Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Manawahe
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 Manawahe, 5 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 15 consents we hold in Manawahe, 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 Manawahe’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 Manawahe
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Manawahe sits in (Manawahe) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 5 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 Manawahe
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 15 from 1 Mar 2020 to 1 Aug 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.
- Fires and heating5
1 in the last 12 months · typically $7,500
- New homes2
2 in the last 12 months · typically $575k
- Relocated buildings2
2 in the last 12 months · typically $73k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater1
typically $12k
- Garages, sheds and carports1
typically $2,500
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $637kSingle level 4 bdrm 2 bathrm + wc dwg with single attached gge 57 Waipapa Way
- $513k3 bdrm 2 bathrooms single level 1148 Manawahe Road
- $103kRelocate dwg 1316 Manawahe Road
- $43kNew proposed relocatable dwg new plumbing & drainage sed timber pile foundations new decks 1886-1888 Manawahe Road
- $7,500Installation of a new masport r1200 (legs model) freestanding wood fire 8 Pokerekere Road
15 consents
- Relocated buildings$103k
Relocate dwg
- Fires and heating$7,500
Installation of a new masport r1200 (legs model) freestanding wood fire
- New homes$637k
Single level 4 bdrm 2 bathrm + wc dwg with single attached gge
- New homes$513k
3 bdrm 2 bathrooms single level
- Relocated buildings$43k
New proposed relocatable dwg new plumbing & drainage sed timber pile foundations new decks
- Garages, sheds and carports$2,500
Carport added to house without consent
- Fires and heating$8,000
Installation of a metro eco wee rad legs solid fuel heater to existing dwg
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$12k
To install septic system for future 3 bdrm house as per oset & geotech reports (attached)
- Fires and heating$7,500
Install solid fuel heater
- Fires and heating$3,000
Installation of solid fuel heater
- Fires and heating$6,500
Install solid fuel heater
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$9,000
Install new septic tank
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$20k
Conservatory on existing timber deck
- Pools and spas$4,000
Consent for swimming pool fence.
- Alterations and additions$249k
Renovation to existing 2 storey dwg
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Manawahe?
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.