Ryan Bridge: Cranes in the sky, not always a good sign in Auckland

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · Mar 4, 2026 · 1m · transcript

You know how they say cranes in the sky is a good sign of growth?

Well, not in Auckland. Not at Seascape.

It’s meant to be this city, this country, tallest tower. 187 metres tall. Beautiful expansive views of the water. 52 stories. A statement building for a city on the move.

But for two years we’ve had this… construction stopped, half finished, beams and nuts and bolts exposed.

Then yesterday the Chinese outfit developing it folded completely. Gone-ski.

So what happens to this half-cooked tower down by the wharf? It’s kind of hard to miss, you know.

Imagine the Sky Tower with scaffolding on…