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This is a list of the tallest structures in New Zealand. It includes all structures to their highest point however building heights listed are only to the Architectural height and non architectural features on buildings are not included in their height.
Tallest existing structures
Rank
Name
Image
City
Height
Floors
Year
Notes
1
Sky Tower
Auckland
328 metres (1,076 ft)
71 equivalent
1997
Tallest structure in New Zealand. 2nd tallest freestanding structure in the Southern Hemisphere.
2
New Plymouth Power Station chimney
New Plymouth
198 metres (650 ft)
none
1974
Decommissioned in 2008 but the chimney still stands.
3
PwC Tower at Commercial Bay
Auckland
180.1 metres (591 ft)
41
2020
Topped out in June 2019, and it is currently the tallest building in New Zealand.
4
The Pacifica
Auckland
178 metres (584 ft)
57
2020
Tallest residential building and by floor count in New Zealand
5
Vero Centre
Auckland
172 metres (564 ft)
38
2000
2nd tallest office building in New Zealand.
6=
Waipipi Wind Farm turbines
near Waverley
160 metres (525 ft)
none
2020
31 turbines, 95 m (312 ft) to hub, 130 m (427 ft) rotor diameter. Tallest wind turbines in New Zealand.
6=
51 Albert Street
Auckland
160 metres (525 ft)
41
2024
7
Metropolis
Auckland
155 metres (509 ft)
40
1999
8
ANZ Centre
Auckland
151 metres (495 ft)
35
1991
9=
Huntly Power Station chimneys
Huntly
150 metres (492 ft)
none
1983
Power station main chimneys
9=
The Sentinel Apartments
Auckland
150 metres (492 ft)
30
2007
11
HSBC Tower
Auckland
142 metres (466 ft)
30
2002
Former Pwc Tower
12=
Titahi Bay AM radio transmitter, second mast
Porirua
137 metres (449 ft)
none
1937/1979
12=
Tiwai Point Aluminium Smelter chimney
near Bluff
137 metres (449 ft)
none
1970
14
Voco Hotel and Holiday Inn
Auckland
135 metres (443 ft)
41
2021
15
Oaks Residences
Auckland
130 metres (427 ft)
38
2006
16
Lumley Centre
Auckland
125 metres (410 ft)
29
2005
17
Sugarloaf television transmitter tower
Christchurch
121 metres (397 ft)
none
1965
Height from sea level to top is 614 m.
18
Quay West
Auckland
117 metres (384 ft)
20
1997
19=
Majestic Centre
Wellington
116 metres (381 ft)
29
1991
Tallest office building in Wellington.
19=
ASB Bank Centre
Auckland
116 metres (381 ft)
29
1991
21
Precinct Apartments
Auckland
115 metres (377 ft)
33
2003
22
Crowne Plaza
Auckland
110 metres (361 ft)
29
1990
23
Parks Residences
Auckland
109 metres (358 ft)
30
2018
24
Queen's Residences
Auckland
107 metres (358 ft)
29
2016
25
BNZ Tower
Auckland
106 metres (348 ft)
28
1987
26=
Ohaaki Power Station cooling tower
30 km NE of Taupō
105 metres (344 ft)
none
1989
26=
Mount Cargill television transmitter
Dunedin
105 metres (344 ft)
none
1970
28=
IAG Tower
Auckland
104 metres (341 ft)
29
1988
Formerly the headquarters of Fay Richwhite.
28=
DLA Piper Tower
Auckland
104 metres (341 ft)
26
1987
30
State Insurance Building
Wellington
103 metres (338 ft)
26
1984
Headquarters of the BNZ from 1984 to 1998.
31
HSBC Tower, Wellington
Wellington
101 metres (331 ft)
25
2003
32=
Waiatarua television transmitter
Auckland
100 metres (328 ft)
none
1965
32=
Mount Kaukau television transmitter
Wellington
100 metres (328 ft)
none
1967
Originally 122 metres (400 ft), height reduced in 2022.
34
80 Queen Street
Auckland
100 metres (328 ft)
23
2009
35
120 Albert Street
Auckland
95 metres (312 ft)
26
1990
36
Vodafone on The Park
Wellington
93 metres (305 ft)
25
1998
Formerly Mobil on the Park.
37=
Wharite Peak television transmitter
near Woodville
92 metres (302 ft)
none
1966
Originally 122 metres (400 ft), height reduced in 2015 and 2019.
Originally built as the Williams Centre. Tallest building in Wellington until 1984.
49
1 Queen Street
Auckland
81 metres (266 ft)
20
1973
Former HSBC Building
50=
AXA Centre
Auckland
80 metres (262 ft)
20
1995
50=
Victoria Residences
Auckland
80 metres (262 ft)
24
2018
52
125 The Terrace
Wellington
77 metres (253 ft)
21
1986
53=
SkyCity Grand
Auckland
75 metres (246 ft)
24
2004
53=
Altitude Apartments
Auckland
75 metres (246 ft)
22
2004
55
West Plaza
Auckland
74 metres (243 ft)
18
1974
Demolished structures
Name
City
Height
Floors
Year
Notes
Titahi Bay AM radio transmitter, main mast
Porirua
212 metres (696 ft)
none
1937/1979
Demolition completed 16 February 2016
Hotel Grand Chancellor, Christchurch
Christchurch
85 metres (279 ft)
26
1986
Demolition completed following the 2011 Canterbury earthquake. Is the 80th tallest building ever demolished and the tallest in New Zealand.
Price Waterhouse Building
Christchurch
79 metres (259 ft)
20
1988
Demolition completed following the 2011 Canterbury earthquake.
Proposed structures
Name
City
Height*
Floors*
Year*
Notes
Pumanawa Downtown West Tower A
Auckland
227 metres (745 ft)
57
2032
Mixed use tower. Construction to start in 2027, after demolition of the existing carpark on the site.
NDG Auckland Centre
Auckland
209 metres (686 ft)
52
2020
Resource consent was granted in February 2014, but building consent is yet to be approved. On the site of the Elliott Tower proposal.
Kaiwaikawe Wind Farm turbines
near Dargaville
206 metres (676 ft)
2026
Under construction. 12 turbines, 125 m (410 ft) to hub, 162 m (531 ft) rotor diameter.
1 Mills Lane
Auckland
190 metres (623 ft)
37
Proposed
Seascape
Auckland
187 metres (614 ft)
56
2024
Under Construction
65 Federal Street
Auckland
180 metres (591 ft)
48
2024
Approved
Pumanawa Downtown West Tower B
Auckland
162 metres (531 ft)
45
2032
Office tower. Construction to start in 2027, after demolition of the existing carpark on the site.
Saffron Tower
Auckland
145 metres (476 ft)
45
2018
Approved
St James Suites
Auckland
136 metres (446 ft)
36
2018
Demolition of buildings on the site was completed in 2016, but a bank withdrew funding and by July 2019 construction had not been started.
Dunedin Waterfront Hotel
Dunedin
97 metres (318 ft)
28
Application declined in June 2013, but going back to appeal. Would be the tallest building in the South Island.
Abandoned proposals
Name
City
Height*
Floors*
Notes
Victoria Square Tower
Christchurch
167 metres (548 ft)
5-6
Approved by council but eventually cancelled following public backlash. Plans included a revolving restaurant, observation gallery, casino and nightclub. Would have been tallest building or tower in New Zealand at time of completion.
Elliott Tower
Auckland
232 metres (761 ft)
68
This project was approved, but construction never went ahead, and the site was later sold.
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