Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Rātana
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 Rātana, 1 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 15 consents we hold in Rātana, 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 Rātana’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 Rātana
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Rātana sits in (Turakina) — 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 Rātana
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 15 from 1 Apr 2021 to 1 Aug 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 additions6
3 in the last 12 months · typically $61k
- Fires and heating2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $6,000
- New homes1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $250k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater1
typically $50k
- Garages, sheds and carports1
typically $102k
- Pools and spas1
typically $13k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $250kSingle level standalone dwg. No gge housing - detached 166 Papa Kōura Road
- $65kExtending the building & living areas by 3.6m. Housing - detached 6 Tamariki Lane
- $57kTo relocate a brand new yard built house to site as per site housing - detached 91 Reynolds Road
- $50kAlt to create new wet floor shower & associated housing - detached 32 Ratana Road
- $5,000Logfire replacement with metro smart insert heating 34 Ratana Road
15 consents
- Alterations and additions$65k
Extending the building & living areas by 3.6m. Housing - detached
- New homes$250k
Single level standalone dwg. No gge housing - detached
- Fires and heating$5,000
Logfire replacement with metro smart insert heating
- Alterations and additions$50k
Alt to create new wet floor shower & associated housing - detached
- Alterations and additions$57k
To relocate a brand new yard built house to site as per site housing - detached
- Pools and spas$13k
Installation of permanent pool fencing. (note pool under 35,000 litres so pool is exempt from consent under schedule 1. Symphony 7 approx 7.3m x 3.9m & 27.74m2-installation of permanent pool fencing.
- Alterations and additions$100k
Removal of walls between kitchen & lounge & a portion of housing - detached
- Fires and heating$7,000
To install a masport hurinui freestanding woodfire heating
- Alterations and additions$6,758
Install approx. 30m of 90mm storm water pipe, from the back housing - detached
- Alterations and additions$120k
Alterations to building
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$50k
Foundations, plumbing & drainage to relocate 2 bdrm housing - detached
- Garages, sheds and carports$102k
To build a 12m x 9m x 2.7m totalspan gge outbuildings
- Garages, sheds and carports$104k
Erect a gge measuring 17.125m x 11.764m x 5.201m outbuildings
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install a freestanding woodsman Tarras mkiii woodburner heating
- New homes$450k
Construct new 280m res dwg, including internal housing - detached
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Rātana?
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.