Auckland Development Contributions Policy raises concerns

Background Development Contributions (or DCs) are a fee charged to developers to recover a contribution of the costs of new or expanding infrastructure that supports growth. Revenue from these fees […]

Where is proptech’s trendline pointing?

SPONSORED POST Data collection for the first ever Yardi / Property Council New Zealand Proptech Survey is underway. What did we learn from the Australian data and where is the […]

Malcolm Smith: Tomorrow’s Living Station

Our world is changing at an ever-increasing pace. As traditional boundaries of space and place blur, increasing urbanisation and new technology is transforming the way we live, work and play. […]

Property Law Act changes get last minute tweak

With lightning speed, the Government pushed through their changes to the Property Law Act which inserts a rent relief provision into commercial leases across New Zealand. Property Council New Zealand […]

Leonie Freeman: Deaf ears and broken trust

Anyone who has met me, read something I’ve written, or heard me speak will know that I am a huge advocate for industry and government working together to solve problems. […]

Bipartisan commitment to housing reform looks promising

Earlier this week, Labour and National demonstrated a rare display of unity for the launch of the Housing Supply Bill, which aims to address the housing crisis by allowing as […]

On the Move | 21 October 2021

Chris Hemphill is appointed Group Director – Buildings + Places for AECOM New Zealand AECOM has appointed Chris Hemphill as Group Director – Buildings and Places, New Zealand. Chris brings […]

A global build-to-rent round up

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT Alan McMahon, National Director at Colliers International, shares a curation of news highlights from around the globe covering build-to-rent and specialised residential assets. Australia & New Zealand Australia: The […]

Harvey Norman Commercial opens fifth showroom, with sixth to follow soon

SPONSORED POST Christchurch joins Auckland, Wellington, Queenstown and Tauranga in offering the Harvey Norman Commercial showroom experience to construction and property professionals, and their clients. The Hamilton commercial-only showroom will […]

The international living sector revolution

Ensuring that New Zealand doesn’t miss out New Zealand represents one of the most opportunistic markets for Build to Rent (BTR) investors in the world but, according to JLL’s latest […]