Media Releases

Resource Management Review Panel recommendations welcomed by the property sector

The property sector, through its professional body Property Council New Zealand, welcomes the Review Panel’s recommendations to reform the Resource Management Act, with chief executive Leonie Freeman saying the RMA […]

Cross partisan support needed to bring New Zealand’s urban planning into this century

This afternoon’s release of the National Policy Statement on Urban Development (NPS-UD) is a step in the right direction, however, it will not solve our housing crisis overnight, says Property […]

Government package for commercial leases too little, too late

“Today’s announcement of a commercial rent dispute process is too little, too late for a majority of landlords and tenants”, says Property Council chief executive Leonie Freeman. “For many property […]

Continuing with commercial rates rise a ‘nail in the coffin’ for local businesses

“Tauranga City Council’s plan to keep the business rate differential at 1:1.2 only adds a nail in the coffin of small businesses in the Bay”, says Property Council Bay of […]

Concerns over Government’s intervention in commercial leases

The New Zealand Council of Retail Property, which represents many of New Zealand’s largest retail property owners, has voiced its concern over the Government’s proposal to intervene in the industry’s contractual […]

Stringent standards applied as retailers ensure it is safe to shop

Retail property and shopping centre owners throughout New Zealand are busily preparing stores to meet the Government’s objectives and operational protocols under Alert Level 2, says Campbell Barbour, chair of […]

Retail property owners to develop ‘best practice’ standards for alert level 2

Following the Prime Minister’s announcement today, retail property and shopping centre owners and retailers from around the country are pleased that they will be able to fully open their doors […]

Industry survey reveals majority of landlords have offered tenants rental support

The New Zealand Council of Retail Property (NZCoRP) has polled its members, which include many of New Zealand’s largest retail property owners, and found that over 75% of their 5000 […]

Fast-track consents necessary for Covid-19 recovery

Fast-tracking resource consents for critical infrastructure and development projects is a pragmatic and welcome government response to assisting the Covid 19 recovery process says Resource Reform NZ- (RRNZ), a coalition […]

Market confidence will dictate future development projects

Commercial property owners and developers warn that planned development projects are likely to be postponed or cancelled as market confidence declines. “We have growing concerns that property owners are being […]