Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Tawa
824 new homes were consented in the Wellington City council area in the year to September 2026, up 66% on the year before. They also consented $377m of non-residential building work, down 45% on the year before. In Tawa itself, 54 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 577 consents we hold in Tawa, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Wellington City council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Tawa’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Wellington City, 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 1,429 in 2019.
New homes in Tawa
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the 5 statistical areas that make up most of it: Tawa Central, Tawa South, Tawa North, Linden, Grenada North. In the year to September 2026: 12 houses, 42 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 — Wellington City, 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.
- Offices$153m
8 buildings · 10,560 m² new floor area · $2,610/m² new · −55% on the year before
- Education$97.7m
9 buildings · 9,454 m² new floor area · $7,951/m² new · +174% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$48.9m
3 buildings · 511 m² new floor area · $27,789/m² new · −27% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$23.9m
1 building · −71% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$23.5m
+467% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$17.7m
1 building · 166 m² new floor area · $3,163/m² new · +60% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$7.1m
+44% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$2.4m
1 building · −98% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$2.1m
2 buildings · 545 m² new floor area · $1,734/m² new · +1488% on the year before
- Farm buildings$105k
1 building · 84 m² new floor area · $1,250/m² new · +5% on the year before
Consents on record in Tawa
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 577 from 1 Aug 2019 to 1 Sep 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 additions158
32 in the last 12 months · typically $30k
- New homes65
15 in the last 12 months · typically $550k
- Fires and heating54
16 in the last 12 months · typically $5,500
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater18
4 in the last 12 months · typically $20k
- Garages, sheds and carports18
1 in the last 12 months · typically $55k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs17
2 in the last 12 months · typically $30k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts10
typically $58k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening9
2 in the last 12 months · typically $80k
- Retaining walls7
2 in the last 12 months · typically $200k
- Multiple homes7
1 in the last 12 months · typically $1.2m
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $5mR3 - 16x new dwgs over 4 blocks composed of two storey & single storey attached dwgs - above ground works only. Consent has been granted subject to s75. 39-45 Bell Street
- $4.5m7x new 2-storey dwgs :- (house a) 5 x 3 bdrm (house b) 2 x 3 bdrm 58C Raroa Terrace
- $3mR3 - new 10x multi-unit dwgs. The scope is limited to all above-ground building works, including foundations. 45-51 Tremewan Street
- $1.6mR1 - new landscaping & retaining walls for associated townhouse development. 47-53 Bell Street
- $1.2mR3 - stage 2 & 3 - 2 x two storey multi-unit dwg (4 units)
577 consents
- New homes$500k
R2 - new two-storey detached dwg with attached gge.
- Alterations and additions$4,500
Install xtreme rad base heating
- Fires and heating$8,000
Install masport Rangitata insert woodfire
- Alterations and additions$150k
R2- external alterations to two storey detached dwg. New metal roofing.
- Alterations and additions$30k
R2 - alt to 2 storey detached dwg - new ensuite.
- Alterations and additions$27k
R2 - internal alt to single-storey detached dwg. New bathrm & laundry layout.
- New homes$350k
R2 - new single storey detached dwg
- Alterations and additions$80k
R1 - alt to single storey detached dwg.
- Alterations and additions$10k
R2 - alt to existing bathrm at ground level.
- Alterations and additions$20k
R1 - alt to existing single-storey detached dwg icluding retrofitting thermal insulation to exterior walls.
- Fires and heating$4,500
R2 - detached 2 storey dwg. Replace existing wood burner with a new inbuilt metro trend.
- Alterations and additions$4,000
Upgrade bathrm with a level access tiled shower
- New homes$640k
R1 - new single storey detached dwg with attached gge & timber pole retaining wall
- Alterations and additions$9,500
R1 - minor works - alterations to existing detached dwg. New internal doors & beams.
- Alterations and additions$3,500
R2 - installation of new escea woodfireplace.
- Fires and heating$4,686
Replacing an existing fire with a new solid fuel heater & a sea zone flue system (warmington Tasman)
- Pools and spas$14k
Swimming pool fencing (swimming poo
- New homes$1m
R2 - demolition of existing detached dwg & construction of new two storey detached dwg
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$29k
R2 - alt to 2 storey detached dwg - new deck & timber pole retaining wall to replace existing.
- Alterations and additions$70k
R1 - alterations to existing detached dwg. Reconfiguring existing bathrm & laundry areas.
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$90k
R3 - alt to 2 storey detached dwg - re-cladding & re-roofing of attached gge. Remove bay window & replace joinery off living room.
- Alterations and additions$20k
R2 - alt to 2 storey detached dwg - new bathrm & kitchen to lower floor.
- Alterations and additions$5,000
R2 - minor works - installation of sink & bidet seat.
- Fires and heating$6,300
R1 - install masport Kaituna freestanding woodburner to living room.
- Fires and heating$5,000
R1 - new freestanding solid fuel burner.
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Tawa?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 824 new homes consented in the Wellington City council area, with $394m of residential and $377m 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.