Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Whanganui
190 new homes were consented in the Whanganui District council area in the year to September 2026, up 40% on the year before. They also consented $72.5m of non-residential building work, down 27% on the year before. Below: 2,549 consents we hold in Whanganui, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Whanganui District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Whanganui 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 199 in 2021.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Whanganui 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.
- Offices$29.5m
5 buildings · 2,618 m² new floor area · $10,680/m² new · −56% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$14.2m
5 buildings · 1,509 m² new floor area · $4,109/m² new · +385% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$6m
+761% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$4m
2 buildings · 699 m² new floor area · $5,182/m² new · +44% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$3.9m
1 building · 540 m² new floor area · $7,070/m² new · +805% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$3.9m
1 building · 262 m² new floor area · $3,817/m² new · −62% on the year before
- Education$3.8m
2 buildings · 296 m² new floor area · $4,459/m² new · +215% on the year before
- Farm buildings$3.2m
20 buildings · 5,128 m² new floor area · $324/m² new · −11% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$2.1m
2 buildings · 1,164 m² new floor area · $1,503/m² new · −78% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$2m
1 building · 422 m² new floor area · $4,739/m² new · +4344% on the year before
Consents on record in Whanganui
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 2,549 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 additions423
73 in the last 12 months · typically $25k
- Fires and heating415
74 in the last 12 months · typically $6,000
- New homes262
51 in the last 12 months · typically $500k
- Garages, sheds and carports219
41 in the last 12 months · typically $45k
- Relocated buildings59
11 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater52
13 in the last 12 months · typically $18k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs41
6 in the last 12 months · typically $35k
- Multiple homes32
7 in the last 12 months · typically $640k
- Pools and spas28
7 in the last 12 months · typically $20k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts24
2 in the last 12 months · 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
- $3.2mNew four bdrm res dwg plus attached 2 bdrm secondary dwg 37 Clarkson Avenue, Westmere
- $2.9mNew 8-unit terrace houses. Each has 2-3 bedrooms, 0-1 acivity-bdrm, 1-3 bathrooms, 1 wc, kitchen. Private drainage, sw detention tank. Retaining walls. 38 Titoki Street, Castlecliff
- $1.8mRbw- 4 x two-storey standalone 4-bdrm dwg/ gge, under slab detention tank, retaining wall & associated drainage 2 Halswell Street, Whanganui
- $1.8mConstruction of 6 attached dwgs split in 3 buildings 17-19 Glasgow Street, Whanganui
- $1.8mRbw - 3x 2 storey building for lot 1-lot 3, 5 bedrooms. 3.5 bathrooms, kitchen, living, dining & single gge. Timber retaining & keystone wall 2 Tiki Street, Castlecliff
2,549 consents
- Fires and heating$150k
Extend & alt internal layout of dwg, install solid fuel burner
- Alterations and additions$1
Amendment 1 - change roofline to include parapet+ internal gutter to south elevation to match rma/2026/2199, wall underlay+ selected window w0.7
- Garages, sheds and carports$30k
Construction of stand alone gge outbuildings
- Alterations and additions$65k
Extending the building & living areas by 3.6m. Housing - detached
- Fires and heating$5,400
Install new free standing metro fire rad plus. Heating
- New homes$800k
New build single storey 4 bdrm res dwg with attached gge comprising concrete slab, timber framing with rcs plaster system/bgc duragroove cladding, alum window joinery & longru
- Fires and heating$9,000
Install of a metro rad plus woodfire into the living room, including a new metro eco flue kit
- New homes$539k
New dwg
- Alterations and additions$2,500
Fire installation - second hand freestanding fisher denniston multifuel burner
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$23k
Alt.2 installation of new waste water system & effluent field (construct minor (second) dwg on property)
- Alterations and additions$1,000
Alt.1 updating of firewall (construct new 404m² multigenerational living dwg comprising of 2 units (main 4 bdrm/2 bath & unit is 2 bed/1 bath) separated by a firewall & door. B
- Fires and heating$8,000
Install freestanding kent Haast solid fuel heater
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$1,000
Alt.1 amended bracing & fixing detail. (retruss & reroof the existing house. Remove part walls & add beams & bracing to suit. Add decks & stairs. Freestanding woodburner)
- Garages, sheds and carports$130k
Construct a 18m x 12m x 3m totalspan gge
- Garages, sheds and carports$15k
New verandah including fire wall & beam upgrade to existing carport
- Alterations and additions$10k
Alt.1 replacement of the acrylic shower in the main bathrm with a tiled shower. Relocation of 2x internal structural beams into the roof space. (new res dwg)
- Garages, sheds and carports$45k
Construct a self contained unit in the gge
- Alterations and additions$30k
Minor works to living room including replacing existing house alt/additions
- Alterations and additions$12k
Create new ensuite in old kitchen. Create cupboard for laundry
- Fires and heating$8,000
Inbuilt solid fuel heater
- Garages, sheds and carports$50k
To build a new skyline gge on concrete foundation
- Alterations and additions$80k
Pim only retrofit of home, including new wall linings, floor linings, new kitchen, new insulation, new smoke detectors
- Garages, sheds and carports$35k
New versatile 6 x 7 gge building
- Garages, sheds and carports$50k
Versatile gge 9.6m x 6m
- New homes$1.6m
New 3 bdrm house with gge & storage. The project includes provision for waste & stormwater treatment on site as per resource consent conditions
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Suburbs in Whanganui
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
- Castlecliff42 / 341
- Gonville38 / 284
- Aramoho30 / 281
- Westmere29 / 199
- Springvale27 / 221
- Otamatea22 / 188
- Wanganui East19 / 73
- Whanganui15 / 174
- Tawhero11 / 109
- Kai Iwi10 / 46
- Durie Hill9 / 113
- Saint Johns Hill9 / 109
- Okoia7 / 69
- Putiki5 / 41
- Koitiata5 / 34
- Rātana5 / 15
- Waitōtara4 / 15
- College Estate3 / 57
- Bastia Hill3 / 42
- Marybank3 / 19
- Waiinu Beach2 / 23
- Papaiti2 / 19
- Kaitoke1 / 35
- Whangaehu1 / 15
- Mangamahu1 / 9
- Ngamatapouri1 / 1
- Parikino0 / 5
- Whanganui Airport0 / 5
- Pākaraka0 / 3
- Pipiriki0 / 3
- Paparangi0 / 1
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Whanganui?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 190 new homes consented in the Whanganui District council area, with $113m of residential and $72.5m 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.