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
|
101 m (331 ft)
|
25 |
2003
|
Office
|
Is 94M to roof height and 101M to the Spire[3]
|
4 |
NTT Tower
|
93 m (305 ft)
|
25 |
1998
|
Office
|
Formerly Mobil on the Park, Vodafone on the Park and Dimension Data Tower[4]
|
5 |
Bowen House
|
90 m (295 ft)
|
22 |
1991
|
Office
|
|
6 |
James Cook Hotel 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 |
Morrison Kent House
|
76 m (249 ft)
|
21 |
1969
|
Office
|
[5]
|
10 |
The Beehive
|
72 m (236 ft)
|
10 |
1981
|
Office
|
|
11 |
113 The Terrace
|
72 m (236 ft)
|
19 |
1988
|
Office
|
Formerly PricewaterhouseCoopers Tower; currently the home of Wellington City Council[6]
|
12 |
111 Dixon Street[7]
|
70 m (230 ft)
|
20 |
2019
|
Residential
|
|
13 |
Maritime Tower
|
70 m (230 ft)
|
18 |
2006
|
Office
|
|
14 |
Grant Thornton House
|
70 m (230 ft)
|
18 |
1983
|
Office
|
Formerly known as ANZ Tower
|
15 |
Westpac Tower
|
70 m (230 ft)
|
18 |
1978
|
Office
|
|
16 |
Chews Lane Tower
|
70 m (230 ft)
|
19 |
2009
|
Office/Residential
|
|
17 |
Aurora Centre[8]
|
68 m (223 ft)
|
19 |
1968
|
Office
|
Was the tallest building in Wellington when completed. Underwent a major facelift in 2016-17
|
18 |
Equinox House[9]
|
68 m (223 ft)
|
16 |
1987
|
Office
|
|
19 |
Radio New Zealand House
|
68 m (223 ft)
|
13 |
1963
|
Office
|
[10]
|
20 |
Fujitsu Tower
|
66 m (217 ft)
|
18 |
1985
|
Office
|
Formerly known as Caltex Tower[original research?]
|
21 |
Novell House
|
66 m (217 ft)
|
17 |
1975
|
Office
|
|
22 |
No.1 The Terrace
|
66 m (217 ft)
|
17 |
1978
|
Office
|
Headquarters of the New Zealand Treasury
|
23 |
Vogel Building
|
66 m (217 ft)
|
17 |
1966
|
Office
|
Was the tallest building in Wellington and the 2nd tallest building in New Zealand when built[11]
|
24 |
Reserve Bank of New Zealand[12]
|
66 m (217 ft)
|
16 |
1972
|
Office
|
[13]
|
25 |
AXA Tower
|
65 m (213 ft)
|
17 |
1989
|
Office
|
|
26 |
The Freyberg Building
|
65 m (213 ft)
|
15 |
1979
|
Office
|
The adjoining 7 storey Freyberg House (2007) was demolished after the 2016 earthquake.[14]
|
27 |
20 Customhouse Quay[15]
|
62 m (203 ft)
|
14 |
2018
|
Commercial
|
Replaced BP House, which was originally built in 1968 and demolished following the 2013 Seddon earthquake.[16]
|
28 |
Charles Fergusson Building
|
61 m (200 ft)
|
17 |
1976
|
Office
|
|
29 |
New Zealand Police National Headquarters
|
60.47 m (198 ft)
|
17 |
1979
|
Office
|
[17] Formerly FAI Insurance House.
|
30 |
Bolton Hotel
|
60 m (197 ft)
|
20 |
2004
|
Hotel
|
|
31 |
Sovereign Insurance Centre
|
60 m (197 ft)
|
17 |
1984
|
Office
|
|
32 |
Bayleys Building
|
60 m (197 ft)
|
16 |
1989
|
Office
|
|
33 |
Two Hunter Street
|
60 m (197 ft)
|
16 |
1991
|
Office
|
|
34 |
City Tower
|
60 m (197 ft)
|
16 |
1991
|
Office
|
|
35 |
Jellioce Towers
|
60 m (197 ft)
|
16 |
1965
|
Residential
|
Was the tallest Residential building in Wellington when built[18]
|
36 |
Forsyth Barr House
|
60 m (197 ft)
|
16 |
1989
|
Office
|
|
37 |
Pastoral House
|
60 m (197 ft)
|
15 |
1978
|
Office
|
|
38 |
Rydges Hotel
|
57 m (187 ft)
|
16 |
2006
|
Hotel
|
Originally opened as a Holiday Inn
|
39 |
Alcatel Lucent House
|
57 m (187 ft)
|
15 |
1988
|
Office
|
Formerly Telecom House
|
40 |
Quest on Johnston
|
55 m (180 ft)
|
18 |
2000
|
Hotel
|
|
41 |
Terrace Heights Apartments[19]
|
55 m (180 ft)
|
17 |
1999
|
Residential
|
|
42 |
Stafford House
|
55 m (180 ft)
|
14 |
1977
|
Residential
|
Originally an office, now university housing.
|
43 |
Avalon Studios
|
55 m (180 ft)
|
11 |
1969
|
Office
|
Tallest building in Wellington outside of the CBD
|
44 |
Sir Robet Jones Tower
|
52 m (171 ft)
|
14 |
2019
|
Office
|
[20]
|
45 |
National War Memorial
|
51 m (167 ft)
|
|
1932
|
Bell and clock tower
|
|
46 |
20 Oriental Parade
|
50 m (164 ft)
|
16 |
|
Residential
|
|
47 |
Mercer Tower
|
50 m (164 ft)
|
15 |
1989
|
Office
|
|
48 |
Public Trust Building
|
50 m (164 ft)
|
15 |
1982
|
Office
|
|
49 |
Investment House
|
50 m (164 ft)
|
15 |
1977
|
Office
|
|
50 |
Simpl House
|
50 m (164 ft)
|
15 |
1987
|
Office
|
|
51 |
Willeston Centre[21]
|
50 m (164 ft)
|
14[22]
|
1984?
|
Office
|
Originally the Colonial Mutual Life Insurance Building.[23]
|
52 |
AMI Plaza[24]
|
50 m (164 ft)
|
14 |
|
Office
|
|
53 |
Rutherford House
|
50 m (164 ft)
|
14 |
1975
|
Office
|
Originally the headquarters of the NZ Electricity Department.[25]
|
54 |
Sovereign House
|
50 m (164 ft)
|
14 |
1988
|
Office
|
|
55 |
Castrol House
|
50 m (164 ft)
|
14 |
1987
|
Office
|
|
56 |
Westpac Trust Investment House
|
50 m (164 ft)
|
14 |
1982
|
Office
|
|
57 |
Technology One House
|
50 m (164 ft)
|
13 |
1987
|
Office
|
Formerly known as the Renouf Centre and Terenco Finance House
|
58 |
BNZ Trust House
|
50 m (164 ft)
|
13 |
1985
|
Office
|
|
59 |
Guardian Trust House
|
50 m (164 ft)
|
13 |
1984
|
Office
|
|
60 |
Optimation House
|
50 m (164 ft)
|
12 |
1979
|
Office
|
[26]
|