Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Whakatāne
131 new homes were consented in the Whakatane District council area in the year to September 2026, down 3% on the year before. They also consented $29.8m of non-residential building work, down 7% on the year before. Below: 845 consents we hold in Whakatāne, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Whakatane District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Whakatane 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 194 in 2005.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Whakatane 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.
- Education$8.7m
3 buildings · 1,013 m² new floor area · $4,679/m² new · +82% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$6m
5 buildings · 1,496 m² new floor area · $2,624/m² new · −41% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$5m
1 building · 106 m² new floor area · $14,151/m² new · −45% on the year before
- Offices$4.6m
3 buildings · 579 m² new floor area · $1,606/m² new · −2% on the year before
- Farm buildings$2.6m
17 buildings · 3,119 m² new floor area · $814/m² new · +7% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$1.8m
+4365% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$620k
+15% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$550k
1 building · +518% on the year before
Consents on record in Whakatāne
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 845 from 1 Jul 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 additions171
36 in the last 12 months · typically $20k
- Fires and heating146
19 in the last 12 months · typically $5,500
- New homes107
29 in the last 12 months · typically $520k
- Garages, sheds and carports63
8 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- Pools and spas28
5 in the last 12 months · typically $30k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater19
1 in the last 12 months · typically $12k
- Relocated buildings17
6 in the last 12 months · typically $49k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs14
1 in the last 12 months · typically $29k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening12
1 in the last 12 months · typically $120k
- Multiple homes11
3 in the last 12 months · typically $940k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $1.4m2 x new dbl unit duplexs. Each unit has 3 bedrooms 2 bathrooms with a connecting single gge 21 Garaway Street, Whakatāne
- $1.3mNew 2 storey 4 bdrm domestic dwg with attached gge 18 Pacific Parade, Coastlands
- $1.3mConstruct 2-storey, 3 bdrm dwg 12A Beach Street, Whakatāne
- $924kLot 7,8,9 - vertical build of 3 unit (type h) 2.5 bdrm, two storey terraced townhouses 12 Ratima Place, Whakatāne
- $924kLot 10,11,12 - vertical build of 3 unit (type h) 2.5 bdrm, two storey terraced townhouses 12 Ratima Place, Whakatāne
845 consents
- Alterations and additions$9,200
Alt to dwg - installation of a ravelli elena rv100, freestanding dry, pellet burner cac164071
- New homes$1.4m
2 x new dbl unit duplexs. Each unit has 3 bedrooms 2 bathrooms with a connecting single gge
- Pools and spas$60k
Installation of pool & pool fencing
- Garages, sheds and carports$67k
New gge
- Alterations and additions$25k
Bathrm renovation to include wall removal new level entry shower new floor & wall linings &
- Alterations and additions$20k
Replaced leaking shower with fully tiled shower- renovated whole bathrm
- Retaining walls$20k
Replacement retaining wall
- Alterations and additions$5,000
Existing wall removal.
- Retaining walls$35k
Excavate behind original retaining wall. Install 'dead-men' to support original structure. Tie origi
- Relocated buildings$103k
Relocate dwg
- Demolition$92k
Demolish & remove existing walls in existing wrs bathrm laundry front entrance & dining area
- New homes$227k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 3
- Multiple homes$924k
Lot 7,8,9 - vertical build of 3 unit (type h) 2.5 bdrm, two storey terraced townhouses
- New homes$334k
Lot 2 - vertical build of 1 (type f mirrored) 3 bdrm standalone res townhouse
- New homes$334k
Lot 1 - vertical build of 1 (type f mirrored) 3 bdrm standalone res townhouse
- New homes$334k
Lot 3 - vertical build of 1 (type f) 3 bdrm standalone res townhouse
- New homes$334k
Lot 4 - vertical build of 1 (type f mirrored) 3 bdrm standalone res townhouse
- New homes$334k
Lot 5 - vertical build of 1 (type f mirrored) 3 bdrm standalone res townhouse
- New homes$334k
Lot 6 - vertical build of 1 (type f mirrored) 3 bdrm standalone res townhouse
- New homes$334k
Lot 17 - vertical build of 1 (type f) 3 bdrm standalone res townhouse
- New homes$334k
Lot 13 - vertical build of 1 (type f) 3 bdrm standalone res townhouse
- New homes$334k
Lot 18 - vertical build of 1 (type f) 3 bdrm standalone res townhouse
- New homes$411k
Lot 16 - vertical build of 1 (type g) 3.5 bdrm standalone res townhouse
- New homes$411k
Lot 20 - vertical build of 1 (type g) 3.5 bdrm standalone res townhouse
- New homes$411k
Lot 19 - vertical build of 1 (type g) 3.5 bdrm standalone res townhouse
ResidentialCommercial The dots are this page of the list.
Suburbs in Whakatāne
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Whakatāne?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 131 new homes consented in the Whakatane District council area, with $49.6m of residential and $29.8m 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.