Building consents
Building consents in Hawke's Bay
Below: 9,208 consents we hold in Hawke's Bay, searchable and on the map.
Consents on record in Hawke's Bay
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 9,208 from 1 May 2005 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 heating1,710
266 in the last 12 months · typically $5,600
- Alterations and additions1,583
254 in the last 12 months · typically $35k
- New homes890
215 in the last 12 months · typically $522k
- Garages, sheds and carports339
62 in the last 12 months · typically $55k
- Pools and spas276
50 in the last 12 months · typically $30k
- Relocated buildings185
30 in the last 12 months · typically $65k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater166
38 in the last 12 months · typically $15k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening113
21 in the last 12 months · typically $60k
- Multiple homes107
33 in the last 12 months · typically $1.2m
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs101
17 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $7mNew three level apartment building & associated carparking , Tikokino
- $5m21 x one & two bdrm, 3 storey walk-up apartments 902 Heretaunga Street East, Parkvale
- $4.5mRbw -15x new 2 storey dwgs. Lots 1 & 7 each with 3 bedrooms & 2.5 bathrooms; lots 2-6 & 12-14 each with 2 bedrooms & 2 bathrooms; lots 8-11 & 15 each with 4 bedrooms & 2.5 bathrooms. 10 Wanaka Place, Poraiti
- $3mRbw - 11 x two-storey terraced dwg units, each with three bedrooms, retaining wall, decks (lot 1 to 7 only), detention tanks & associated drainage 30 Tasman Drive, Poraiti
- $3mstage 2. Construction of seven new res dwgs comprising 2 x two storey buildings one with three res units & the other with four res units. Timber framed construction on concrete slab on ground. building platforms c 76 Te Mata Road, Havelock North
9,208 consents
- New homes$311k
Construction of dwg with attached gge, & installation of ravelli natural 7, freestanding, dry, woodpellet burner, cac183132
- Fires and heating$6,652
Installation of solid fuel heater to manufacturers specifications
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$20k
Convert sewing room to ensuite & separate toilet to wardrobe, alt bathrm of dwg
- Relocated buildings$65k
Relocate a 3 bdrm dwg onto the property- where the building is cut for transportation allow to extend footprint. new foundations for relocated building & recladding of walls
- Alterations and additions$225k
2bdrm dwg with open plan living housing - detached
- New homes$800k
New dwg & detached gge
- New homes$400k
New 3 bdrm dwg
- Alterations and additions$200k
Proposed alt
- Relocated buildings$60k
Relocation of an existing 75-year-old timber-framed dwg
- Garages, sheds and carports$20k
Construction of new gge.
- Alterations and additions$6,500
Install a firenzo Napier fire with a log box into home
- Fires and heating$5,500
Installation of new metro tiny rad freestanding fire & new
- Other new buildings$500k
New multi unit development
- Fires and heating$1,077
Installation of a new masport coronet uleb wood fire & new
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install metro xtreme rad legs wood burner & new flue kit.
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install a new metro xtreme rad leg base fire urban & new
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install a new firenzo vision ag freestanding fire on a
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install a new metro tiny rad woody base freestanding fire
- New homes$900k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 3
- New homes$750k
Erect 2x attached dwgs, construct retaining walls (proposed lots 2-3)
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$2,000
Install toilet in bathrm of dwg
- Demolition$850k
Remediation of house.The house was extensively damaged in cyclone gabrielle & is being demolished to floor level & rebuilt.
- Alterations and additions$20k
Renovation to existing kitchen & wall removed.
- Alterations and additions$60k
Internal alterations to residence
- Alterations and additions$10k
Non loadbeaing walls to be taken out. New wall layout in kitchen area, kitchen to be shifted
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Towns and cities in Hawke's Bay
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
- Napier419 / 3,748
- Hastings217 / 2,236
- Havelock North125 / 1,087
- Waipukurau45 / 406
- Waipawa35 / 264
- Wairoa32 / 199
- Ōtāne22 / 142
- Māhia19 / 127
- Takapau13 / 72
- Te Awanga13 / 62
- Waimārama12 / 62
- Pōrangahau12 / 61
- Haumoana11 / 125
- Tikokino11 / 20
- Maraekākaho7 / 42
- Clive6 / 169
- Ongaonga6 / 31
- Elsthorpe6 / 18
- Poukawa5 / 25
- Raukawa2 / 37
- Ōmakere2 / 14
- Kahurānaki1 / 23
- Nūhaka1 / 15
- Flemington1 / 7
- Whakakī1 / 2
- Raupunga0 / 2
- Ruakituri0 / 1
Questions
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.