Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Commercial building consents in Whataroa
Councils consented $4.9m of non-residential building work in the Westland District council area in the year to September 2026, down 16% on the year before.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Westland District council area.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Westland 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.
- Shops, restaurants and bars$2m
+408% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$1.2m
1 building · 240 m² new floor area · $833/m² new · +449% on the year before
- Farm buildings$938k
9 buildings · 1,676 m² new floor area · $542/m² new · +42% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$610k
+20% on the year before
- Education$155k
−67% on the year before
Non-residential work since 1991
The value consented each year, in the dollars of the day (not adjusted for inflation).
Commercial consents on record in Whataroa
We do not hold any commercial consents in Whataroa yet. They arrive as councils publish their records; the official figures above count every one.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Whataroa?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 56 new homes consented in the Westland District council area, with $26m of residential and $4.9m 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.