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🏙️ Tallest Buildings in New Zealand

The tallest completed structures in New Zealand, by height.

📅 2026📏 metres50 entries🇳🇿 See all of this country’s rankings →
Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (metres); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.
1
Sky TowerAuckland
328 m
2
New Plymouth Power Station chimneyNew Plymouth
198 m
3
PwC Tower at Commercial BayAuckland
180 m
4
The PacificaAuckland
178 m
5
Vero CentreAuckland
172 m
6
51 Albert StreetAuckland
160 m
7
Waipipi Wind Farm turbinesnear Waverley
160 m
8
MetropolisAuckland
155 m
9
ANZ CentreAuckland
153 m
10
Huntly Power Station chimneysHuntly
150 m
11
The Sentinel ApartmentsAuckland
150 m
12
HSBC TowerAuckland
142 m
13
Titahi Bay AM radio transmitter, second mastPorirua
137 m
14
Tiwai Point Aluminium Smelter chimneynear Bluff
137 m
15
Voco Hotel and Holiday InnAuckland
135 m
16
Oaks ResidencesAuckland
130 m
17
Lumley CentreAuckland
125 m
18
Sugarloaf television transmitter towerChristchurch
121 m
19
Quay WestAuckland
117 m
20
ASB Bank CentreAuckland
116 m
21
Majestic CentreWellington
116 m
22
Precinct ApartmentsAuckland
115 m
23
Crowne PlazaAuckland
110 m
24
Parks ResidencesAuckland
109 m
25
Queen's ResidencesAuckland
107 m
26
BNZ TowerAuckland
106 m
27
Mount Cargill television transmitterDunedin
105 m
28
Ohaaki Power Station cooling tower30 km NE of Taupō
105 m
29
DLA Piper TowerAuckland
104 m
30
IAG TowerAuckland
104 m
31
State Insurance BuildingWellington
103 m
32
HSBC Tower, WellingtonWellington
101 m
33
80 Queen StreetAuckland
100 m
34
Mount Kaukau television transmitterWellington
100 m
35
Waiatarua television transmitterAuckland
100 m
36
120 Albert StreetAuckland
95 m
37
Vodafone on The ParkWellington
93 m
38
Qantas HouseAuckland
92 m
39
Wharite Peak television transmitternear Woodville
92 m
40
Bowen HouseWellington
90 m
41
City GardensAuckland
90 m
42
CityLife AucklandAuckland
90 m
43
InterContinental WellingtonWellington
88 m
44
National Bank TowerAuckland
88 m
45
Stamford Plaza AucklandAuckland
88 m
46
AMP Tower (Quay Tower)Auckland
87 m
47
Pacific TowerChristchurch
86 m
48
Gen-i TowerAuckland
85 m
49
Travelodge Plimmer TowersWellington
84 m
50
1 Queen StreetAuckland
81 m

Highlights

Within New Zealand, Sky Tower ranks first in 2026 with 328 m, followed by New Plymouth Power Station chimney (198 m) and PwC Tower at Commercial Bay (180 m).

Sky Tower is 1.7 times higher than New Plymouth Power Station chimney, the runner-up.

Across 50 entries, values run from 328 m (Sky Tower) to 81 m (1 Queen Street), with a median of 107 m.

Source: Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat / Emporis (via Wikipedia), 2026. Unit: metres.

Source: Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat / Emporis (via Wikipedia) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikipedia); underlying data © the cited publisher · fetched Oct 13, 2026