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Q3 2025 NEW ZEALAND HAMILTON
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Hamilton’s RLB Crane Index® increased from 100 to 150 points in Q3 2025.

Q3 2025

RLB CRANE INDEX®

HAMILTON

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Q3 2025

Highlights

Hamilton’s RLB Crane Index® increased from 100 to 150 points in Q3 2025. The city now has three long-term cranes, up from two in the previous edition.

Cranes were removed from:

  • Civic: Waikato Regional Theatre (two cranes)

Construction activity in the Waikato region dropped 11.6% in Q1 2025 compared with the previous year. Residential activity decreased 15.1%, while non- residential activity dropped 4.4%. In contrast, building consents in Q2 2025 increased by 5.5%. Residential approvals grew by 4.4%, and non-residential approvals rose by 8.0%.

Two cranes are working on the Waikato Mental Health Project, while another is supporting a mixed-use development on Cook Street.

Current activity by sector:

  • Health: Waikato Mental Health Project (two cranes)
  • Mixed Use: Cook Street mixed-use development

Q3 2025

Summary

Region Change
HAMILTON 1
Sector Change
AGED CARE N/A
CIVIC -2
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 %
HAMILTON 2 1.9% 3 -2 1 3 2.6%

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 0.0%
CIVIC 2 100.0% 0 -2 -2 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 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0.0%
EDUCATION 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0.0%
HEALTH 0 0.0% 2 0 2 2 66.7%
HOTEL 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0.0%
MIXED USE 0 0.0% 1 0 1 1 33.3%
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 2 1.9% 3 -2 1 3 2.6%

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