and spas1
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
- $48kErect Pole Shed/Garage 660 Rangitata Island Road
114 consents
- Farm buildings$48k
Erect Pole Shed/Garage
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Woodsman Tarras MKIII Freestanding Woodburner
- Pools and spas$120k
Install Swimming Pool & Fencing (486 Rangitata Island Road)
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Masport R5000 Freestanding Woodburner
- Farm buildings$80k
Erect Farm Shed
- New commercial buildings$110k
Erect Shed
- Garages, sheds and carports$32k
Erect Garage
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Harris The Stag Freestanding Wetback Woodburner
- Commercial alterations$8,000
Install Services & Install Metro Xtreme Rad Freestanding Woodburner
- New homes$210k
Demolish & Erect Dwelling
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$20k
Install Wastewater Treatment System
- Farm buildings$490k
Erect Dairy Shed
- New homes$300k
Erect Dwelling & Garage / Install Waste Water Treatment System
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$21k
Install Wastewater Treatment System
- Alterations and additions$200
Erect Marquee
- Farm buildings$14k
Erect Farm Shed
- Commercial alterations$16k
Building Additions (Erect Attached Shed to Existing Shed)
- Farm buildings$25k
Erect Farm Shed
- Farm buildings$38k
Erect Farm Shed
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Woodsman Tarras Dry MkIII Freestanding Woodburner
- Farm buildings$35k
Erect Pole Shed
- Farm buildings$59k
Erect Farm Shed
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$12k
Alterations (Structural Strengthening)
- Multiple homes$280k
Erect Two Dwelling Units
- Farm buildings$32k
Erect Farm Shed
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Near Rangitata Island
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Rangitata Island?
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.