This list of tallest buildings in Wellington ranks the tallest buildings in the New Zealand capital city of Wellington by height. This ranking system, created by the US-based Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat includes the height to a spire but not to an antenna.CTBUH Height Criteria. CTBUH. Retrieved on 4 March 2013. The Majestic Centre is the tallest skyscraper in the city at .
Tallest buildings The list below contains the top 60 buildings in the city at least high. All are high-rises except for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd ranked buildings which are skyscrapers.
#NameImageHeightFloorsBuiltPurpose Notes1Majestic Centre100 Willis St 291991Office2Aon Centre1 Willis St 271984OfficeOriginally opened as the BNZ Centre3HSBC Tower195 Lambton Quay252003OfficeIs 94 m to roof height and 101 m to the Spire4NTT Tower157 Lambton Quay 251998OfficeFormerly Mobil on the Park, Vodafone on the Park and Dimension Data Tower5Bowen House1 Bowen St 221991Office6James Cook Hotel Grand Chancellor147 The Terrace 261972/1998Hotel7Plimmer Towers 251975/1986Hotel/OfficeOriginally opened as the Williams Centre8125 The Terrace 211986Office9Morrison Kent House105 The Terrace 211969Office10=113 The Terrace 191988OfficeFormerly PricewaterhouseCoopers Tower; currently the home of Wellington City CouncilThe Beehive 101981Office12=111 Dixon Street202019Residential Tallest residential building in Wellington.Maritime Tower10 Customhouse Quay182006OfficeGrant Thornton House215 Lambton Quay 181983OfficeFormerly known as ANZ TowerWestpac TowerLambton Quay 181974OfficeChews Lane Tower 192009Office/Residential 17=Aurora Centre 191968OfficeWas the tallest building in Wellington when completed. Underwent a major facelift in 2016–17.Equinox House111 The Terrace 161987OfficeRadio New Zealand House155 The Terrace131963Office20=Fujitsu Tower141 The Terrace 181985Office Formerly known as Caltex TowerNovell House89 The Terrace171975OfficeFormerly known as Fletcher House.No.1 The Terrace171978Office Headquarters of the New Zealand TreasuryVogel Building8 Aitken Street171966OfficeWas the tallest building in Wellington and the 2nd tallest building in New Zealand when built.Reserve Bank of New Zealand2 The Terrace161972Office25=AXA Tower80 The Terrace171989Office80 The Terrace.The Freyberg Building20 Aitken Street151979OfficeThe adjoining 7-storey Freyberg House (2007) was demolished after the 2016 earthquake.27One Whitmore Street142023Commercial BNZ's Wellington office.2820 Customhouse Quay20 Customhouse Quay – Official site142018CommercialReplaced BP House, which was originally built in 1968 and demolished following the 2013 Seddon earthquake.29Charles Fergusson Building38 Bowen Street171976OfficeRedeveloped in 2018.30New Zealand Police National Headquarters180 Molesworth Street171979Office Formerly FAI Insurance House.31=Bolton Hotel12 Bolton Street202004HotelSovereign Insurance Centre171984OfficeBayleys Building36 Brandon Street 161989OfficeTwo Hunter Street161991OfficeCity Tower161991OfficeJellioce Towers189–191 The Terrace 161965ResidentialWas the tallest residential building in Wellington when builtForsyth Barr House41 Johnston Street161989OfficePastoral House25 The Terrace 151978Office39=Rydges Hotel75 Featherston Street162006HotelOriginally opened as a Holiday InnAlcatel Lucent House13 Manners Street151988OfficeFormerly Telecom House41= Quest on Johnston35 Johnston Street 182000HotelTerrace Heights Apartments163 The Terrace 171999ResidentialStafford House40 The Terrace141977Residential Originally an office block, now UniLodge apartments.Avalon Studios41 Percy StreetAvalon, Lower Hutt111969OfficeLower Hutt. Tallest building in the Wellington region outside of the Wellington CBD. 45Sir Robert Jones Tower150 Featherston Street142019 Office46 National War Memorial1932 Bell and clock tower47=20 Oriental Parade16ResidentialPublic Trust Building129 Lambton Quay 151982OfficeInvestment House151977OfficeSimpl House40 Mercer Street 151987OfficeWilleston CentreThe Wellington Company – Willeston Centre141984?OfficeOriginally the Colonial Mutual Life Insurance Building.AMI Plaza342 Lambton Quay14OfficeRutherford House33 Bunny Street141975OfficeOriginally the headquarters of the NZ Electricity Department.Friends of Te Papa – Rutherford House Art CollectionSovereign House34–42 Manners Street141988OfficeCornerstone House36 Customhouse Quay 141987Office Formerly named Castrol House.Westpac Trust Investment House141982OfficeTechnologyOne House86 Victoria Street 131987OfficeFormerly known as the Renouf Centre and Terenco Finance HouseBNZ Trust House50 Manners Street 131985OfficeGuardian Trust House15 Willeston Street131984OfficeOptimation House1 Grey Street 121979OfficePinnacle on Victoria160 Victoria Street172021Residential
Under construction or approved NameHeightFloorsBuiltPurposeNotes1109 Featherston Street Tower19CommercialApproved resource consent2110 Wakefield Street Tower22CommercialApproved resource consent
Demolished NameHeightFloorsBuiltPurposeNotesRevera House101990OfficeFormerly AT&T Tower and Hitachi House. Demolished 2018 following damage due to the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake.61 Molesworth St101965OfficeFormerly ICI House. Demolished 2016–2017 following damage due to the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake. To be replaced with a new 11/12-storey office building.
Cancelled
NameHeight*Floors* NotesNZ163A high rise commercial and mixed use building proposed for Lambton Quay. Project was scrapped after the developer went bankrupt. If completed, the building would have been New Zealand's tallest.Lambton Tower ≈31 Proposed in 1991 for the Wellington waterfront.Wakefield Central ≈20 Proposed in 1986 by Chase Corporation on the site now occupied by Courtenay Central.
Timeline of tallest buildings NameHeightYears TallestOther FactsMLC Building1939–19619 stories high. Was arguably the tallest in NZ when built.Shell House46 m (151 ft)1961–1966Tallest office building in NZ when built.Vogel Building1966–1968Was the 2nd tallest in NZ when builtAurora Centre1968–1969Was the 2nd tallest in NZ when builtMorrison Kent House1969–1975Was the 2nd tallest in NZ (to 1 Queen Street, Auckland) when builtPlimmer Towers1975–1984Was the tallest in NZ when built, is 106m and 31 floors from the Lambton Quay side of the towerAon Centre1984–1991Was the tallest in NZ when built and is one of Wellington's most iconic buildingsMajestic Centre1991–presentIs the furthest south skyscraper in the world. Was the tallest in New Zealand when built until the ANZ Centre opened in Auckland a few months later.
See also List of tallest structures in New Zealand List of tallest buildings in Auckland List of tallest buildings in Christchurch List of tallest buildings in Oceania
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