BCI’s community sector snapshot report in New Zealand captures the total number and value of active projects across the country, as of January 2024.

Community Sector Project Analysis

As reported by BCI, 2022 marked the lowest number of design applications submitted in the community and cultural sector across New Zealand in the last five years, with only 120 projects being submitted for approval. This number increased by 52.5% in 2023; despite the upwards trend in applications, the number of construction commencements, having dropped to just 95 in 2022, has remained on a steady decline over the last year. 

Even with this recent downward trend, New Zealand’s community and cultural sector, as of January 2024, has over 450 active construction projects, totalling more than 4 billion NZD. Approximately 47.19% of the total number of projects can be attributed to those in the Design & Documentation stage of construction. This corresponds with almost half (47.04%) of the total value of community and cultural projects belonging to those in the same stage, Design & Documentation.  

Looking at the projects broken down by region, we can see that there is not a lot separating the Northern and Southern Regions in terms of total value and total number of projects. Both regions boast over 160 projects, worth more than 1.6 billion NZD a piece. The Central Region has a total of 123 active community and cultural projects, but these projects amount to just over 875 million NZD, almost half the value of its northern and southern counterparts.  

For more information, click here to download your copy of the community sector snapshot report in New Zealand 2024. 

Featured Project in the Community Sector 

CIVIC WHARE, EXHIBITION & MUSEUM (CWEM) – SITE A 

• PID: 304816017 
• Approximate Value: 143.55M NZD 
• Project Type: MUSEUM | EXHIBITION GALLERY – 3 storey | CIVIC CENTRE WHARE | PARK | ART GALLERY 
• Sector: Community & Cultural 
• Stage: Design & Documentation 
• Location: Tauranga City, New Zealand 

*All values as of 12 February 2024 

Key Market Players in the Community Building Industry 

Our Sector Snapshot report ranks the leading developers, architects and builders based on their total construction project value over the past 12 months, as reported by BCI Central. Auckland Council, Paul Brown & Associates Ltd, and Icon Co Pty (NZ) Ltd ranked as the top developer, architect and builder respectively.  

Discover the complete list of the top three developers, architects and builders in our community sector snapshot report in New Zealand 2024. 

WHAT ARE BCI SECTOR SNAPSHOTS? 

The BCI Sector Snapshots are a series of free reports that share top-level insights into key construction sectors across New Zealand.   

Our BCI Sector Snapshot reports provide you with the total number and value of active projects broken down into:   

• Overall national figures  
• Construction stages   
• Regional figures   

With further details on:   

• Key market players (developers, architects and builders)  
• Noteworthy projects  

BCI LeadManager offers comprehensive information on the projects undertaken by key market players in the community and cultural construction sector. Within the community sector, BCI reports on:   

• Community Halls, Community Centres 
• Conference Centres 
• Exhibitions Centres 
• Fire Stations, Emergency Centres 
• Funeral Parlours, Morgues, Crematoriums, Cemeteries 
• Galleries, Museums 
• Libraries 
• Religious Buildings 
• Theatres, Cinemas  

Additionally, BCI Analytix provides in-depth analysis of construction activity by sector, stage and location, as well as the sector’s prominent market players.  

Explore our range of free Sector Snapshot reports below:   

• Sector Snapshot Reports