PremiumAnne GibsonProperty Editor·NZ Herald·7 Jul, 2026 10:08 PM3 mins to read‌Precinct Properties' plans for Pumanawa Downtown West: two towers on the Downtown Carpark site. This shows the two new towers to the right, with SkyTower on the far right.Auckland Council planners described it as an “inappropriate development” for being a quarter of a kilometre high.But now the Government’s fast-tracking scheme has released a draft decision approving the NZX-listed Precinct Properties’ twin-tower Te Pūmanawa Downtown West skyscraper project.

“The panel proposes to grant the