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Q3 2025 NEW ZEALAND QUEENSTOWN
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+67 (20.1%)

Queenstown’s RLB Crane Index® rose from 333 to 400 points in Q3 2025.

Q3 2025

RLB CRANE INDEX®

QUEENSTOWN

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Q3 2025

Highlights

Queenstown’s RLB Crane Index® rose from 333 to 400 points in Q3 2025. The city now has 12 long-term cranes, up from ten previously, with four cranes added and two removed. Residential projects make up most of the activity, with eight cranes accounting for 66.7% of the total. New cranes have also been introduced across civil, commercial, and hotel developments.

Current activity by sector:

  • Civil: Shotover Delta Road (Frankton)
  • Commercial: Frontier Elm Avenue (Frankton)
  • Residential: ROKI (Queenstown); Alpine Residences (Jack’s Point)

Cranes remain at:

  • Commercial: Skyline (Queenstown)
  • Residential: Ploughmans Lane (Millbrook); Tree Tops Rise (Queenstown); Pinnacle Place (Queenstown); Willow Place (Kelvin Heights); Wilding Road (Lake Hayes); Canyon Ridge (Arthurs Point); Broadview Rise (Fernhill)

In the South Island (excluding Canterbury), building activity declined 4.2% in Q1 2025 compared with the previous year. Residential activity fell 1.3%, while non- residential activity decreased 9.5%. In Q2 2025, consents rose 8.2% to $1.6b. Residential approvals grew 23.1%, while non-residential approvals fell 20.5%.

Q3 2025

Summary

Region Change
QUEENSTOWN 2
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 -1
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 %
QUEENSTOWN 10 9.5% 4 -2 2 12 10.3%

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 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0.0%
CIVIL 0 0.0% 1 0 1 1 8.3%
COMMERCIAL 1 10.0% 1 0 1 2 16.7%
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 0 0.0% 1 0 1 1 8.3%
MIXED USE 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0.0%
RECREATION 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0.0%
RESIDENTIAL 9 90.0% 1 -2 -1 8 66.7%
RETAIL 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0.0%
TOTAL 10 9.5% 4 -2 2 12 10.3%

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