Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Te Teko
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 Te Teko itself, 0 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 21 consents we hold in Te Teko, 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 Te Teko’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 Te Teko
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area that make up most of it: Te Teko Lakes. In the year to September 2026: 0 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 Te Teko
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 21 from 1 Sep 2019 to 1 Jul 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 heating7
2 in the last 12 months · typically $4,500
- Alterations and additions2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $125k
- New homes2
typically $320k
- Relocated buildings1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- Pools and spas1
typically $30k
- Garages, sheds and carports1
typically $43k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening1
typically $60k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $220kDue to a fire event replace central portion of the existing roof framing. New roofing to ensure ho 226 Powell Road
- $50kRelocate 4 bdrm dwg ,reinstate existing decks ,install new wastewater system. Bearers down application 2007 State Highway 30
- $6,000Replacement fire. Installation of a new maxen Forbury 550 insert fire. 459-461 Te Teko Road
- $2,000Installation of wood fire with wetback model metro xtreme rad-leg wetback 3kw. 716 Western Drain Road
21 consents
- Relocated buildings$50k
Relocate 4 bdrm dwg ,reinstate existing decks ,install new wastewater system. Bearers down application
- Alterations and additions$220k
Due to a fire event replace central portion of the existing roof framing. New roofing to ensure ho
- Fires and heating$6,000
Replacement fire. Installation of a new maxen Forbury 550 insert fire.
- Fires and heating$2,000
Installation of wood fire with wetback model metro xtreme rad-leg wetback 3kw.
- Garages, sheds and carports$43k
Detached dbl gge
- Fires and heating$7,000
Solid fuel heater install
- Fires and heating$2,000
Installation of wee rad wood fire
- Fires and heating$5,500
Install masport r3000 freestanding fire
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$60k
Re-clad dwg
- Fires and heating$4,500
Install masport Kaituna freestanding fire
- Pools and spas$30k
Installing a new in-ground fibre glass pool as per attached quote. Existing pool fence is in place a
- Fires and heating$3,000
Installation of solid fuel heater - metro eco wee rad on legs
- Alterations and additions$30k
Proposed internal alterations changing existing study into a pantry.
- New homes$290k
Construct a 2 bdrm dwg
- New homes$350k
Proposed detached 2bdrm dwg with an attached gge
- Alterations and additions$300k
House alt
- Alterations and additions$19k
Construction of a 14.4 x 7 pole building
- Fires and heating$3,000
Solid fuel
- Garages, sheds and carports$42k
Construction of a 6 x 9 versatile gge on a conc
- Alterations and additions$15k
Extending bathrm & wc wall out to be flush with north facing wall. New tile shower & bath
- Garages, sheds and carports$12k
Construction of a 6 x 3 versatile gge on a conc
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Near Te Teko
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Te Teko?
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.