Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Waitōtara
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 Waitōtara, 0 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 15 consents we hold in Waitōtara, 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 Waitōtara’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 Waitōtara
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Waitōtara sits in (Mangawhio) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 0 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 Waitōtara
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 15 from 1 Jul 2021 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 heating5
1 in the last 12 months · typically $7,000
- Garages, sheds and carports2
typically $46k
- Alterations and additions2
typically $46k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- Relocated buildings1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $60k
- Retaining walls1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $120k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening1
typically $7,000
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $120kDemolish & construct retaining walls 10 Murray Street
- $60kExisting dwg relocated onto site relocate a 3 bdrm 95.4m2 dwg 5 Karaka Street
- $50kAdd wrap around verandah to dwg, re-clad, new joinery 299 Pakaraka Road
- $7,500Replace current wood burner with identical new one, same model. Will be installed in the same location & connected to wetback. Firenzo contessa rural 2594550a 299 Pakaraka Road
15 consents
- Fires and heating$7,500
Replace current wood burner with identical new one, same model. Will be installed in the same location & connected to wetback. Firenzo contessa rural 2594550a
- Relocated buildings$60k
Existing dwg relocated onto site relocate a 3 bdrm 95.4m2 dwg
- Retaining walls$120k
Demolish & construct retaining walls
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$50k
Add wrap around verandah to dwg, re-clad, new joinery
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a free-standing metro xtreme rad woodburner & eco
- Alterations and additions$2,200
Drill holes through the interior linings, inject water repellent cosywall insulation & repair the holes.
- Garages, sheds and carports$15k
Res/farm - remedial work to gge, as neighbouring gge has been removed.
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$7,000
Reclad the rear extension to both residences
- Fires and heating$8,000
Inbuilt metro trend insert solid fuel heater
- Garages, sheds and carports$77k
New totalspan gge
- Fires and heating$7,000
Inbuilt/wetback - metro smart insert with wetback inbuilt woodburner
- Fires and heating$5,500
Install Woodsman Kanuku f/stdg logfire (at 535)
- Alterations and additions$90k
R2 - alt to two-storey detached dwg. Relocation of kitchen. New bathrooms, laundry & windows.
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install metro Ltd wee rad f/stdg logfire
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install masport alaroa f/stdg logfire
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Waitōtara?
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.