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Q3 2025 NEW ZEALAND WELLINGTON
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56
-33 (37.1%)

Wellington’s RLB Crane Index® dropped from 89 to 56 points in Q3 2025.

Q3 2025

RLB CRANE INDEX®

WELLINGTON

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Q3 2025

Highlights

Wellington’s RLB Crane Index® dropped from 89 to 56 points in Q3 2025. The city now has five long-term cranes, down from eight in the previous edition. No new cranes were added, while three were removed.

Cranes were removed from:

  • Civic: Sludge Minimisation Facility; Te Matapihi Library
  • Civil: Ferry Terminal

Building activity in Wellington dropped 18.5% in Q1 2025 compared to Q1 2024. Residential activity decreased 31.0%, while non-residential activity eased 2.7%. In Q2 2025, building consents increased by 6.2%. Residential approvals declined 4.9%, but non-residential approvals rose 6.2%.

Q3 2025

Summary

Region Change
WELLINGTON -3
Sector Change
AGED CARE N/A
CIVIC N/A
CIVIL -1
COMMERCIAL -1
DATA CENTRES N/A
EDUCATION -1
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

Q3 2025

Crane Activity

By Region

OPENING / CLOSING COUNT COMPARISON

OPENING COUNT MOVEMENT CLOSING COUNT
Q1 2025 % NET Q3 2025 %
WELLINGTON 8 7.6% 0 -3 -3 5 4.3%

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 2 25.0% 0 -1 -1 1 20.0%
COMMERCIAL 5 62.5% 0 -1 -1 4 80.0%
DATA CENTRES 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0.0%
EDUCATION 1 12.5% 0 -1 -1 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 8 7.6% 0 -3 -3 5 4.3%

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