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Government announces Going for Growth Programme

Last week, the Minister for Housing and Resource Management Act (RMA) Reform, Hon. Chris Bishop announced new housing growth targets for New Zealand’s cities.  The six changes are:  1.    The establishment […]

Project Spotlight: The Great Exhibition

Te Whanganui-A-Tara Wellington’s new convention and exhibition centre presents as an expertly crafted piece of art – bold, dynamic, reflective and sinuous. The sculptural gem, with concave and convex geometries […]

Regional Recap: Long Term Plan Decisions

Head of Advocacy Katherine Wilson introduces Property Council’s wins amid reviewing council Long Term Plan decisions against our recommendations. https://youtu.be/IOpAt00Eb-I Auckland Council Long Term Plan 2024-2034 Decisions Property Council recommendation  […]

Opinion: If we’re serious about elevating women in leadership, we need to talk about menopause

Kelly Taylor, Head of Communications at Property Council New Zealand shares insights into Property Council’s benchmark gender diversity research and addresses The Power Gap prevalent in our sector. Back in […]

On the Move | July 2024

Woods Bagot announces the appointment of new CEO, Sarah Kay Sarah will lead the next step in Woods Bagot’s journey towards total place design, with an emphasis on how place […]

Helping Local Government understand the property sector

Head of Advocacy Katherine Wilson introduces Property Council’s Local Government Briefing Paper. The Local Government Briefing Paper follows a similar mission to the National Briefing Paper and has been produced […]

Advocacy in Action | June 2024

Catch up on the key updates from Property Council’s advocacy team, including: Build to Rent: Overseas Investment bill finally here! MBIE: review of seismic risk management in existing buildings Auckland […]

On the Move | June 2024

RDT Pacific are thrilled to announce Mike Hanson’s promotion to Technical Director Mike moved from South Africa to Aotearoa New Zealand in 1987 and began his journey as a Quantity […]

Meet the Speaker: Hon Alexander Downer

Join industry leaders at The Property Conference in Wellington this spring and gain exclusive insights from our distinguished keynote speaker, the Hon Alexander Downer AC. As the longest-serving Foreign Minister […]

Opinion: City Deals – what role can they have for Wellington in helping to build back New Zealand?

David Jones, Senior Associate, TSA Riley and Property Council New Zealand Wellington Committee member worked on the Manchester City Deal and its delivery 10 years ago. He recently caught up […]