Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Tūrangi
313 new homes were consented in the Taupo District council area in the year to September 2026, down 9% on the year before. They also consented $77.9m of non-residential building work, up 3% on the year before. Below: 571 consents we hold in Tūrangi, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Taupo District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Taupo 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 437 in 2004.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Taupo 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.
- Shops, restaurants and bars$28.2m
2 buildings · 10,287 m² new floor area · $1,968/m² new · +192% on the year before
- Farm buildings$9.3m
38 buildings · 16,952 m² new floor area · $536/m² new · +146% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$8.4m
2 buildings · 1,348 m² new floor area · $6,102/m² new · +319% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$7.4m
4 buildings · 2,502 m² new floor area · $2,838/m² new · +66% on the year before
- Education$6.7m
3 buildings · 647 m² new floor area · $4,490/m² new · −64% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$5.1m
2 buildings · 458 m² new floor area · $10,262/m² new
- Offices$4.1m
3 buildings · 132 m² new floor area · $3,598/m² new · −24% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$3.9m
15 buildings · 837 m² new floor area · $4,007/m² new · −70% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$3m
4 buildings · 705 m² new floor area · $3,262/m² new · −62% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$1.7m
4 buildings · 1,774 m² new floor area · $719/m² new · −85% on the year before
Consents on record in Tūrangi
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 571 from 1 Jul 2019 to 1 Aug 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 heating126
15 in the last 12 months · typically $5,624
- Alterations and additions96
17 in the last 12 months · typically $24k
- Garages, sheds and carports35
6 in the last 12 months · typically $45k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs26
4 in the last 12 months · typically $38k
- New homes24
3 in the last 12 months · typically $475k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater18
3 in the last 12 months · typically $27k
- Relocated buildings17
3 in the last 12 months · typically $43k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts9
typically $85k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening5
2 in the last 12 months · typically $80k
- Demolition3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $70k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $2mThe project is the demolition of an existing single storey 199 Taupahi Road, Tūrangi
- $789kRbw - lot 21 - the proposed development two-storey dwgs, providing 4 bedrooms & a study nook, 3.5 bathrooms, an open-plan liv ing-dining-kitchen area, & a dbl gge. All lots are serviced 3 Te Whakarau Street, Tūrangi
- $750kBuilding a new res unit & gge to the site in 8C Pikikotuku Place, Kuratau
- $700kNew single storey dwg. 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, long 14 Poriwira Drive, Kuratau
- $615kConstruct a new 3 bdrm plus office dwg with attached 5 Elder Lane, Tūrangi
571 consents
- New homes$789k
Rbw - lot 21 - the proposed development two-storey dwgs, providing 4 bedrooms & a study nook, 3.5 bathrooms, an open-plan liv ing-dining-kitchen area, & a dbl gge. All lots are serviced
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$30k
New ensuite, new plumbing connection to kitchen for
- Alterations and additions$300k
Proposed internal alterations & extension to existing
- Alterations and additions$40k
Removal of existing shadowclad & installing bgc durascape
- Alterations and additions$5,000
Bathrm & utility room refurbishment
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$18k
New 1st floor timber deck to replace existing.
- Alterations and additions$3,589
Remove old fire & replace with new fire
- Garages, sheds and carports$64k
Erect a new steel building for gge & storage.
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$315k
New single-storey accommodation building on timber piles,
- Fires and heating$7,500
New fireplace to be installed into lounge area with
- New commercial buildings$615k
Construct a new 3 bdrm plus office dwg with attached
- Garages, sheds and carports$55k
10m x 8m shed.80
- Alterations and additions$400k
Add & alt to dwg
- Fires and heating$3,500
Installation of new wood fire
- Alterations and additions$99k
Frame-in ground floor of existing pole house with 2
- Fires and heating$8,344
Installation of a new woodsman serene drawer freestanding
- Fires and heating$7,371
Installation of a woodsman flare ped freestanding wood
- Fires and heating$7,166
To install a maxen kinmont 450 ped freestanding wood burner.
- Alterations and additions$15k
Amendment to consent, second cottage added to front of
- Fires and heating$5,500
Install new freestanding metro wee rad - woody log burner
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$9,999
Reconstruct deck to replace existing that is not consented
- Alterations and additions$120k
Extension to existing timber framed house & new engineered
- Fires and heating$6,055
Installation of a new metro tiny rad base eco woodburner. A
- Relocated buildings$49k
Relocate 3 bdrm house from 1157 sh41 (in district move)
- Fires and heating$6,800
Installation of a refurbished masport Wanaka freestanding
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Suburbs in Tūrangi
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Tūrangi?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 313 new homes consented in the Taupo District council area, with $225m of residential and $77.9m 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.