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Q1 2026 NEW ZEALAND WELLINGTON
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RLB CRANE INDEX®

44
-12 (21.43%)

Wellington’s RLB Crane Index® fell from 56 to 44 points. The city now has 4 long-term cranes, down from 5 in the previous edition, with 2 cranes added and 3 removed.

Q1 2026

RLB CRANE INDEX®

WELLINGTON

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Q1 2026

Highlights

The total value of building work put in place in 2025 in Wellington was down 11.8% compared to 2024 (to $2.5b). But the number of new Wellington building consents has risen, up 15.5% in the year ended January 2026 (to 2,142 dwellings).

Current activity by sector:

Parliament Buildings; Sludge Minimisation Facility (2 cranes); Wellington Town Hall Annex

Cranes were removed from:

Commercial: 61 Molesworth Street; ESR Sequencing Laboratory

Q1 2026

Summary

Region Change
WELLINGTON -1
Sector Change
AGED CARE N/A
CIVIC N/A
CIVIL -1
COMMERCIAL 0
DATA CENTRES N/A
EDUCATION N/A
HEALTH N/A
HOTEL N/A
MIXED USE N/A
RECREATION N/A
RESIDENTIAL N/A
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 %
WELLINGTON 5 4.3% 2 -3 -1 4 3.9%

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 20.0% 0 -1 -1 0 0.0%
COMMERCIAL 4 80.0% 2 -2 0 4 100.0%
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% 0 0 0 0 0.0%
HOTEL 0 0.0% 0 0 0 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 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0.0%
RETAIL 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0.0%
TOTAL 5 4.3% 2 -3 -1 4 3.9%

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