The Pacific Tower, located in the central city of Christchurch, New Zealand, has since its construction in 2010 been the city's tallest building at 86.5 metres (284 ft) in height, succeeding the Hotel Grand Chancellor and the PricewaterhouseCoopers building.

[11] The earthquake performance demonstrates the resilience and economic value of steel-framed buildings—any damaged components can be removed and replaced.

Completed in 2010 and comprising eccentrically braced steel frames cast integrally with composite metal deck slabs, the building also incorporates several innovative features.

These include car stackers, cranked braces and ‘super’ moment-resisting frames at ground floor level.

These features all helped the building to withstand the extreme forces it experienced during the many earthquakes of 2010 and 2011.