Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Mahana
280 new homes were consented in the Tasman District council area in the year to September 2026, down 5% on the year before. They also consented $142m of non-residential building work, up 81% on the year before. In the statistical area around Mahana, 22 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 31 consents we hold in Mahana, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Tasman District council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Mahana’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Tasman 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 661 in 2022.
New homes in Mahana
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Mahana sits in (Moutere Hills) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 22 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 — Tasman 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$45.8m
7 buildings · 9,720 m² new floor area · $4,131/m² new · +25% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$27.8m
2 buildings · 4,226 m² new floor area · $6,425/m² new · +4320% on the year before
- Education$20.6m
1 building · 1,160 m² new floor area · $13,793/m² new · +458% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$15m
6 buildings · 7,502 m² new floor area · $1,882/m² new · −9% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$9.3m
2 buildings · 1,979 m² new floor area · $4,118/m² new · +15% on the year before
- Offices$7.5m
3 buildings · 776 m² new floor area · $5,528/m² new · +126% on the year before
- Farm buildings$5.7m
19 buildings · 8,768 m² new floor area · $575/m² new · +185% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$5.1m
3 buildings · 1,711 m² new floor area · $2,981/m² new · −2% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$4.6m
3 buildings · 1,230 m² new floor area · $3,541/m² new · +151% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$610k
1 building · 132 m² new floor area · $3,485/m² new · +4% on the year before
Consents on record in Mahana
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 31 from 1 Nov 2019 to 1 May 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 homes6
typically $383k
- Alterations and additions6
typically $48k
- Fires and heating5
2 in the last 12 months · typically $6,000
- Pools and spas3
typically $20k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater3
typically $20k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening1
typically $64k
- Commercial alterations1
typically $29k
- Multiple homes1
typically $930k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $7,000Install freestanding pellet fire 275 Old Coach Road
- $6,000Install freestanding wood burner 43 Apple Valley Road East
31 consents
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install freestanding pellet fire
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install freestanding wood burner
- Pools and spas$1
Installed balustrades around decking & pool
- Multiple homes$930k
Construct two attached dwgs with one freestanding wood housing - multi-unit (apartments)
- Alterations and additions$2,000
Internal alterations
- New homes$750k
Construct dwg with freestanding wood burner
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install freestanding wood burner
- Pools and spas$73k
Installed inground swimming pool
- Fires and heating$11k
Install freestanding wood burner with wetback
- Alterations and additions$45k
Two cabins being used as one minor dwg
- Fires and heating$5,500
masport Hurunui freestanding fire
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$20k
Install onsite wastewater system
- New homes$400k
Construct dwg
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$64k
Re-roof existing dwg
- Alterations and additions$50k
Alterations & extension to existing dwg & install
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$15k
Install new wastewater treatment system
- Alterations and additions$60k
Convert aviary to non-habitable accessory building
- New homes$580k
Construct dwg with freestanding wood burner
- Commercial alterations$29k
Construct workshop
- Pools and spas$20k
Swimming pool fencing
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$20k
Provide private wastewater disposal for the proposed dwgs.
- New homes$366k
Construction of a single-storey dwg - 71 spur ridge rise, hanleys farm
- New homes$333k
Construct new dwg with freestanding wood burner
- Alterations and additions$40k
Extension to existing dwg
- New homes$200k
Construct new dwg with freestanding woodsman wood
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Mahana?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 280 new homes consented in the Tasman District council area, with $166m of residential and $142m 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.