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Q1 2026 NEW ZEALAND DUNEDIN
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RLB CRANE INDEX®

300
+300 (%)

Dunedin’s RLB Crane Index® rose from 0 to 300 points. The city now has 3 long-term cranes, up from 0 in the previous edition, with 3 cranes added and 0 removed.

Q1 2026

RLB CRANE INDEX®

DUNEDIN

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Q1 2026

Highlights

The total value of building work put in place in 2025 in the South Island (excluding Canterbury) was up 0.4% compared to 2024 (to $3.7b). The number of new building consents in the South Island (excluding Canterbury) has risen, up 10.9% in the year ended January 2026 (to 4,062 dwellings).

Current activity by sector:

  • Data centres / Industrial: Farra Fabrication – Roof Replacement; NPD – Kaikorai Valley; NPD – Mosgiel

Q1 2026

Summary

Region Change
DUNEDIN 3
Sector Change
AGED CARE N/A
CIVIC N/A
CIVIL N/A
COMMERCIAL N/A
DATA CENTRES 3
EDUCATION N/A
HEALTH N/A
HOTEL N/A
MIXED USE N/A
RECREATION N/A
RESIDENTIAL N/A
RETAIL N/A
Increase in number of cranes
Decrease in number of cranes
Crane numbers steady

Q1 2026

Crane Activity

By Region

OPENING / CLOSING COUNT COMPARISON

OPENING COUNT MOVEMENT CLOSING COUNT
Q3 2025 % NET Q1 2026 %
DUNEDIN 0 0.0% 3 0 3 3 2.9%

By Sector

OPENING / CLOSING COUNT COMPARISON

OPENING COUNT MOVEMENT CLOSING COUNT
Q3 2025 % NET Q1 2026 %
AGED CARE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%
CIVIC 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%
CIVIL 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%
COMMERCIAL 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%
DATA CENTRES 0 3 0 3 3 100.0%
EDUCATION 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%
HEALTH 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%
HOTEL 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%
MIXED USE 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%
RECREATION 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%
RESIDENTIAL 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%
RETAIL 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%
TOTAL 0 0.0% 3 0 3 3 2.9%

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