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Advocacy in Action | April 2024

Catch up on the Advocacy team’s whereabouts this month! Over the past couple of weeks, the Property Council advocacy team has been talking about all thing’s property: from the Resource […]

On the Move | April 2024

TBB promotes Paige Lane and welcomes Kelly Barnard TBB are pleased to announce the promotion of Paige Lane to the position of Associate.  After returning from London last year, Paige has demonstrated her […]

WATCH: Advocacy in a Minute | Fast-track Approval’s Bill

The Advocacy team breaks down what the Fast-track Approval Bill means for you, our members. https://youtu.be/aFpOg0s-ze8?si=FKZ946piC_2XmO2e The Government released the Fast-track Approvals Bill on 7 March 2024 and is now […]

Removal of commercial depreciation will hurt businesses and hamper productivity

Note: This article was published on 21 March 2024. The removal of commercial depreciation is now confirmed and implemented as of 1 April 2024. With the removal of commercial depreciation […]

Success for Build to Rent (and tracking its progress in NZ)

A hard-fought win has just taken place for Build to Rent. https://youtu.be/UsehD5lo3yQ For a few years now, Property Council and it’s Build to Rent taskforce have advocated for the Government […]

On the Move | March 2024

Beca appoints new Managing Director – New Zealand Beca has appointed Andrea Rickard as Managing Director – New Zealand. Andrea will be responsible for developing Beca’s New Zealand strategy, and […]

Opinion: Major Changes to Seismic Building Standards

Property Council’s Wellington Regional Committee member, Doran Wyatt shares his view on the major changes to Seismic Building Standards. A small tremor was felt across Aotearoa last week with the […]

Submissions on the go | March 2024

The Advocacy team are keeping very busy with 11 submissions on the go, get up to speed on the latest below: Government Policy Statement on Land Transport Christchurch City Council: […]

Record number of submissions for the 2024 Property Industry Awards

The 2024 Property Council New Zealand Rider Levett Bucknall Property Industry Awards are on track to be our biggest programme yet with a record-breaking 141 finalists! Judging for the awards […]

Green leasing on the agenda at Reset24

Taking to the stage after a two-year hiatus, Reset24 is a one-day conference exploring ESG in property. We’ll look at how the property sector can embrace New Zealand’s commitment to […]