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Q3 2025 NEW ZEALAND DUNEDIN
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RLB CRANE INDEX®

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Dunedin’s RLB Crane Index® fell to zero in Q3 2025, down from three in the previous edition.

Q3 2025

RLB CRANE INDEX®

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Q3 2025

Highlights

Dunedin’s RLB Crane Index® fell to zero in Q3 2025, down from three in the previous edition. This is the first time the city has recorded no long-term cranes since Q1 2021.

Cranes were removed from:

  • Commercial/Industrial: Apollo Projects Site Base & Carparking
  • Health: New Dunedin Hospital – Outpatients (two cranes)

Across the broader South Island (excluding Canterbury), building activity decreased by 4.2% in Q1 2025 compared to the previous year. Residential activity fell by 1.3%, and non-residential work declined by 9.5%. In contrast, consents in Q2 2025 increased by 8.2%, with residential approvals rising by 23.1% and non-residential approvals dropping by 20.5%.

Q3 2025

Summary

Region Change
DUNEDIN -3
Sector Change
AGED CARE N/A
CIVIC N/A
CIVIL N/A
COMMERCIAL N/A
DATA CENTRES N/A
EDUCATION N/A
HEALTH -2
HOTEL N/A
MIXED USE -1
RECREATION N/A
RESIDENTIAL N/A
RETAIL N/A
Increase in number of cranes
Decrease in number of cranes
Crane numbers steady

Q3 2025

Crane Activity

By Region

OPENING / CLOSING COUNT COMPARISON

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

By Sector

OPENING / CLOSING COUNT COMPARISON

OPENING COUNT MOVEMENT CLOSING COUNT
Q1 2025 % NET Q3 2025 %
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 0.0% 0 0 0 0
EDUCATION 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0
HEALTH 2 66.7% 0 -2 -2 0
HOTEL 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0
MIXED USE 1 33.3% 0 -1 -1 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 3 2.9% 0 -3 -3 0 0.0%

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