Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Rotomā
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 Rotomā, 5 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 26 consents we hold in Rotomā, 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 Rotomā’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 Rotomā
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Rotomā 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 Rotomā
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 26 from 1 Oct 2019 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 heating8
1 in the last 12 months · typically $5,750
- New homes5
typically $700k
- Pools and spas3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $60k
- Garages, sheds and carports2
typically $32k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater1
typically $50k
- Alterations and additions1
typically $3,500
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening1
typically $45k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $60kInstallation of pool & pool fencing 22 McIvor Road
- $6,000Install metro wee rad leg freestanding fire 677 Matahi Road
26 consents
- Pools and spas$60k
Installation of pool & pool fencing
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install metro wee rad leg freestanding fire
- Garages, sheds and carports$60k
Construction of a new storage shed / drying room
- New homes$1.2m
New res dwg septic tank rainwater tanks pool fencing.
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install masport Kaituna freestanding fire
- Fires and heating$4,500
Install a woodsman kanaku wood burner housing - detached
- New homes$600k
3 bdrm 2 bathrm house with a detached triple gge
- Alterations and additions$3,500
Fire install
- Fires and heating$2,500
Installation of masport r1200 wood fire
- New homes$700k
Rbw - new two storey dwg with five bedrooms, four bathrooms, one toilet, dbl gge.
- Garages, sheds and carports$4,000
Convert an existing carport into a gge
- Fires and heating$6,500
Install masport Hurunui freestanding fire
- Fires and heating$2,500
Installation of wood fire: xtreme rad - woody
- New homes$240k
Kcc-12/ 3 bdrm dwg with sed foundation. Bgc nuline plus horizontal weatherboards & vertical
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$45k
Transportable dwg set on piles & connected to services.
- Pools and spas$70k
Proposed swimming pool & pool barrier
- New homes$865k
Proposed building of detached dwg with dbl gge
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$50k
Foundation & drainage for newly built 3 bdrm transportable dwg to the property ready for services & installation of Ltd xtreme rad solid fuel heater
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install a solid fuel heater
- Pools and spas$25k
Pool fencing installation.
- Fires and heating$5,500
Install woodsman serene petite woodbox freestanding fire
- Fires and heating$6,000
Installation tropicair rua freestanding woodburner
- Commercial alterations$83k
Build stand alone workshop (no sleeping use)
- Alterations and additions$15k
Renovate ensuite laundry & bathrm.
- Garages, sheds and carports$100k
Convert an existing dbl gge to a self-contained dwg
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Rotomā?
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.