Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Papaiti
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 Papaiti, 1 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 19 consents we hold in Papaiti, 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 Papaiti’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 Papaiti
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Papaiti sits in (Upper Whanganui) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 1 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 — 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 Papaiti
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 19 from 1 Sep 2019 to 1 Mar 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.
- Garages, sheds and carports3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $100k
- Alterations and additions2
typically $6,000
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $8,000
- Fires and heating1
typically $7,000
- Pools and spas1
typically $50k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $170kConstruct a 20m x 10m x 3.7m gge 95D Papaiti Road
- $8,000Upgrade existing timber deck & install a new glass balustrade estimated value: 8000.00 136 Waireka Road
19 consents
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$8,000
Upgrade existing timber deck & install a new glass balustrade estimated value: 8000.00
- Garages, sheds and carports$170k
Construct a 20m x 10m x 3.7m gge
- Alterations and additions$10k
Remove loadbearing part of a wall between separate lounge & kitchen
- Alterations and additions$2,000
Remove part of internal load bearing wall. Fit new beam & replacement bracing
- Fires and heating$7,000
New woodsman Tarras fireplace
- Garages, sheds and carports$100k
New gge building ( pole shed)
- Garages, sheds and carports$8,000
54m2 versatile steel car port (9mx6m)
- Pools and spas$50k
Installation of an in ground fibreglass swimming pool & associated pool fencing. A pool shed shall be used as part of the barrier & has been included on the drawing but is considered exempt wo
- Garages, sheds and carports$31k
Erect a 16 x 9m gge
- Relocated buildings$315k
Relocate 94m2 new home to site connect to septic system & install solid fuel heater
- Garages, sheds and carports$34k
Construct a 73.5m2 gge
- Fires and heating$3,550
Install a metro wee rad base freestanding wood burner in the lounge
- Alterations and additions$60k
Construct bdrm extension & add ensuite
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$20k
Construct a new first floor deck
- New homes$400k
Construct a new detached dwg
- Garages, sheds and carports$13k
Attach 39m2 carport to existing gge
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$70k
Reclad of the first floor & one wall of the ground floor
- New homes$500k
Construct a new detached dwg stage 1 - [this does not include septic system stage 2.]. ...
- Fires and heating$4,800
Install a wagener sparky freestanding wood burner into lounge/dining room
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Papaiti?
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.