Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Aramoho
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. In Aramoho itself, 13 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 281 consents we hold in Aramoho, 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, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Aramoho’s own count is made.
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.
New homes in Aramoho
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the 2 statistical areas that make up most of it: Upper Aramoho, Lower Aramoho. In the year to September 2026: 2 houses, 11 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 — 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 Aramoho
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 281 from 1 Aug 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 additions43
6 in the last 12 months · typically $20k
- Fires and heating42
9 in the last 12 months · typically $5,750
- Garages, sheds and carports28
7 in the last 12 months · typically $48k
- New homes22
2 in the last 12 months · typically $360k
- Multiple homes12
typically $510k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts6
1 in the last 12 months · typically $30k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater6
1 in the last 12 months · typically $11k
- Relocated buildings5
1 in the last 12 months · typically $100k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs5
typically $18k
- Pools and spas3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $6,000
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $780kNew dwg 24 Monowai Place
- $280k59m2 2 bdrm dwg with attached gge built in sips (structural insulated panel) on a concrete slab 21B Flemington Road
- $150kErect a 138.0 m² pole shed estimated value: 150000.00 38 Roberts Avenue
- $150kExtend & alt internal layout of dwg, install solid fuel burner 33 Stewart Street
- $100kNew detached home office. 31 Lucknow Street
281 consents
- Fires and heating$150k
Extend & alt internal layout of dwg, install solid fuel burner
- Fires and heating$8,000
Install freestanding kent Haast solid fuel heater
- Garages, sheds and carports$50k
Versatile gge 9.6m x 6m
- Fires and heating$8,000
Installation of a metro xtreme rad leg fireplace on the existing concrete hearth, install a metro eco flue & soaker flashing. Install type 1 smoke alarms as per plan
- Alterations and additions$2,000
Convert laundry room in ground level extension to second shower room with glass enclosed shower with shower dome & small vanity for handwashing for the existing toilet in adjacent room
- Garages, sheds and carports$80k
New gge 75 m2
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install solid fuel burner in dwg
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of kent hasst freestanding wood fire in the lounge
- Fires and heating$8,000
Free standing solid fuel heater project description: kent Ruapehu wood fire
- Pools and spas$15k
Installation of new pool fencing for a new exempted pool less than 25000 litres.
- Fires and heating$8,000
Install of a metro extreme rad base fire into the living room, including a metro eco flue kit.I the building is fitted with 10 year photo electric smoke alarms
- New homes$780k
New dwg
- New homes$280k
59m2 2 bdrm dwg with attached gge built in sips (structural insulated panel) on a concrete slab
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$12k
Separation of stormwater from existing dwg to existing stormwater connection
- Commercial alterations$100k
New detached home office.
- Alterations and additions$50k
Pbc e2e: rbw - alterations to existing dwg to include new kitchen, bathrm, bdrm & external door
- Alterations and additions$5,000
Construction of pile foundation & floor only
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$40k
Construct a bathrm in the sleepout
- Fires and heating$8,000
Install on a firenzo forte bay insert fire, replacing the existing fire. Including new insert flue kit & chimney cap flashing
- Fires and heating$5,152
Supply & install metro wee rad base wood fire in to corner detached dwgs
- Garages, sheds and carports$45k
Construction of a 6 x 6m versatile gge.
- Alterations and additions$20k
Bathrm additions & alterations
- Garages, sheds and carports$18k
New pole shed
- Alterations and additions$9,000
Removing part walls & adding beams & bracing
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$40k
The foundations (piles down), drainage & associated site works for a 36m2 single bdrm prefabricated minor res unit
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Aramoho?
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.