List of tallest structures in New Zealand - wikipedia List of tallest structures in New Zealand This is a list of the tallest structures in New Zealand. Contents 1 Tallest extant structures 2 Demolished structures 3 Proposed structures 4 Abandoned proposals 5 See also 6 References Tallest extant structures Rank Name City Height Floors Year Notes Sky Tower Auckland 328 metres ( 1,076 ft ) 38 1995 Tallest structure in New Zealand. New Plymouth Power Station chimney New Plymouth 198 metres ( 650 ft ) none Decommissioned in 2008 but the chimney still stands. Vero Centre Auckland 172 metres ( 564 ft ) 38 2000 Tallest office building in New Zealand. Metropolis Auckland 155 metres ( 509 ft ) 39 1999 tallest residential building in NZ. 5 Huntly Power Station chimneys Huntly 150 metres ( 492 ft ) none 6 ANZ Centre Auckland 143 metres ( 469 ft ) 35 1991 7 PriceWaterhouseCoopers Tower Auckland 142 metres ( 466 ft ) 29 2002 8 = Titahi Bay AM radio transmitter, second mast Porirua 137 metres ( 449 ft ) none 1937 / 1979 8 = Tiwai Point Aluminium Smelter chimney near Bluff 137 metres ( 449 ft ) none 10 Oaks Residences Auckland 130 metres ( 427 ft ) 29 2006 11 Lumley Centre Auckland 125 metres ( 410 ft ) 29 2005 12 Mount Kaukau television transmitter Wellington 122 metres ( 400 ft ) none 1965 13 Sugarloaf television transmitter tower Christchurch 121 metres ( 397 ft ) none 1966 14 The Sentinel Apartments Auckland 120 metres ( 394 ft ) 29 2007 15 Quay West Auckland 117 metres ( 384 ft ) 20 16 = ASB Bank Centre Auckland 116 metres ( 381 ft ) 29 1991 16 = Majestic Centre Wellington 116 metres ( 381 ft ) 29 1991 Tallest office building in Wellington. 18 Precinct Apartments Auckland 115 metres ( 377 ft ) 33 2003 19 Crowne Plaza Auckland 110 metres ( 361 ft ) 29 1990 20 BNZ Tower Auckland 106 metres ( 348 ft ) 28 21 = Ohaaki Power Station cooling tower 30 km NE of Taupo 105 metres ( 344 ft ) none 21 = Mount Cargill television transmitter Dunedin 105 metres ( 344 ft ) none 1970 22 IAG Tower Auckland 104 metres ( 341 ft ) 29 1988 Formerly the headquarters of Fay Richwhite. 23 State Insurance Building Wellington 103 metres ( 338 ft ) 26 1984 Headquarters of the BNZ from 1984 to 1998. 24 Deloitte Centre Auckland 100 metres ( 328 ft ) 23 2009 25 HSBC Tower, Wellington Wellington 94 metres ( 308 ft ) 25 2003 26 = Phillips Fox Tower Auckland 92 metres ( 302 ft ) 23 26 = Qantas House Auckland 92 metres ( 302 ft ) 24 1986 28 = CityLife Auckland Auckland 90 metres ( 295 ft ) 26 1998 28 = City Gardens Auckland 90 metres ( 295 ft ) 28 28 = Vodafone on the Park Wellington 90 metres ( 295 ft ) 25 1998 Formerly Mobil on the Park. 28 = Bowen House Wellington 90 metres ( 295 ft ) 22 1991 Tallest Government building. 32 = Stamford Plaza Auckland Auckland 88 metres ( 289 ft ) 20 1983 / 2008 Extra storeys were added in 2008. 32 = InterContinental Wellington Wellington 88 metres ( 289 ft ) 26 1988 34 AMP Tower ( Quay Tower ) Auckland 87 metres ( 285 ft ) 22 1980 35 Pacific Tower Christchurch 86 metres ( 282 ft ) 23 Tallest building in the South Island. 36 = 120 Albert Street Auckland 85 metres ( 279 ft ) 26 1990 36 = Gen - i Tower Auckland 85 metres ( 279 ft ) 22 2000 38 Travelodge Plimmer Towers Wellington 84 metres ( 276 ft ) 20 Originally built as the Williams Centre. Tallest building in Wellington until 1984. 39 HSBC Building Auckland 81 metres ( 266 ft ) 20 1973 40 = AXA Centre Auckland 80 metres ( 262 ft ) 20 1995 40 = National Bank Tower Auckland 80 metres ( 262 ft ) 17 1988 Formerly Arthur Andersen Tower. 42 125 The Terrace Wellington 77 metres ( 253 ft ) 21 1986 43 = SkyCity Grand Auckland 75 metres ( 246 ft ) 24 43 = Altitude Apartments Auckland 75 metres ( 246 ft ) 22 45 West Plaza Auckland 74 metres ( 243 ft ) 18 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. Price Waterhouse Building Christchurch 76 metres ( 249 ft ) 20 1988 Demolition completed following the 2011 Canterbury earthquake. Proposed structures Name City Height * Floors * Year * Notes 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 Elliot Tower proposal. Customs Residential Auckland 192 metres ( 630 ft ) 52 Approved 1 Mills Lane Auckland 190 metres ( 623 ft ) 30 2018 Proposed Commercial Bay Tower Auckland 180 metres ( 591 ft ) 39 2019 Under construction 10 Commerce Lane Auckland 170 metres ( 558 ft ) 48 Proposed Saffron Tower Auckland 145 metres ( 476 ft ) 45 2018 Approved St James Suites Auckland 136 metres ( 446 ft ) 36 2018 construction started 2016 The Antipodean Auckland 130 metres ( 427 ft ) 39 Construction started 2016 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. Queens Residences Auckland 90 metres ( 295 ft ) 28 2017 Under construction Park Residences Auckland 90 metres ( 295 ft ) 29 2017 Under construction Victoria Residences Auckland 80 metres ( 262 ft ) 26 2018 Under construction Abandoned proposals Name City Height * Floors * Notes Christchurch Sky Ball Christchurch 287 metres ( 942 ft ) 12 Cancelled. Would 've been tallest structure in New Zealand at the time of completion in 1989. Site now occupied by the Forsyth Barr building. Elliot Tower Auckland 232 metres ( 761 ft ) 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 References Jump up ^ Rilkoff, Matt ( 5 December 2012 ). `` Power station sold off ''. Taranaki Daily News. Jump up ^ `` Vero Center ''. Jump up ^ `` The Ascott Metropolis ''. Jump up ^ Easton, Brian ( 8 July 2013 ). `` Huntly Power Station - Economy - Other primary production ''. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 2 April 2014. Jump up ^ `` ANZ Centre ''. Jump up ^ `` Pricewaterhousecoopers Tower ''. Jump up ^ `` Historic site : Radio New Zealand Transmission Station ''. Jump up ^ `` Linkz ''. Immigration New Zealand. 2005. Retrieved 6 July 2015. Jump up ^ `` The Harbour City ''. Jump up ^ `` New York New York ''. Jump up ^ `` Skyline Track via Johnsonville and Karori '' ( PDF ). Wellington City Council. Retrieved 10 July 2013. Jump up ^ `` Sugarloaf Communications Tower '' ( PDF ). BBR Contech. May 2005. Archived from the original ( PDF ) on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2014. Jump up ^ `` Sentinel Apartments - Tallest building on Auckland 's North Shore ''. Schindler Group. 10 June 2006. Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 31 December 2017. Jump up ^ `` Quay West ''. Jump up ^ `` ASB Bank Centre ''. Jump up ^ `` Majestic Centre ''. Jump up ^ `` Precinct Apartments ''. Jump up ^ `` Crowne Plaza ''. Jump up ^ `` BNZ Tower '' ( PDF ). Jump up ^ `` Power stations ''. Contact Energy. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2014. Jump up ^ Hamel, A. ( 2008 ). Dunedin tracks and trails. Dunedin : Silver Peaks Press. pp. 5.14 - 5.17 Jump up ^ `` IAG Tower ''. Jump up ^ `` State Insurance Building ''. Jump up ^ `` Deloitte Centre ''. SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008 - 01 - 03. Jump up ^ `` HSBC Tower ''. Jump up ^ `` Phillips Fox Tower ''. Jump up ^ `` Qantas House ''. Jump up ^ `` CityLife Auckland ''. Jump up ^ `` City Gardens ''. Jump up ^ `` Vodafone on the Park ''. Jump up ^ `` Bowen House ''. Jump up ^ `` Stamford Plaza Auckland ''. Jump up ^ `` Intercontinental Wellington ''. Jump up ^ `` AMP Tower ''. Jump up ^ `` Pacific Tower, Christchurch ''. Jump up ^ `` Rifleman Tower ''. Jump up ^ `` Gen - i Tower ''. Jump up ^ `` Obituary : Arthur Williams ''. New Zealand Herald. 2001 - 11 - 24. Jump up ^ `` Plimmer Towers wooing office tenants ''. The Dominion Post. 2012 - 08 - 28. Jump up ^ `` Copthorne Plimmer Towers ''. Jump up ^ `` HSBC Building ''. Jump up ^ `` AXA Centre ''. Jump up ^ `` National Bank Tower ''. Jump up ^ `` Arthur Andersen Tower ''. Jump up ^ `` 125 The Terrace ''. Jump up ^ `` SkyCity Grand ''. Emporis. Jump up ^ `` Altitude Apartments ''. Jump up ^ `` West Plaza ''. Jump up ^ `` Hotel Grand Chancellor Christchurch ''. Jump up ^ `` 119 Armagh Street ''. Jump up ^ `` NZ 's tallest skyscraper plan for Auckland ''. The New Zealand Herald. Jump up ^ `` All new heights for sky - high AKL office ''. The New Zealand Herald. Jump up ^ `` New $550 m downtown tower for Auckland unveiled ; City Rail Link on track ''. The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 26 February 2015. Jump up ^ `` Towering vision for Auckland cityscape ''. The New Zealand Herald. 20 September 2014. Jump up ^ WILMA MCCORKINDALE AND MIKE HOULAHAN ( 2013 - 06 - 05 ). `` Dunedin waterfront hotel consent denied ''. Fairfax NZ News. Jump up ^ `` $100 Million Luxury Hotel Proposed for Dunedin 's Waterfront ''. scoop.co.nz. 2012 - 05 - 11. Jump up ^ Anne gibson ( 2012 - 07 - 17 ). `` Shanghai magnate plans hotel on $53 m Auckland site ''. New Zealand Herald. 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