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 NameImage CityHeight Floors Year Notes 1 Sky Tower Auckland 71 equivalent 1997 Tallest structure in New Zealand. 2nd tallest freestanding structure in the Southern Hemisphere. 2 New Plymouth Power Station chimney New Plymouth none 1974 Decommissioned in 2008 but the chimney still stands. 3PwC Tower at Commercial BayAuckland 41 2020 Topped out in June 2019, and it is currently the tallest building in New Zealand. 4The PacificaAuckland 572020Tallest residential building and by floor count in New Zealand 5 Vero Centre Auckland 38 2000 2nd tallest office building in New Zealand. 6=Waipipi Wind Farm turbinesnear Waverleynone202031 turbines, to hub, rotor diameter. Tallest wind turbines in New Zealand. 6= 51 Albert StreetAuckland 43 2024 7 MetropolisAuckland 40 1999 8 ANZ Centre Auckland 35 1991 9= Huntly Power Station chimneys Huntly none 1983 Power station main chimneys 9= The Sentinel Apartments Auckland 30 2007 11 HSBC TowerAuckland 30 2002Former Pwc Tower 12= Titahi Bay AM radio transmitter, second mast Porirua none 1937/1979 12= Tiwai Point Aluminium Smelter chimney near Bluff none 1970 Tallest structure in the South Island14Voco Hotel and Holiday InnAuckland412021 15 Oaks ResidencesAuckland 38 2006 16 Lumley CentreAuckland 29 2005 17 Sugarloaf television transmitter tower Christchurch none 1965 Height from sea level to top is 614 m. 18 Quay WestAuckland 20 1997 19= Majestic Centre Wellington 29 1991 Tallest office building in Wellington. 19= ASB Bank CentreAuckland 29 1991 21 Precinct ApartmentsAuckland 33 2003 22 Crowne PlazaAuckland 29 199023Parks ResidencesAuckland109 metres (358 ft)30201824Queen's ResidencesAuckland107 metres (358 ft)292016 25 BNZ TowerAuckland 28 1987 26= Ohaaki Power Station cooling tower 30 km NE of Taupō none 1989 26=Mount Cargill television transmitterDunedinnone1970Hamel, A. (2008). Dunedin tracks and trails. Dunedin:Silver Peaks Press. pp. 5.14-5.17 28= IAG TowerAuckland 29 1988 Formerly the headquarters of Fay Richwhite. 28= DLA Piper TowerAuckland 26 1987 30 State Insurance Building Wellington 26 1984 Headquarters of the BNZ from 1984 to 1998. 31 HSBC Tower, WellingtonWellington 25 200332=Waiatarua television transmitterAucklandnone1965 32= Mount Kaukau television transmitter Wellington none 1967Originally , height reduced in 2022. 34 80 Queen Street Auckland 23 2009 35 120 Albert StreetAuckland 26 1990 36 Vodafone on The Park Wellington 25 1998 Formerly Mobil on the Park.37=Wharite Peak television transmitternear Woodvillenone1966Originally , height reduced in 2015 and 2019. 37= Qantas HouseAuckland 24 1986 39= CityLife AucklandAuckland 26 1998 39= City GardensAuckland 28 2004 39= Bowen House Wellington 22 1991 Tallest Government building. 42= National Bank TowerAuckland 21 1988 Formerly Arthur Andersen Tower. 42= Stamford Plaza AucklandAuckland 20 1983/2008 Extra storeys were added in 2008. 42= InterContinental WellingtonWellington 26 1988 45 AMP Tower (Quay Tower)Auckland 22 1980 46 Pacific Tower Christchurch 23 2010 Tallest building in the South Island. 47 Gen-i TowerAuckland 22 2000 48 Travelodge Plimmer Towers Wellington 20 1975 Originally built as the Williams Centre. Tallest building in Wellington until 1984. 49 1 Queen StreetAuckland 20 1973Former HSBC Building 50= AXA CentreAuckland 20 199550=Victoria ResidencesAuckland242018 52 125 The TerraceWellington 21 1986 53= SkyCity GrandAuckland 24 2004 53= Altitude ApartmentsAuckland 22 2004 55 West PlazaAuckland 18 1974
Demolished structures Name CityHeight Floors Year Notes Titahi Bay AM radio transmitter, main mastPorirua none 1937/1979 Demolition completed 16 February 2016 Hotel Grand Chancellor, ChristchurchChristchurch 26 1986 Demolition completed following the 2011 Canterbury earthquake. Is the 80th tallest building ever demolished and the tallest in New Zealand. Price Waterhouse BuildingChristchurch 20 1988 Demolition completed following the 2011 Canterbury earthquake.
Proposed structures
NameCityHeight*Floors*Year* Notes Pumanawa Downtown West Tower A Auckland 57 2032 Mixed use tower. Construction to start in 2027, after demolition of the existing carpark on the site. NDG Auckland Centre Auckland 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 2026 Under construction. 12 turbines, to hub, rotor diameter. 1 Mills LaneAuckland 37 Proposed SeascapeAuckland 56 2025Construction suspended in 2024. 65 Federal StreetAuckland 48 2024Approved Pumanawa Downtown West Tower B Auckland 45 2032 Office tower. Construction to start in 2027, after demolition of the existing carpark on the site. Burj Takapuna Auckland 39 2027 Approved Saffron TowerAuckland 45 2018 Approved St James SuitesAuckland 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 28 Application declined in June 2013, but going back to appeal. Would be the tallest building in the South Island.
Abandoned proposals
NameCityHeight*Floors* Notes Victoria Square Tower Christchurch 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 68 This project was approved, but construction never went ahead, and the site was later sold.
See also List of tallest buildings in Auckland List of tallest buildings in Wellington List of tallest buildings in Christchurch List of tallest buildings in Oceania
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