RLB CRANE INDEX®

Eleven long-term cranes were added to developments within the city and seven were removed.

Eighteen cranes can now be seen in Christchurch. Te Kaha – Christchurch Stadium accounts for a third of these, with six cranes assisting the development; the site has the highest numbers of crane in New Zealand. Two cranes are installed on the Bone Marrow Cancer Trust’s development at Waller Terrace.

New cranes were placed at:

• CDHB Carpark (Civil)
• University of Otago Christchurch Redevelopment (Education)
• Christchurch Hospital Waipapa Tower 3 (Health)
• Court Theatre (Mixed Use / Other)
• Lexus Showroom (Mixed Use / Other)
• Regent Building (Mixed Use / Other)
• Te Kaha – Christchurch Stadium (Recreation)
• Oxford Apartments (Residential)

Cranes were removed from:

• Arts Centre Civic (Civic)
• Ranui Apartments (Health)
• 810 Colombo Street (Health)
• YMCA (Hotel)
• Metro Sports Centre (Recreation)
• Quest Apartments (Residential)

Building consents for the Canterbury region grew 9.8% for the twelve months to June 2023. Residential consents grew by 2.2% to $3.4b. Non-Residential consents grew by 29.1% for the twelve months with significant increases in the health, and other sector. The health sector grew by 120.8% to record $233m for the year, the other sector grew by 53.6% to $362m.