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Q3 2026 NEW ZEALAND TAURANGA
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350
-350 (50%)

Tauranga’s RLB Crane Index® fell from 700 to 350 index points. The city now has 7 long-term cranes, down from 14 in the previous edition, with 1 added and 8 removed.

Q3 2026

RLB CRANE INDEX®

TAURANGA

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Q3 2026

Highlights

The total value of building work put in place in the 2025-26 financial year in the North Island (excluding the Auckland, Waikato, and Wellington regions) fell 6.1% year on year (to $4.9b). The number of new dwelling consents in the Bay of Plenty region has risen strongly, up 18.7% in the year ended July 2026 (to 1,690 dwellings).

Current activity by sector:

  • Aged Care: The Pitau (2 cranes)
  • Civic: Te Manawataki CWEM
  • Commercial: Craigs Investment Partners House; Panorama Towers
  • Hotel: The Rydges Hotel
  • Mixed Use / Other: Tauranga Moana Courthouse

Cranes were added at:

  • Hotel: The Rydges Hotel

Cranes were removed from:

  • Civil: Tauranga Northern Link (5 cranes); Papamoa Eastern Interchange
  • Commercial: Tauranga Truck Stops
  • Mixed Use / Other: Northern Quarter

Q3 2026

Summary

Region Change
TAURANGA -7
Sector Change
AGED CARE 0
CIVIC 0
CIVIL -6
COMMERCIAL -1
DATA CENTRES N/A
EDUCATION N/A
HEALTH N/A
HOTEL 1
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 2026

Crane Activity

By Region

OPENING / CLOSING COUNT COMPARISON

OPENING COUNT MOVEMENT CLOSING COUNT
Q1 2026 % of NZ NET Q3 2026 % of NZ
TAURANGA 14 13.7% 1 -8 -7 7 6.6%

By Sector

OPENING / CLOSING COUNT COMPARISON

OPENING COUNT MOVEMENT CLOSING COUNT
Q1 2026 % NET Q3 2026 %
AGED CARE 2 14.3% 0 0 0 2 28.6%
CIVIC 1 7.1% 0 0 0 1 14.3%
CIVIL 6 42.9% 0 -6 -6 0 0.0%
COMMERCIAL 3 21.4% 0 -1 -1 2 28.6%
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 14.3%
MIXED USE 2 14.3% 0 -1 -1 1 14.3%
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 14 100.0% 1 -8 -7 7 100.0%

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