Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Whangara
209 new homes were consented in the Gisborne District council area in the year to September 2026, up 34% on the year before. They also consented $40.3m of non-residential building work, down 9% on the year before. Below: 26 consents we hold in Whangara, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Gisborne District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Gisborne 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 186 in 2011.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Gisborne 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.
- Social, cultural and religious$10.9m
41 buildings · 1,339 m² new floor area · $7,303/m² new · +3% on the year before
- Education$8.7m
1 building · 1,890 m² new floor area · $3,175/m² new · −36% on the year before
- Offices$6.3m
+156% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$4.2m
2 buildings · 823 m² new floor area · $4,247/m² new · −12% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$2.9m
+208% on the year before
- Farm buildings$2.8m
18 buildings · 4,206 m² new floor area · $615/m² new · +15% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$2.7m
2 buildings · 1,841 m² new floor area · $1,465/m² new · +3% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$683k
1 building · 76 m² new floor area · $787/m² new · −87% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$646k
−20% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$500k
+8% on the year before
Consents on record in Whangara
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 26 from 1 Aug 2020 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.
- Fires and heating6
5 in the last 12 months · typically $8,000
- Alterations and additions4
typically $118k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $19k
- Relocated buildings3
typically $80k
- Retaining walls2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $163k
- Garages, sheds and carports2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $100k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts2
typically $60k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs1
typically $90k
- New homes1
typically $700k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $250kConstruct retaining wall 39 Makorori Beach Road, Makorori
- $150kConstruct first floor deck over existing gge 8 Makorori Beach Road, Makorori
- $10kInstall freestanding yunca wegj 2000 (sub 1.0) logfire 8 Makorori Beach Road, Makorori
- $8,500Install inbuilt yunca xander ca logfire 758 Glenroy Road, Whangara
- $8,500Install freestanding firenzo Bronte on leg base logfire 758 Glenroy Road, Whangara
26 consents
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install freestanding masport Hurunui rural logfire
- Garages, sheds and carports$150k
Construct first floor deck over existing gge
- Fires and heating$8,500
Install inbuilt yunca xander ca logfire
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$3,000
Install new land disposal area for an existing on site waste water system
- Fires and heating$8,500
Install freestanding firenzo Bronte on leg base logfire
- Fires and heating$10k
Install freestanding yunca wegj 2000 (sub 1.0) logfire
- Fires and heating$7,500
Install freestanding yunca oscar logfire
- Retaining walls$250k
Construct retaining wall
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$90k
A1: install upper floor deck
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$20k
Install vanity, shower, & toilet into non consented sleepout
- Relocated buildings$100k
Connect relocatable dwg to foundations & install septic system & water tanks
- Alterations and additions$18k
Install wet area vinyl shower within existing bathrm
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$19k
Install septic system
- Retaining walls$75k
Construct retaining wall, relocate existing wastewater system & demolish existing dwg
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$19k
Connect new septic field to existing septic tank
- Relocated buildings$50k
Connect relocatable self contained cabin to foundations & install holding tank
- Fires and heating$7,500
Install freestanding yunca monte multifuel logfire
- Alterations and additions$200k
Install cable car
- Alterations and additions$200k
Install cable car
- Garages, sheds and carports$50k
Erect totalspan gge
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$100k
Erect sleepout with bathrm & use existing septic & water tank
- Alterations and additions$35k
New wall & floor tiles on substrate to the two existing bathrooms, new tiled showers & floor drains. New toilet, basin & shower fittings, remove & replace existing windows in the bathrooms only
- New homes$700k
New dwg, install freestanding metro extreme logfire & use existing septic system
- Relocated buildings$80k
Relocate dwg, install septic system & water tank
- Fires and heating$3,000
Install freestanding masport r1200 pedestal & leg logfire
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Suburbs in Whangara
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Whangara?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 209 new homes consented in the Gisborne District council area, with $102m of residential and $40.3m 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.