Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Adair
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 Adair, 1 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 77 consents we hold in Adair, 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 Adair’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 Adair
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Adair sits in (Fairview) — 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 — 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 Adair
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 77 from 28 Jul 1993 to 1 Oct 2023. 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.
- Alterations and additions1
typically $5,000
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
77 consents
- Alterations and additions$5,000
Replace low pressure electric hwc with an outdoor mains pressure electric hwc
- Alterations and additions$22k
Dwg alterations (install wet floor shower)
- Alterations and additions$10k
Erect Marquee
- Garages, sheds and carports$38k
Erect Garage
- Garages, sheds and carports$150k
Additions & Alterations (Garage / Laundry & WC)
- Fires and heating$2,500
Install Jayline SS600P Rural Freestanding Woodburner
- Fires and heating$2,500
Install Woodsman Tarras MkIII Freestanding Woodburner
- Garages, sheds and carports$25k
Erect Garage
- Alterations and additions$12k
Alterations (Ensuite)
- Fires and heating$2,500
Install Firenzo Forte Flush RU Inbuilt Woodburner
- Fires and heating$2,500
Install Woodsman Tarras MK III Freestanding Woodburner
- Fires and heating$2,500
Install Firenzo Forte Flush RU Inbuilt Woodburner
- Fires and heating$2,500
Install Masport R1500 Rural Freestanding Woodburner
- Garages, sheds and carports$23k
Erect Garage & Siting / Foundations for Relocated Garage
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$25k
Re-Roof Dwelling
- Fires and heating$2,500
Install Kent Logfire Inbuilt Woodburner
- Garages, sheds and carports$5,000
Erect Garage On Existing Floor Slab
- Garages, sheds and carports$24k
Erect Garage/workshop
- Alterations and additions$12k
Alterations (Bathroom)
- Garages, sheds and carports$3,800
Erect Farm Shed (Stable)
- Fires and heating$2,500
Install Firenzo Contessa Freestanding Woodburner
- Fires and heating$2,500
Install Logaire Talisman Free Standing Woodburner
- Other new buildings$13k
Erect Two Farm Sheds
- Alterations and additions$20k
Alterations (Bathroom)
- Fires and heating$2,500
Install Metro Mega Rad Free Standing Woodburner
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Near Adair
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Adair?
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.