The 2025 Property Council New Zealand Rider Levett Bucknall Property Industry Awards are excited to welcome 100 finalists to the awards programme!
Judging for the awards is already underway, with the National Events team working through the logistics of arranging 100 site visits across the country over the coming weeks.
This year we welcome two new judges; Independent Director and Advisor, Patrick Dougherty and Andrea Steffensen, Head of Development Projects at 4Work.
Patrick and Andrea join an esteemed judging panel, which includes:
- Andrew Evans, Independent Director (Head Judge)
- Alex Cutler, Urban Constructs
- Andrea Steffensen, 4Work
- Brendon Dwyer, Beca
- Chris Gudgeon, Independent Director
- Chris Mackenzie, Holmes Aus & NZ
- Daniel Henderson, Tāmaki Regeneration
- Jennifer Whittle, NZGBC
- Jeremy Whelan, Ignite Architects
- John Duthie, Tattico
- Kelly Bunyan, Accessible Properties
- Kristen Webster, Eke Panuku Development Auckland
- Matt Wilson, Eco Insite Ltd
- Michael Holloway, Frequency
- Mitchell Jefferson, Seed Property
- Patrick Dougherty, Independent Director and Advisor
- Rhys Stickings, Octa
- Richard Anderson, Rider Levett Bucknall
- Tristan Ilich, Tsquared
Tickets will open for public release next Tuesday 25 March.
2025 Finalists
Project entries include courthouses, cathedrals, churches, police stations, libraries, art galleries, museums, town halls, medical and healthcare facilities.
Gisborne Māori Land Court, Gisborne
Owner: Chrisp David Number Two / Developer: Ministry of Justice
Metropolitan Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Wellington
Owner: The Catholic Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Wellington
Ormiston Hospital Stage 1 Expansion, Auckland
Owner: Vital Healthcare Property / Developer: Northwest Healthcare Properties Management
Papa Hou, Christchurch
Owner/developer: The Kind Foundation
SeaLink Wynyard Ferry Terminal, Auckland
Owner/developer: Wynyard West
Te Hurihanga Ō Rangatahi – The Youth Hub, Christchurch
Owner/developer: The Youth Hub Trust
Te Kupenga o Rongomai: Maidstone Sports Hub, Upper Hutt
Owner/developer: Upper Hutt City Council – Te Kaunihera o Te Awa Kairangi ki Uta
Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery, Whanganui
Owner/developer: Whanganui District Council
Project entries include buildings with a predominant use of office space and can comprise new developments or substantive building refurbishments.
Deloitte Centre, Auckland
Owner/developer: Precinct Properties Holdings
LIC Central HUB Building, Hamilton
Owner: Livestock Improvement Corporation
MinterEllisonRuddWatts, Wellington
Owner: MinterEllisonRuddWatts
Ngāmotu House, New Plymouth
Owner/developer: Te Atiawa Iwi Holdings Limited Partnership
Port Otago Annex, Dunedin
Owner: Port Otago Limited / Developer: Chalmers Properties
Spark NZ, Auckland
Owner/developer: Mansons TCLM
Visa, Auckland
Owner: Visa / Developer: 151 Property
Project entries include multi-unit residential developments and public or social housing developments.
91 Cambridge Terrace, Papatoetoe, Auckland
Owner/developer: New Zealand Housing Foundation
Carey Street, Christchurch
Owner/developer: Ōtautahi Community Housing Trust
Great North Road Apartment Development, Auckland
Owner: Kāinga Ora Homes and Communities / Developer: Tawera Group NZ
Guys Road, Auckland
Owner: Kāinga Ora Homes and Communities / Developer: Gemscott Developments
Hawaiki Papa Kāinga, Auckland
Owner/developer: Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei
Kaimai Terraces, Tauranga
Owner: Classic Group / Developer: Classic Developments
May Road, Auckland
Owner: ACCORT LP
MWA 44 – 64-66 Molesworth Place, Mangere, Auckland
Owner/developer: New Zealand Housing Foundation
Olympus Terrace, Auckland
Owner/developer: Field Olympus Development
Te Kupenga, Auckland
Owner: Kāinga Ora Homes and Communities / Developer: Gemscott Developments
Te Māra, Auckland
Owner/developer: Te Ākitai Waiohua, Avant Group
Warren Place, Whangārei
Owner/developer: Habitat for Humanity Northern Region
Project entries include schools, universities, childcare centres and other learning facilities.
