Standing 23 metres high on the Hanover Street frontage in central Dunedin, this complex four-storey deconstruction and demolition project had three sides backing onto the New World Centre City supermarket's live car park. Once asbestos and other hazardous materials were removed by a specialist contractor, our team carried out Cut & Crane removal of the structural steel roof and concrete structure, high-reach demolition, and excavation of concrete floors and foundations to depths of up to 1.8 metres. With no conventional safety fall zone available and both Hanover Street and the supermarket needing to stay open throughout, we carried out the critical frontage and upper structure works at night using a controlled Cut & Crane methodology, keeping disruption to a minimum while maintaining a safe, controlled site.

With the site backfilled and ready for the civil works to follow, this was a technically demanding job delivered right alongside a live retail centre, without disruption to the public or the supermarket below.

Division: Demolition
Client: XXXX
Location: Dunedin CBD
Status: Completed 2026