Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Te Mata
161 new homes were consented in the Thames-Coromandel District council area in the year to September 2026, down 6% on the year before. They also consented $11.6m of non-residential building work, down 65% on the year before. In the statistical area around Te Mata, 1 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 26 consents we hold in Te Mata, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Thames-Coromandel District council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Te Mata’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Thames-Coromandel 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 594 in 2003.
New homes in Te Mata
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Te Mata sits in (Thames Coast) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 1 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 — Thames-Coromandel 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.
- Hospitals and health$2.4m
1 building · 404 m² new floor area · $4,950/m² new · +1646% on the year before
- Offices$2.2m
2 buildings · 805 m² new floor area · $2,559/m² new · +491% on the year before
- Farm buildings$1.7m
16 buildings · 2,415 m² new floor area · $678/m² new · +52% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$1.7m
3 buildings · 1,154 m² new floor area · $1,473/m² new · +105% on the year before
- Education$1.2m
−64% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$1.1m
1 building · 195 m² new floor area · $469/m² new · −94% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$800k
1 building · 420 m² new floor area · $1,905/m² new · −70% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$394k
1 building · 73 m² new floor area · $2,877/m² new · −89% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$10k
−100% on the year before
Consents on record in Te Mata
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 26 from 1 Aug 2019 to 1 Mar 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.
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs6
typically $30k
- Garages, sheds and carports4
1 in the last 12 months · typically $80k
- Alterations and additions3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $80k
- Fires and heating2
typically $4,500
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts2
typically $198k
- Retaining walls1
typically $30k
- New homes1
typically $850k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening1
typically $30k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater1
typically $25k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $70kConstruction of 48sqm steel framed shed with utility. 14 Te Mata Drive
- $16kRefurbish existing bathrm - install new shower 3 Jean Road
26 consents
- Garages, sheds and carports$70k
Construction of 48sqm steel framed shed with utility.
- Alterations and additions$16k
Refurbish existing bathrm - install new shower
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$15k
Alt to existing tram 13 - enclosure of deck area.
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$25k
Proposed new verandah roof & deck to existing building to tram 9
- Alterations and additions$175k
Alterations to existing dwg including removal of unconsented building work to convert gge to dwg, then reconstruction of bedrooms on lower & upper floor with new floor, walls & roof, new bathrm / ensuite, new kitchen, partial reclad
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$35k
New timber deck
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$90k
Add to living area of existing tram 14 plus new covered deck
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$145k
Study, ensuite & deck add, new fire with other minor internal alterations & external joinery changes amendment 1: push out end wall of proposed add by 1.2m & relocate the laundry to ensuite.
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$25k
Installation of a new onsite wastewater management system
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$30k
Retrofit innoflow ax20rt septic system as repair to existing oasis clearwater septic system & existing disposal field
- New homes$850k
Proposed 3 bdrm dwg
- Garages, sheds and carports$380k
Alterations & additions to existing dwg & gge & deck replacement
- Retaining walls$30k
Construction of timber retaining walls maximum height 2.7m exempt under schedule 1 of the building ACT 2004
- Garages, sheds and carports$90k
Proposed shed add with sanitry fixtures
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$15k
Add, deck & covered roof
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$55k
Steel frame gge with concrete pad, with a sleep out & kitchenette
- Fires and heating$3,000
Install metro eco tiny rad wood burner in the corner of the lounge as per plans & fit flue through ceiling & roof. Fit appropriate fixtures to roof to comply with regulations. Ceiling has been nogged for ceiling fitting when house was built
- Fires and heating$6,000
Installation of a metro wee rad woodfire.
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$340k
Proposed 2 bdrm dwg (alt to existing shelter on site) plus a minor dwg (prefabricated tiny house)
- Alterations and additions$80k
Construct new bdrm extension with bathrm & dressing room. New covered terrace
- Garages, sheds and carports$46k
Construction of 7m x 7m steel framed gge
- Garages, sheds and carports$49k
Construction of a res gge
- New homes$488k
Construction of 158sqm timber framed 3 bdrm dwg
- Fires and heating$6,000
Installation of a metro Ltd wee rad with legs.
- Fires and heating$4,000
Installation for woodsman flare solid fuel fire
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Te Mata?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 161 new homes consented in the Thames-Coromandel District council area, with $163m of residential and $11.6m 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.