Building consents
Building consents in Manawatū-Whanganui
Below: 13,829 consents we hold in Manawatū-Whanganui, searchable and on the map.
Consents on record in Manawatū-Whanganui
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 13,829 from 1 Sep 2008 to 1 Oct 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 heating2,580
561 in the last 12 months · typically $6,360
- Alterations and additions2,134
389 in the last 12 months · typically $35k
- New homes1,788
373 in the last 12 months · typically $500k
- Garages, sheds and carports975
155 in the last 12 months · typically $47k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater365
74 in the last 12 months · typically $17k
- Relocated buildings330
66 in the last 12 months · typically $45k
- Pools and spas209
41 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- Multiple homes197
45 in the last 12 months · typically $965k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts157
32 in the last 12 months · typically $55k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening154
33 in the last 12 months · typically $45k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $13m250766 - building a&b are a second stage of Resthaven development, under resource consent lu/0089/19. The building is a three-story building that consists of 21 2 bdrm aged care apartments & a multi-purpose room 6 Vogel Street, Shannon
- $5.3mRbw - construction of ten two-storey detached dwgs. Units 1-3, 5, 8-10 have three bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms. Units 4, 6, 7 have four bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms. Each with kitchen, laundry & gge. 592 Waitarere Beach Road, Waitārere
- $4.5mRbw - 16 new 2 level dwgs. Lots 1-10 contains 3 bedrooms & 2.5 bathrm, lots 11-16 contains 2 bedrooms & 1.5 bathrm. Site retaining wall, sw tanks to lots 1 & 2, lots 11 to 16 & joal. 4 River Road, Taumarunui
- $4.2mConstruction of 7 attached dwgs with attached garages in 2 buildings 122 Rugby Street, Awapuni
- $4.1mRbw: ten new two storey res dwgs, 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, kitchen, dining & living areas, internal single gge. Brick veneer & fibre cement weatherboard cladding over cavity, new 5 Calder Place, Feilding
13,829 consents
- Alterations and additions$30k
Dwg (additions) - Dwelling Addition Including Wet Floor Shower
- Fires and heating$7,000
Free standing fire - Kent Haast Freestanding Fire
- Fires and heating$4,500
Metro Ltd rural xtreme rad leg freestanding fire
- Fires and heating$150k
Extend & alt internal layout of dwg, install solid fuel burner
- Alterations and additions$240k
Dwg (re-located on to property)
- Alterations and additions$150k
R1 - alterations to single story detached dwg. New ensuite, upgrading bathrm & laundry. Thermal insulation to exterior walls.
- New homes$345k
New dwg with attached gge
- Fires and heating$3,000
Masport uleb freestanding logburner 7 kahu St Pegasus lot 601 dp 429165
- 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
- Alterations and additions$60k
Alterations to existing block 11 building - changes to fibre cement cladding on parapet & end walls only
- Alterations and additions$30k
Rbw - removal of internal wall between living & entry area. Existing exterior entry closed in to create larger internal entry. Opening between entry & kitchen. Existing gge converted to a bedro
- Multiple homes$5.3m
Rbw - construction of ten two-storey detached dwgs. Units 1-3, 5, 8-10 have three bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms. Units 4, 6, 7 have four bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms. Each with kitchen, laundry & gge.
- Demolition$60k
Rbw - converting the existing laundry to bdrm 1, converting the shower room, w.C. Room & bathrm 1 into bathrm 3 & bathrm 4, & demolishing walls in the living room, dining room & kitch
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install replacement freestanding woodfire & flue into existing fireplace - woodsman kanuku ped
- Fires and heating$5,000
Fire installation - freestanding woodsman Brunner mkii wood burner
- Alterations and additions$50k
Alt internal layout of dwg
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install solid fuel burner in dwg
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install solid fuel burner in dwg
- Fires and heating$8,100
Install a metro ambie one freestanding wood fire into the lounge room.
- New homes$1.2m
New res dwg new 277m� 3-bdrm house with gge
- Relocated buildings$31k
Existing dwg relocated onto site to relocate a second hand two bdrm dwg to site as per the plans provided. Foundations & services.
- New homes$325k
New res dwg 2 bdrm, 1 bathrm versatile home
- Fires and heating$5,000
Fireplace freestanding install freestanding kent Ruapehu woodburner
- Relocated buildings$10k
Existing dwg relocated onto site relocate a tiny 36m2 tiny home from 26 norbiton Rd to 77a norbiton Rd. Tiny home is in good condition with very little remedial work to be done
- New homes$552k
New res dwg new single-storey, 3-bdrm, 1-bathrm home with 2 car gge
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Towns and cities in Manawatū-Whanganui
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
- Whanganui318 / 2,465
- Palmerston North271 / 3,030
- Feilding175 / 1,047
- Levin144 / 1,396
- Dannevirke116 / 577
- Marton101 / 649
- Pahiatua73 / 373
- Foxton71 / 565
- Ohakune53 / 352
- Taumarunui51 / 379
- Raetihi41 / 177
- Ashhurst36 / 329
- Taihape36 / 178
- Bulls33 / 233
- Woodville33 / 182
- Eketāhuna20 / 80
- Rongotea17 / 148
- Ōhau16 / 61
- Shannon15 / 167
- Manakau15 / 134
- Aokautere13 / 70
- Halcombe12 / 70
- Kairanga10 / 47
- Brunswick10 / 37
- Herbertville10 / 15
- Himatangi Beach8 / 109
- Tangimoana8 / 61
- Ōhura8 / 33
- Ōwhango7 / 78
- Sanson7 / 71
- Fordell7 / 32
- Kimbolton6 / 34
- Hunterville5 / 59
- Himatangi4 / 25
- Glen Oroua4 / 20
- Kuku4 / 15
- Pongaroa4 / 12
- National Park3 / 35
- Mangaweka2 / 13
- Waiouru2 / 12
- Taringamotu2 / 8
- Āpiti1 / 19
- Norsewood1 / 12
- Kakahi1 / 10
- Upokongaro1 / 6
- Matiere1 / 2
- Kaiwhaiki1 / 2
- Ormondville0 / 11
- Ongarue0 / 6
- Kumeroa0 / 3
- Waimiha0 / 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.