Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Putiki
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 Putiki, 18 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 41 consents we hold in Putiki, 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 Putiki’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 Putiki
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Putiki 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 Putiki
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 41 from 1 Aug 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.
- Garages, sheds and carports7
2 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- Alterations and additions7
typically $25k
- Fires and heating5
2 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- New homes4
typically $637k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $30k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts2
typically $115k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater1
typically $10k
- Relocated buildings1
typically $32k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $62kNew 59.4m2 gge 56 Wikitoria Road
- $50kConstruct a 9m x 7m x 2.4m totalspan gge 2 Marions Way
- $15kReplacing a lightweight rear canopy with a timber framed conservatory, over the existing deck 54 Putiki Drive
- $5,000Installation of metro extreme rad leg in family room with standard flue & metro medium slimline hearth smoke alarms installed as per section 112 alt. Compliance no less than it was previo 41A Cracroft Drive
- $4,000Free standing solid fuel heater project. Installation of relpacement freestanding wood burner estimated value: 4000.00 47 Ngatarua Road
41 consents
- Garages, sheds and carports$50k
Construct a 9m x 7m x 2.4m totalspan gge
- Fires and heating$4,000
Free standing solid fuel heater project. Installation of relpacement freestanding wood burner estimated value: 4000.00
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of metro extreme rad leg in family room with standard flue & metro medium slimline hearth smoke alarms installed as per section 112 alt. Compliance no less than it was previo
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$15k
Replacing a lightweight rear canopy with a timber framed conservatory, over the existing deck
- Garages, sheds and carports$62k
New 59.4m2 gge
- Alterations and additions$95k
Extend existing house to form new bdrm walk-in robe & ensuite
- Garages, sheds and carports$80k
New 16x9 gge
- Alterations and additions$25k
Extend part of rear of the house, under the existing soffit, to install a wet area shower & upgrade the laundry
- New homes$673k
New res dwg
- Garages, sheds and carports$20k
New carport 60m2, 3.6 high
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$50k
Add a sleepout to existing gge
- Alterations and additions$15k
Demolish mezzanine structure & internal urm blockwall. Replace with a new structural steel portal frame to replace existing bracing units
- Alterations and additions$7,000
Bathrm renovation house alt/additions
- Garages, sheds and carports$50k
Erect a 12m x 7m x 3.6m totalspan gge
- Garages, sheds and carports$26k
Construct new 36m2 gge
- Alterations and additions$19k
Construct utility room (superstructure only. Floor slab covered by coa)
- Alterations and additions$25k
Proposed bathrm alt
- Fires and heating$9,000
Install 2x new metro wood burners within the dwg
- Garages, sheds and carports$180k
Construct a new self contained unit with an attached gge
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$45k
Remove existing lean-to verandah & install roof trusses over this area. New covered verandah
- New homes$600k
Construct a new res dwg with attached gge
- New homes$600k
Construct new res dwg
- Relocated buildings$32k
Relocate minor new res dwg & connect to services & add a storage shed
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install a 'metro wee rad' legs model free standing wood burner into the lounge
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$180k
Detached 50m2 self contained studio
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Putiki?
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.