German Leibherr 357 Luffing Crane rises on siteVideo will play in Play now Don't auto playNever auto playNew time-lapse video of what will be New Zealand's tallest crane shows the structure rising on the $850 million Commercial Bay site in downtown Auckland. Nicknamed Eenie, the huge red and white crane has been erected between Lower Albert St, Customs St West, the foot of Queen St and Quay St. But it will climb to 225m by the end of the project, as the new 39-level tower rises on the site. Deane Manley, managing director of NZ Crane Hire, said Fletcher Construction built the super crane using a number of mobile cranes including his company's 450 Grove GMK7450 - New Zealand's largest hydraulic crane. The latest RLB Crane Index showed how an unprecedented number of cranes had risen across New Zealand's cities.

Source: New Zealand Herald April 06, 2017 20:37 UTC