Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Okoia
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 the statistical area around Okoia, 18 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 69 consents we hold in Okoia, 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 Okoia’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 Okoia
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Okoia sits in (Kaitoke-Fordell) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 12 houses, 6 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 Okoia
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 69 from 1 Aug 2019 to 1 Jun 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 heating15
1 in the last 12 months · typically $6,000
- New homes10
4 in the last 12 months · typically $575k
- Garages, sheds and carports6
typically $40k
- Alterations and additions5
typically $20k
- Relocated buildings5
typically $50k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater4
1 in the last 12 months · typically $19k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $150k
- Pools and spas1
typically $40k
- Commercial alterations1
typically $30k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts1
typically $95k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $675kConstruct new home 316 No 2 Line
- $599kConstruct a new dwg metal tile roof multi cladding 85 Hikuawa Road
- $550kNew four bdrm single story home with attached gge estimated value: 550000.00 187 Kukuta Road
- $150kAdd & recladding 649 No 3 Line
- $130kConstruct a two bdrm dwg in a farm shed 85 Hikuawa Road
69 consents
- New homes$130k
Construct a two bdrm dwg in a farm shed
- New homes$599k
Construct a new dwg metal tile roof multi cladding
- Fires and heating$8,000
Install new masport r1200p/r1200l freestanding serial no 103679
- New homes$675k
Construct new home
- New homes$550k
New four bdrm single story home with attached gge estimated value: 550000.00
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$150k
Add & recladding
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$9,000
Install of a new septic tank & 10mtrs of new sewer drainage for future use
- Fires and heating$8,000
Install of a masport hurinui fire into the living room, including flue kit & roof flashing flashing
- Relocated buildings$50k
Relocate 60m2 home to site. (built new 2025 offsite bcon25/0010)
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of pyro classic freestanding woodfire
- Fires and heating$8,800
Replace sfh - metro wee rad leg
- Fires and heating$1,000
Install new freestanding fireplace in shed
- Fires and heating$5,000
Free standing wood burner. Installation of metro mega rad Ltd in the lounge area,
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$27k
Plumbing & drainage (res only). The existing 3 bdrm res house currently connected to wastewater system that is combined with 3 neighbours. Application to install a new individ
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$35k
Installation of new biolytix onsite wastewater tretment system & las (ets beds)
- Alterations and additions$45k
Dwg alterations
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$10k
A new effluent field is to be installed in a different location utilizing the existing septic tank
- New homes$500k
Proposed dwg with attached gge
- Garages, sheds and carports$30k
Enclosure of existing kiwispan carport to form enclosed gge
- Alterations and additions$20k
To supply documentation to correct shortfalls in structural works in area covered by coa application
- New homes$150k
New res dwg
- Pools and spas$40k
Install swimming pool - pool24/0014 inground fibreglass pool
- Commercial alterations$30k
Adding an office onto the dwg
- Garages, sheds and carports$20k
Add to gge
- Fires and heating$4,000
Removal of existing inbuilt log burner installation of new metro smart insert box into existing masonary cavity new flue to be installed smoke alarm already installed in the dining
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Okoia?
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.