Tallest buildings
The list below contains the top 50 buildings in the city at 50 m (164 ft) high and above. All are High-rises except for the 1st and 2nd ranked buildings which are Skyscrapers.
Name |
Height[2] |
Floors[2] |
Built[2] |
Purpose |
Notes |
1 |
Majestic Centre |
116 m (381 ft) |
29 |
1991 |
Office |
|
2 |
Aon Centre (Wellington) |
103 m (338 ft) |
27 |
1984 |
Office |
Originally opened as the BNZ Centre |
3 |
HSBC Tower |
94 m (308 ft) |
25 |
2003 |
Office |
|
4 |
Bowen House |
90 m (295 ft) |
22 |
1991 |
Office |
|
5 |
Dimension Data Tower |
90 m (295 ft) |
25 |
1998 |
Office |
Formerly Mobil on the Park and Vodafone on the Park |
6 |
James Cook Grand Chancellor |
88 m (289 ft) |
26 |
1972/1998 |
Hotel |
|
7 |
Plimmer Towers |
84 m (276 ft) |
25 |
1975 |
Hotel |
Originally opened as the Williams Centre |
8 |
125 The Terrace |
77 m (253 ft) |
21 |
1986 |
Office |
|
9 |
The Beehive |
72 m (236 ft) |
10 |
1981 |
Office |
|
10 |
20 Customhouse Quay[3] |
62 m (203 ft) |
14 |
2018 |
Commercial |
Replaced BP House which was originally built in 1968 and demolished following the 2016 Kaikoura earthquake. |
11 |
Grant Thornton House |
70 m (230 ft) |
18 |
1983 |
Office |
Formerly known as ANZ Tower |
12 |
Maritime Tower |
70 m (230 ft) |
18 |
2006 |
Office |
|
13 |
Westpac Tower |
70 m (230 ft) |
18 |
1978 |
Office |
|
14 |
Morrison Kent House |
70 m (230 ft) |
21 |
1969 |
Office |
|
15 |
Fujitsu House |
66 m (217 ft) |
18 |
1985 |
Office |
Formerly known as Caltex Tower |
16 |
Novell House |
65 m (213 ft) |
17 |
1975 |
Office |
|
17 |
PricewaterhouseCoopers Tower |
65 m (213 ft) |
19 |
1988 |
Office |
|
18 |
Chews Lane Tower |
64 m (210 ft) |
19 |
2009 |
Office/Residential |
|
19 |
Charles Fergusson Building |
61 m (200 ft) |
17 |
1976 |
Office |
|
20 |
Vogel Building |
61 m (200 ft) |
17 |
1966 |
Office |
|
21 |
New Zealand Police National Headquarters |
60.47 m (198 ft) |
17 |
1979 |
Office |
[4] |
22 |
Bayleys Building |
60 m (197 ft) |
16 |
1989 |
Office |
|
23 |
Bolton Hotel |
60 m (197 ft) |
20 |
2004 |
Hotel |
|
24 |
Sovereign Insurance Centre |
60 m (197 ft) |
17 |
1984 |
Office |
|
25 |
No.1 The Terrace |
60 m (197 ft) |
17 |
1978 |
Office |
|
26 |
Two Hunter Street |
60 m (197 ft) |
16 |
1991 |
Office |
|
27 |
City Tower |
60 m (197 ft) |
16 |
1991 |
Office |
|
28 |
Forsyth Barr House |
60 m (197 ft) |
16 |
1989 |
Office |
|
29 |
Pastoral House |
60 m (197 ft) |
15 |
1978 |
Office |
|
30 |
Quest on Johnston |
55 m (180 ft) |
18 |
2000 |
Hotel |
|
31 |
Terrace Heights Apartments |
55 m (180 ft) |
17 |
|
Residential |
|
32 |
AXA Tower |
55 m (180 ft) |
17 |
1989 |
Office |
|
33 |
Stafford House |
55 m (180 ft) |
14 |
1977 |
Residential |
Originally an office, now university housing. |
34 |
Avalon Studios |
55 m (180 ft) |
11 |
1969 |
Office |
|
35 |
National War Memorial Carilon |
51 m (167 ft) |
|
1932 |
Clock/Bell Tower |
|
36 |
20 Oriental Parade |
50 m (164 ft) |
16 |
|
Residential |
|
37 |
Rydges Hotel |
50 m (164 ft) |
16 |
2006 |
Hotel |
Originally opened as a Holiday Inn |
38 |
Mercer Tower |
50 m (164 ft) |
15 |
1989 |
Office |
|
39 |
Public Trust Building |
50 m (164 ft) |
15 |
1982 |
Office |
|
40 |
Investment House |
50 m (164 ft) |
15 |
1977 |
Office |
|
41 |
Simpl House |
50 m (164 ft) |
15 |
1987 |
Office |
|
42 |
Willeston Centre[5] |
50 m (164 ft) |
14[6] |
1984? |
Office |
Originally the Colonial Mutual Life Insurance Building.[7] |
43 |
AMI Plaza |
50 m (164 ft) |
14 |
|
Office |
|
44 |
Rutherford House |
50 m (164 ft) |
14 |
1975 |
Office |
Originally the headquarters of the NZ Electricity Department.[8] |
45 |
Sovereign House |
50 m (164 ft) |
14 |
1988 |
Office |
|
46 |
Castrol House |
50 m (164 ft) |
14 |
1987 |
Office |
|
47 |
Westpac Trust Investment House |
50 m (164 ft) |
14 |
1982 |
Office |
|
48 |
Technology One House |
50 m (164 ft) |
13 |
1987 |
Office |
Formerly known as the Renouf Centre and Terenco Finance House |
49 |
BNZ Trust House |
50 m (164 ft) |
13 |
1985 |
Office |
|
50 |
Guardian Trust House |
50 m (164 ft) |
13 |
1984 |
Office |
|
51 |
Alcatel Lucent House |
50 m (164 ft) |
13 |
1988 |
Office |
Formerly Telecom House |
Under construction or approved
Name |
Height[2] |
Floors[2] |
Built[2] |
Purpose |
Notes |
1 |
111 Dixon St[9] |
70 m (230 ft) |
20 |
2018 |
Residential |
|
2 |
Pinnacle on Victoria |
50 m (164 ft) |
17 |
2018 |
Residential |
|
Demolished
Name |
Height |
Floors |
Built |
Purpose |
Notes |
Revera House |
50 m (164 ft) |
13 |
1990 |
Office |
Formerly AT&T Tower and Hitachi House. Under demolition as of 2018 following damage due to the 2016 Kaikoura earthquake.[10] |
The Freyberg Building |
50 m (164 ft) |
15 |
1979 |
Office |
Demolished 2017, earthquake damaged |
Cancelled
Name |
Height* |
Floors* |
Notes |
Lambton Tower |
≈120 metres (394 ft) |
31 |
Proposed in 1991 for the Wellington Waterfront.[11] |