Ashburton College Redevelopment, Ashburton
Owner/developer:Ministry of Education
Auckland University of Technology – Tukutuku, Auckland
Owner/developer: AUT
Hiwa Recreation Centre, Auckland
Owner/developer: Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland
Ivey West and Memorial Hall, Christchurch
Owner/developer: Lincoln University
Kristin Music Studio (Punawai), Auckland
Owner: Kristin School
MANUKURA, Palmerston North
Owner/developer: Ministry of Education
Mount Albert Grammar School – Nairn Block, Auckland
Owner/developer: Ministry of Education
Ngā Mokopuna (project previously known as: The Living Pā), Wellington
Owner/developer: Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington (Te Herenga Waka Marae)
Tamatea Intermediate School, Napier
Owner: The Crown – Represented by the Ministry of Education
Toi Manawa, Auckland
Owner/developer: King’s College
Whenuapai School Senior Campus, Auckland
Owner/developer: Ministry of Education
Project entries include the renewal of historic precincts, heritage or adaptive reuse of existing building projects (substantive building refurbishments) and conservation projects.
43 College Hill, Auckland
Owner: Centuria NZ Value-Add Fund No.2 LP / Developer: Centuria Funds Management (NZ)
Deloitte Centre, Auckland
Owner/developer: Precinct Properties Holdings
Ivey West and Memorial Hall, Christchurch
Owner/developer: Lincoln University
Kai Tahi, Porirua
Owner/developer: The Woolstore Group
Metropolitan Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Wellington
Owner: The Catholic Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Wellington
Ngāmotu House, New Plymouth
Owner/developer: Te Atiawa Iwi Holdings Limited Partnership
Pearson House, Auckland
Owner: The Foundation Village Partnership / Developer: Generus Living Group, Foundation Properties
Port Otago Annex, Dunedin
Owner: Port Otago / Developer: Chalmers Properties
Te Mako – Naenae Community Centre, Lower Hutt
Owner/developer: Hutt City Council
Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery, Whanganui
Owner/developer: Whanganui District Council
Project entries include warehouses, factories and storage facilities where the predominant use is industrial.
158 Central Park Drive, Auckland
Owner: RIH Properties
Bowden Estate, Auckland
Owner/developer: Property For Industry (PFI)
Christchurch Fresh Distribution Centre (CFDC), Rolleston
Owner: Hoskyns Road Limited Partnership / Developer: General Distributors
ESR Building 7, Auckland
Owner: Tony Catton / Developer: AS NZ Property Wiri Pty
Fisher & Paykel Appliances Distribution Centre, Auckland
Owner/developer: Property For Industry (PFI)
Hellmann, Auckland
Owner/developer: Auckland International Airport
IKEA, Auckland
Owner/developer: Auckland International Airport
RML Machinery – Te Rapa Gateway, Hamilton
Owner: Te Rapa Gateway/ Developer: Chalmers Properties
Waterloo Business Park – Sime Darby Industrial Hub, Christchurch
Owner/developer: Southpark Corporation
Project entries include apartment complexes, and multi-unit residential developments.
