RLB CRANE INDEX®
The South Island city now hosts seven long-term cranes, up from five previously.
Q3 2024
Highlights
The South Island city now hosts eight long-term cranes, up from seven previously.
One crane was added on the New Dunedin Hospital – Inpatients (Enabling) and one crane was added on Apollo Projects Site Base and Carparking on Great King Street.
A crane was removed from the ACC Building on Dowling Steet.
The five health cranes in the city represent the significant investment in the largest ever health infrastructure project in New Zealand.
For the first half of 2024, building activity in the South Island (excluding Canterbury) rose by 3.8% compared to the same period in 2023. The residential sector rose by 0.8% and the non-residential sector rose by 9.7%.
Building consents in the South Island (excluding Canterbury) for the first half of 2024 fell by 9.2% to $1.4bn. This can be almost entirely attributed to the residential sector, which saw consents fall by 11.6% for the six months. The non-residential sector saw a fall of 4.2%.
Q3 2024
Summary
| Region | Change | |
|---|---|---|
| DUNEDIN | 1 | |
| Sector | Change | |
|---|---|---|
| AGED CARE | 0 | |
| CIVIC | -1 | |
| CIVIL | N/A | |
| COMMERCIAL | N/A | |
| DATA CENTRES | N/A | |
| EDUCATION | N/A | |
| HEALTH | 1 | |
| HOTEL | N/A | |
| MIXED USE | 1 | |
| RECREATION | N/A | |
| RESIDENTIAL | N/A | |
| RETAIL | N/A | |
Q3 2024
Crane Activity
By Region
OPENING / CLOSING COUNT COMPARISON
| OPENING COUNT | MOVEMENT | CLOSING COUNT | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | % | NET | Q3 2024 | % | |||
| DUNEDIN | 7 | 5.0% | 2 | -1 | 1 | 8 | 6.5% |
By Sector
OPENING / CLOSING COUNT COMPARISON
| OPENING COUNT | MOVEMENT | CLOSING COUNT | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | % | NET | Q3 2024 | % | |||
| AGED CARE | 1 | 14.3% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12.5% |
| CIVIC | 2 | 28.6% | 0 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 12.5% |
| CIVIL | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| COMMERCIAL | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| DATA CENTRES | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| EDUCATION | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| HEALTH | 4 | 57.1% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 62.5% |
| HOTEL | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| MIXED USE | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12.5% |
| 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 | 7 | 5.0% | 2 | -1 | 1 | 8 | 6.5% |
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