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Q3 2026 NEW ZEALAND DUNEDIN
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RLB CRANE INDEX®

400
+100 (33.33%)

Dunedin’s RLB Crane Index® rose from 300 to 400 points. The city now has four long-term cranes, with four added and three removed.

Q3 2026

RLB CRANE INDEX®

DUNEDIN

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Q3 2026

Highlights

The total value of building work put in place in the South Island (excluding Canterbury) in the 2025-26 financial year rose 4.5% on the previous year (to $3.8b). The number of new dwelling consents in the Otago region has risen strongly, up 21.2% in the year ended July 2026 (to 2,950 dwellings).

Current activity by sector:

  • Health: New Dunedin Hospital – Inpatients (four cranes)

Cranes were removed from:

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

Q3 2026

Summary

Region Change
DUNEDIN 1
Sector Change
AGED CARE N/A
CIVIC N/A
CIVIL N/A
COMMERCIAL N/A
DATA CENTRES -3
EDUCATION N/A
HEALTH 4
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

Q3 2026

Crane Activity

By Region

OPENING / CLOSING COUNT COMPARISON

OPENING COUNT MOVEMENT CLOSING COUNT
Q1 2026 % of NZ NET Q3 2026 % of NZ
DUNEDIN 3 2.9% 4 -3 1 4 3.8%

By Sector

OPENING / CLOSING COUNT COMPARISON

OPENING COUNT MOVEMENT CLOSING COUNT
Q1 2026 % NET Q3 2026 %
AGED CARE 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0.0%
CIVIC 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0.0%
CIVIL 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0.0%
COMMERCIAL 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0.0%
DATA CENTRES 3 100.0% 0 -3 -3 0 0.0%
EDUCATION 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0.0%
HEALTH 0 0.0% 4 0 4 4 100.0%
HOTEL 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0.0%
MIXED USE 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0.0%
RECREATION 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0.0%
RESIDENTIAL 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0.0%
RETAIL 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0.0%
TOTAL 3 100.0% 4 -3 1 4 100.0%

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