Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Tawhero
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 Tawhero, 8 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 109 consents we hold in Tawhero, 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 Tawhero’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 Tawhero
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Tawhero sits in (Titoki) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 2 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 Tawhero
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 109 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.
- Fires and heating21
4 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- Alterations and additions18
3 in the last 12 months · typically $28k
- New homes14
2 in the last 12 months · typically $565k
- Garages, sheds and carports6
2 in the last 12 months · typically $63k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening2
typically $20k
- Relocated buildings2
typically $50k
- Demolition1
typically $1,000
- Pools and spas1
typically $107k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs1
typically $50k
- Multiple homes1
typically $1.2m
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $995kNew dwg with attached gge & retaining wall 11 Attrill Place
- $850kConstruct a new res dwg with an attached gge
- $91kGge 10.2m x 6.6m 40 Smithfield Road
- $25kExtension to floor area (less than 2m2), new wall bracing, new insulation, new opening between rooms, new bathrm & kitchen with associated plumbing 19 Toi Street
- $15k10m2 gge add estimated value 1 Roimata Place
109 consents
- Alterations and additions$1
Amendment 1 - change roofline to include parapet+ internal gutter to south elevation to match rma/2026/2199, wall underlay+ selected window w0.7
- Fires and heating$8,000
Inbuilt solid fuel heater
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install maxen kinmont 450 wood burner in living area adjacent kitchen
- New homes$850k
Construct a new res dwg with an attached gge
- New homes$995k
New dwg with attached gge & retaining wall
- Alterations and additions$25k
Extension to floor area (less than 2m2), new wall bracing, new insulation, new opening between rooms, new bathrm & kitchen with associated plumbing
- Alterations and additions$4,000
Remove a braced wall
- Fires and heating$4,000
Free standing solid fuel heater
- Fires and heating$6,000
To install a yunca ruby free standing woodburner to replace
- Garages, sheds and carports$15k
10m2 gge add estimated value
- Garages, sheds and carports$91k
Gge 10.2m x 6.6m
- Alterations and additions$100k
Add to south elevation of existing house. Minor internal alterations to existing in region of add. Timber subfloor with jh linea cladding & colorsteel longrun roofing
- Pools and spas$107k
Construct a 3 m in-ground fibreglass swimming-pool (narellan symphony with compliant permanent barriers & temporary safety fence
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install of a metro wee rad into the living room, including a metro eco flue kit, soaker & dektite flashings
- Alterations and additions$50k
Rbw - housing (detached dwg) - ground floor alterations, change internal wall/door openings, new staircase, ensuite to master bdrm, reconfigure plumbing & more
- Fires and heating$7,000
Free standing solid fuel heater. Install masport osburn 1600 free standing fire in lounge
- Fires and heating$5,000
Free standing solid fuel heater. Install a maxim kinmont 350 pedestal log burner, flue & hearth building consent
- Alterations and additions$12k
Amendment to bco10387996 - adding private pump station to unit 7. Remove fire rated windows to unit 2. Add fire walls to units 7 & 8. Extra details & upgrading frr walls between units.
- New homes$325k
Single level dwg with attached gge
- Alterations and additions$150k
Internal modifications to house to assist client with wheelchair use
- New homes$283k
Single level dwg & attached gge
- New homes$5.1m
Rbw - ten new three storey attached dwg unit 2-6, 8-9 & dbl storey unit 1, 7 & 10. Unit 2, 3, 4,5,6,9 consist of 2 bedrooms,1 study, 2.5 bathrooms, living kitchen. Unit 2-6 has single gara
- Alterations and additions$20k
New highlander unit to be installed permanently on site with standard nzs3604 timber pile foundation construction
- Fires and heating$6,500
F/s woodsman coleridge sfh
- New homes$570k
Construct 2 bdrm domestic dwg with attached gge
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Tawhero?
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.