Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Awakeri
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. In the statistical area around Awakeri, 7 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 42 consents we hold in Awakeri, 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, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Awakeri’s own count is made.
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.
New homes in Awakeri
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Awakeri sits in (Thornton-Awakeri) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 7 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 — 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 Awakeri
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 42 from 1 Aug 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 additions12
4 in the last 12 months · typically $17k
- Fires and heating5
1 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- Pools and spas3
typically $50k
- Garages, sheds and carports3
typically $100k
- Other new buildings2
2 in the last 12 months · typically $150k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening1
typically $60k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater1
typically $1,500
- Insulation1
typically $6,000
- New homes1
typically $1.9m
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $150kPod# mp/96/2 (14.4m x 4.8m) & pod# mp/96/1 (4.8m x 3.0m) - 2 new pods for Tomoana clients made at ma 1502 State Highway 30
- $150kPod# mp/99/1 (13.2m x 4.2m) & pod# mp/99/2 (4.8m x 3.0m) - 2 new pods 1502 State Highway 30
- $49kPod mp-j0115 - new 30m2 pod 1502 State Highway 30
- $49k1x 17m2 new pod (pod # - jp110) 1502 State Highway 30
- $35kWet area vinyl shower 72 Luke Road
42 consents
- Alterations and additions$25k
Bathrm renovation including wall removal new level entry shower + fixtures & new floor & wall
- Alterations and additions$35k
Wet area vinyl shower
- Alterations and additions$49k
Pod mp-j0115 - new 30m2 pod
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install of a metro wee rad leg wood
- Alterations and additions$49k
1x 17m2 new pod (pod # - jp110)
- Other new buildings$150k
Pod# mp/99/1 (13.2m x 4.2m) & pod# mp/99/2 (4.8m x 3.0m) - 2 new pods
- Other new buildings$150k
Pod# mp/96/2 (14.4m x 4.8m) & pod# mp/96/1 (4.8m x 3.0m) - 2 new pods for Tomoana clients made at ma
- Garages, sheds and carports$100k
New utility shed.
- Alterations and additions$9,000
This building work contains builtready modular component(s).
- Alterations and additions$20k
Alterations to bathrm area.
- Alterations and additions$20k
Proposed alt
- Alterations and additions$11k
Add of bathrm in basement area of property
- Alterations and additions$5,000
Fire install
- Fires and heating$4,500
Installing solid fuel heater (woodburner)
- Garages, sheds and carports$300k
New verandah porch & carport to existing dwg & reclad of home
- New homes$1.9m
Construct a four bdrm single level dwg with attached four car gge
- Pools and spas$50k
Install new in ground fibre glass pool shell & associated pool fencing - 42000 litres.
- Fires and heating$8,500
Firenzo contessa fireplace detached dwg
- Pools and spas$50k
Construct new inground Mayfair fibreglass pool
- Alterations and additions$7,500
Installation of a new wagener leon freestanding multi-fuel fire
- Fires and heating$5,000
Replace flood damaged sfh - masport Cashmere uleb
- Alterations and additions$8,000
Build ensuite bathrm
- Alterations and additions$13k
Install ensuite
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$1,500
Install new toilet into existing bathrm
- Pools and spas$30k
Installation of in-ground swimming pool.
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Awakeri?
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.