Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Twizel
112 new homes were consented in the Mackenzie District council area in the year to September 2026, up 62% on the year before. They also consented $16.8m of non-residential building work, down 54% on the year before. Below: 589 consents we hold in Twizel, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Mackenzie District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Mackenzie 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 157 in 2019.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Mackenzie 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.
- Hotels and motels$12.4m
1 building · 213 m² new floor area · $3,756/m² new · +1746% on the year before
- Farm buildings$3m
22 buildings · 3,806 m² new floor area · $781/m² new · −5% on the year before
- Offices$916k
1 building · 408 m² new floor area · $2,132/m² new · +123% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$270k
1 building · 250 m² new floor area · $480/m² new · −68% on the year before
- Education$150k
−99% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$136k
−72% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$10k
−83% on the year before
Consents on record in Twizel
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 589 from 1 Aug 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.
- New homes152
39 in the last 12 months · typically $500k
- Fires and heating83
17 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- Alterations and additions78
14 in the last 12 months · typically $48k
- Garages, sheds and carports54
8 in the last 12 months · typically $60k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater11
2 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening11
2 in the last 12 months · typically $45k
- Relocated buildings11
typically $100k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts9
typically $173k
- Pools and spas8
1 in the last 12 months · typically $55k
- Multiple homes8
1 in the last 12 months · typically $1.1m
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $2.7mRbw- new three dbl storey standalone dwgs with dbl gge, living, dining, kitchen, four bedrooms & 3.5 bathrooms. 72 The Drive, Twizel
- $2.5mR3 - new 3 storey detached dwg - passive house with attached gge & green roof. Demolish existing dwg & gge. 18 Sefton Street, Twizel
- $1.6mConstruction of a main dwg & cottage on the site 115 Glen Lyon Road, Twizel
- $1.5m4bdrm, 2 bathrm stand alone dwg with attached 50 Temple Drive, Twizel
- $969kConstruct 4 bdrm dwg with separate gge. Concrete 43 Lakeland Avenue, Twizel
589 consents
- Fires and heating$3,000
Masport uleb freestanding logburner 5 Totara drive Oxford lot 1 dp 48136
- New homes$750k
Single storey 3 bdrm, 2 bathrm house with wood burner
- New homes$800k
One 2 bdrm 2 bathrm unit & one 3 bdrm 2 bathrm
- Garages, sheds and carports$170k
Construct new boat shed & hobby room with bathrm
- New homes$225k
Construct 2 bdrm minor dwg. Masonry foundation/
- New homes$466k
Construct 3 bdrm dwg. Masonry foundation wall
- Fires and heating$6,000
Replace old fire with a new metro mega rad fire & move it
- New homes$900k
4 bdrm, 2 bathrm, stand alone dwg with gge
- Garages, sheds and carports$95k
Building a 67m2 pole shed to house a boat & other basic
- Alterations and additions$18k
Renovate existing bathrm
- Fires and heating$4,000
Replace the existing log fire & flue kit with a new metro
- Fires and heating$4,000
Installing a new wood burner
- New homes$965k
3x new dwgs with multiple cladding types with an housing - multi-unit dwg
- Alterations and additions$30k
R2 - internal alt to existing two-storey detached dwg. Alt to existing ensuite & main bathrm
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$100k
Rbw - housing (detached dwg): repile existing dwg with new like-for-like piles, replace concrete nib wall with perimeter timber bearers, minor internal alterations including removal & installation of walls
- Garages, sheds and carports$67k
To erect a totalspan steel framed building - car gge - 7m
- Alterations and additions$130k
Construction of accessory building.
- New homes$300k
62m2 minor dwg with carport. 1 bdrm, 1 bathrm
- Alterations and additions$50k
New bdrm extension, new ensuite.
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installing kanuka woodbox fire with woodsman heatsaver flue
- Fires and heating$5,000
Replace freestanding wood burner with new. Metro wee rad
- Fires and heating$11k
Remove existing woodfire & flue, leaving the outer liner
- Fires and heating$3,000
Replace an existing log fire with a new woodsman serene log
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a free-standing metro wee rad leg woodburner & standard eco flue kit with dektite boot flashing. All new interconnecting smoke alarms. Floor to ceiling 2.4
- Fires and heating$6,800
Installation of solid wood burner (masport Hurunui)
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Suburbs in Twizel
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Twizel?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 112 new homes consented in the Mackenzie District council area, with $61.7m of residential and $16.8m 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.