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Q1 2026 NEW ZEALAND QUEENSTOWN
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RLB CRANE INDEX®

367
-33 (8.25%)

Queenstown’s RLB Crane Index® fell from 400 to 367 points. The city now has 11 long-term cranes, down from 12 in the previous edition, with 2 cranes added and 3 removed.

Q1 2026

RLB CRANE INDEX®

QUEENSTOWN

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Q1 2026

Highlights

Residential cranes account for 10 of the 11 cranes in Queenstown.

Current activity by sector:

  • Commercial: Skyline (Queenstown)
  • Residential: Ploughman’s Lane (Millbrook); Tree Tops Rise (Queenstown); Pinnacle Place (Queenstown); Willow Place (Kelvin Heights); Wilding Road (Lake Hayes); Canyon Ridge (Arthur’s Point); Chandler Lane (Fernhill); Alpine Residences (Jacks Point); Mountain Oak (Queenstown)

Cranes were removed from:

  • Hotel: ROKI (Queenstown)
  • Residential: Frontier, Elm Avenue (Queenstown)
  • Civil: 2 Shotover Delta Road (Queenstown)

Q1 2026

Summary

Region Change
QUEENSTOWN -1
Sector Change
AGED CARE N/A
CIVIC N/A
CIVIL -1
COMMERCIAL -1
DATA CENTRES N/A
EDUCATION N/A
HEALTH N/A
HOTEL -1
MIXED USE N/A
RECREATION N/A
RESIDENTIAL 2
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 %
QUEENSTOWN 12 10.3% 2 -3 -1 11 10.8%

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 0.0%
CIVIC 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0.0%
CIVIL 1 8.3% 0 -1 -1 0 0.0%
COMMERCIAL 2 16.7% 0 -1 -1 1 9.1%
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% 0 0 0 0 0.0%
HOTEL 1 8.3% 0 -1 -1 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 8 66.7% 2 0 2 10 90.9%
RETAIL 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0.0%
TOTAL 12 10.3% 2 -3 -1 11 10.8%

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