Aalto, Auckland
Owner: Finch Street Limited Partnership / Developer: Ockham Group
ABSTRACT, Auckland
Owner/developer: Templeton Group
Catalina Bay Apartments, Auckland
Developer: Willis Bond
Hotel Indigo Auckland & 51 Albert Residences, Auckland
Owner/developer: Ninety Four Feet
Kahu, Auckland
Owner/developer: Templeton Group
Kaweka, Auckland
Owner: Hāpai Housing / Developer: New Ground Capital
Light Box, Auckland
Owner/developer: Templeton Group
May Road, Auckland
Owner/developer: ACCORT LP
Olympus Terrace, Auckland
Owner/developer: Field Olympus Development
One Saint Stephens, Parnell
Owner: 1 St Stephens Ave / Developer: Countrywide Residences, Experiences by Coopers
Resido, Auckland
Owner/developer: Kiwi Property
Te Māra , Auckland
Owner/developer: Te Ākitai Waiohua, Avant Group
The Greenhouse, Auckland
Owner: Ockham Group GGP Limited on behalf of Williamson Ave Co-Lab Joint Venture / Developer: Ockham Group
Project entries include shopping centres, showrooms and mixed-use developments with a significant retail presence.
Kai Tahi, Porirua
Owner/developer: The Woolstore Group
Lexus of Christchurch, Christchurch
Owner/developer: Miles Premises
Mānawa Bay, Auckland
Owner/developer: Auckland International Airport
Milldale Neighbourhood Centre, Auckland
Owner/developer: Broadway Property Group
The Railyard, Christchurch
Owner: TRPL / Developer: KR Capital
Woolworths Greville Road, Auckland
Owner/developer: Hugh Green Group
Woolworths Waimakariri Junction, Christchurch
Owner/developer: Investore Property
Project entries include retirement villages with independent and serviced units, hospitals associated with a village and other specialist wards.
Awatere Village – Stages 1,2 & 3, Hamilton
Owner/developer: Oceania
Burlington Village, Christchurch
Owner: Burlington Village / Developer: Qestral Corporation
Summerset St Johns, Auckland
Owner/developer: Summerset Group Holdings
Villa Joseph Rest Home, Wellington
Owner/developer: McAuley Trust
Woburn Masonic Care, Lower Hutt
Owner/developer: Masonic Villages Trust
Project entries include developments that specifically utilise innovation and demonstrate the application of green building principles.
Bowden Estate, Auckland
Owner/developer: Property For Industry (PFI)
Christchurch Fresh Distribution Centre (CFDC), Rolleston
Owner/developer: Hoskyns Road Limited Partnership / Developer: General Distributors
Deloitte Centre, Auckland
Owner/developer: Precinct Properties Holdings
Fisher & Paykel Appliances Distribution Centre, Auckland
Owner/developer: Property For Industry (PFI)
Ngā Mokopuna (project previously known as: The Living Pā), Wellington
Owner/developer: Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington
‘Punawai Ora’ Roxburgh Community Pool, Roxburgh
Owner/developer: The Ida Macdonald Roxburgh Pool Punawai Ora Committee
Te Hurihanga Ō Rangatahi – The Youth Hub, Christchurch
Owner/developer: The Youth Hub Trust
Woolworths Waimakariri Junction, Christchurch
Owner/developer: Investore Property
Project entries include tourist facilities, sports centres and training facilities, hospitality venues and hotels where the predominant use is tourism or leisure based.
ABSTRACT, Auckland
Owner/developer: Templeton Group
Deloitte Centre, Auckland
Owner/developer: Precinct Properties Holdings
Flockhill Lower Lodge, Canterbury
Owner/developer: Flock Hill Holdings
Hiwa Recreation Centre, Auckland
Owner/developer: Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland
Horizon by SkyCity, Horizon Hotel, Auckland
Owner/developer: SkyCity Entertainment Group
Hotel Grand Chancellor Auckland
Owner/developer: Hotel Grand Chancellor (Auckland)
Miramar Golf Club, Wellington
Owner/developer: Miramar Golf Club Incorporated
Punangairi Visitor Experience Centre, Punakaiki
Owner: Ngāti Waewae / Developer: Department of Conservation
‘Punawai Ora’ Roxburgh Community Pool, Roxburgh
Owner/developer: The Ida Macdonald Roxburgh Pool Punawai Ora Committee
Te Ngaengae Pool and Fitness Centre, Lower Hutt
Owner/developer: Hutt City Council
This award is presented to a winner in a previous category, who is deemed by the judging panel to be the standout recipient above all other nominees.