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Opinion: Auckland Light Rail is a win for urban planning, people and the planet

Late last month, Cabinet announced the much-anticipated decision on the route and mode for Auckland Light Rail, the $14.6b project to create mass rapid transit between the CBD and Māngere. […]

What will our future resource management system look like?

The Ministry for the Environment has released a discussion document on our future resource management system. The discussion document indicates that the Spatial Planning Act will mandate regional spatial planning […]

Leonie Freeman: Waiting for the wave to hit

It’s a strange old time at the moment. The media and pandemic modellers tell us that we’re on the cusp of a true pandemic (and I say ‘true’ because the […]

Research into the role of sustainability professionals launches

Oxygen Consulting, in collaboration with Auckland University of Technology (AUT), the Sustainable Business Council (SBC), and Sustainable Business Network (SBN), have launched their third annual survey on the sustainability profession […]

On the Move: February 2022

DASL welcomes four new team members Development Advisory Services Limited (DASL) has made four new hires with Olivia (Jiayi) Zhang joining as Quantity Surveyor, Tanvi Chopra as Senior Project Manager, […]

Value Capture back on the agenda

Property Council was fortunate to attend the recent ministerial announcement of the future of Auckland Light Rail, where we heard firsthand from Minister Robertson and Woods of the government’s intention […]

Why cloud-based ERPs are building the future for construction companies

SPONSORED POST A guide on how to use job management software to keep construction projects on the right track As you may be aware – a recent report on the […]

Record building consents not a precursor to solving our housing shortage

MEMBER-ONLY CONTENT Figures released by Statistics New Zealand show a record 48,522 new homes have been consented in the year ended November 2021, up 26 per cent from the November […]

Leonie Freeman: 2022, the year of self-isolation

As we embark on a new year, I have spent some time pondering the 12 months prior and reflecting on what has been a somewhat surprising but positive outcome for […]

Canterbury Museum seeks temporary premises during redevelopment

Canterbury Museum has commenced planning for a significant redevelopment of its site on Rolleston Avenue, Christchurch. The construction phase of the project will require Canterbury Museum to vacate the site […]