Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Onaero
325 new homes were consented in the New Plymouth District council area in the year to September 2026, down 5% on the year before. They also consented $87.3m of non-residential building work, up 72% on the year before. In the statistical area around Onaero, 6 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 30 consents we hold in Onaero, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the New Plymouth District council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Onaero’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, New Plymouth 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 708 in 2021.
New homes in Onaero
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Onaero sits in (Tikorangi) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 5 houses, 1 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 — New Plymouth 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$29.1m
3 buildings · 9,368 m² new floor area · $2,829/m² new · +112% on the year before
- Education$12.3m
1 building · 1,337 m² new floor area · $3,740/m² new · +152% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$12.2m
6 buildings · 12,575 m² new floor area · $974/m² new · +880% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$8.5m
1 building · +34471% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$8.3m
7 buildings · 5,131 m² new floor area · $1,473/m² new · +84% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$6.5m
2 buildings · 294 m² new floor area · $4,932/m² new · −41% on the year before
- Offices$6.5m
3 buildings · 1,833 m² new floor area · $2,428/m² new · −35% on the year before
- Farm buildings$3.9m
29 buildings · 14,657 m² new floor area · $253/m² new · −22% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$31k
−89% on the year before
Consents on record in Onaero
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 30 from 1 Nov 2019 to 1 Jun 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.
- Alterations and additions6
typically $45k
- Fires and heating6
typically $3,500
- New homes5
typically $600k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $36k
- Garages, sheds and carports1
typically $31k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening1
typically $300k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts1
typically $4,439
- Relocated buildings1
typically $32k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater1
typically $10k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $36kRemoval & replacement of existing deck membrane & new balustrade. Re-clad of lower storey cladding. 26 Motukari Place
30 consents
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$36k
Removal & replacement of existing deck membrane & new balustrade. Re-clad of lower storey cladding.
- New homes$600k
Res/farm - four bdrm dwg with attached gge
- New homes$700k
Res/farm - three bdrm dwg with attached gge
- Alterations and additions$45k
Res/farm - alterations & upgrades to the existing main bdrm, walk-in-robe, main laundry & bathrm
- Alterations and additions$50k
Res/farm - gable roof covered patio extension to north end of the existing house.
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$10k
Res/farm - install replacement effluent bed for existing dwg, existing septic tank to remain.
- Fires and heating$2,000
Freestanding - install masport r5000l free standing wood burner
- Alterations and additions$5,000
Res/farm- remove an internal wall between the lounge & sunroom
- Relocated buildings$32k
Res/farm - relocate second hand dwg to site as per site plan
- New homes$392k
Res/farm - two bdrm dwg
- Fires and heating$10k
Inbuilt/wetback- firenzo topaz inbuilt ru inbuilt wood burner
- Alterations and additions$50k
Res/farm-alterations to existing bdrm to create a new ensuite.
- Fires and heating$6,500
Freestanding- metro eco wee rad ( legs ) free standing woodburner
- Fires and heating$2,000
Freestanding - install free standing Metro Wee Rad Leg wood fire
- New homes$734k
Res/farm - three bdrm dwg (p)
- Alterations and additions$45k
Res/farm-ensuite added to master bdrm.(p)
- Alterations and additions$15k
Res/farm- bathrm & walk in robe renovation. (p)
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$300k
Res/farm - building additions & alterations - full reclad & dbl glazed windows (p)
- Fires and heating$1,200
Freestanding - woodsman Tasman free standing wood fire installation
- Fires and heating$5,000
installation of a new woodfire
- New homes$360k
Res/farm - one bdrm dwg with mezzanine & large gge/workshop (sol)
- Garages, sheds and carports$31k
Res/farm - gge add
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$4,439
Freestanding - warmington studio stove
- New homes$473k
Res/farm - three bdrm dwg with attached dbl gge (sol)
- New homes$530k
Res/farm - three bdrm dwg with attached dbl gge (p)
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Onaero?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 325 new homes consented in the New Plymouth District council area, with $194m of residential and $87.3m 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.