Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Tolaga Bay
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: 57 consents we hold in Tolaga Bay, 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 Tolaga Bay
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 57 from 1 Jul 2019 to 1 Jul 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 heating18
2 in the last 12 months · typically $6,500
- Relocated buildings7
typically $98k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater5
typically $19k
- Alterations and additions4
1 in the last 12 months · typically $84k
- Garages, sheds and carports3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $40k
- New homes3
typically $302k
- Pools and spas2
typically $35k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $60k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening1
typically $200k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $133kErect versatile gge 11 Uawa Parade, Tolaga Bay
- $60kRemoval of ground floor roof areas & level 1 membrane deck. Replace ground floor roof with new single plane roof. Re-clad ground floor walls. 14 Banks Street, Tolaga Bay
- $18kInstall wet area vinyl shower within existing bathrm 9E Tauwhareparae Road, Tolaga Bay
- $8,500Install freestanding yunca monte multi fuel logfire 37 Solander Street, Tolaga Bay
- $7,500Install freestanding woodsman rmf logfire 2 Hauiti Road, Tolaga Bay
57 consents
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$60k
Removal of ground floor roof areas & level 1 membrane deck. Replace ground floor roof with new single plane roof. Re-clad ground floor walls.
- Alterations and additions$18k
Install wet area vinyl shower within existing bathrm
- Fires and heating$7,500
Install freestanding woodsman rmf logfire
- Fires and heating$8,500
Install freestanding yunca monte multi fuel logfire
- Garages, sheds and carports$133k
Erect versatile gge
- Relocated buildings$98k
Connect relocatable dwg to foundations & install septic system & water tanks
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install f/s maxen kinmont solid fuel burner (replacement)
- Pools and spas$1
Amendment 2 - changes to pool fencing
- Fires and heating$8,500
Install freestanding yunca monte multi fuel logfire
- Fires and heating$8,000
Install inbuilt masport le4000 logfire
- Fires and heating$6,500
Install freestanding yunca oscar logfire
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$200k
Raise & repile flood damaged dwg & install septic sytem & water tanks
- Fires and heating$10k
Install freestanding esse warmheart logfire
- Fires and heating$7,500
Install inbuilt yunca xander logfire
- Fires and heating$7,300
Install freestanding woodsman Brunner mkii logfire
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install freestanding metro eco wee rad on pedestal base logfire
- Relocated buildings$30k
Connect relocatable dwg to foundations using existing septic system, install freestanding masport r1200 logfire, install water tank & internal alterations
- Alterations and additions$17k
Install wet area vinyl shower within existing bathrm
- Relocated buildings$100k
Connect relocatable dwg to foundations & existing septic system & install water tank
- New homes$300k
Construction of dwg with attached gge - lot 10
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$80k
Install septic system
- Relocated buildings$280k
Connect relocatable dwg to foundations, install septic system & water tank
- Fires and heating$2,000
Install freestanding scandia logfire
- Fires and heating$7,250
Install freestanding masport r5000 logfire
- New homes$400k
New 2 bdrm dwg with attached gge.
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Suburbs in Tolaga Bay
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Tolaga Bay?
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.