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On the Move | 22 September 2021

Gavin Shaw takes on Business Director role at Beca Beca has announced the appointment of Gavin Shaw as its new Business Director for Construction Sector Advisory. In his new role, Gavin […]

Due diligence minimises investment risks

Doing due diligence is a must for managing risk when you invest in and/or repurpose commercial property. What is due diligence and why does it matter? Due diligence is the […]

Property Council Integrated Annual Report 2020/21

Today, Property Council New Zealand released our Integrated Annual Report for the 2021 financial year. The report highlights the extraordinary measures taken by the organisation to mitigate the impact of […]

On the Move: September 2021

Woods Bagot’s newest studio is led by Andy Gentry Woods Bagot has announced principal Andy Gentry as the new chair of its Auckland studio, which opened in January. Director Kate […]

Hunt on to find and fund large-scale mass timber buildings

Design funding is now available for qualifying yet-to-be-built wooden buildings as part of a partnership between the Ministry of Primary Industries and Red Stag. Funding of several hundred thousand dollars […]

Active Advocacy

When New Zealand plunged into lockdown on August 17, Property Council’s advocacy team geared up to provide the Government and decision makers with the best information and advice to help […]

Process for enabling building product manufacturing in Auckland

On Tuesday, the Government announced some building product manufacturing will be able to take place in Auckland during Alert Level 4, to support continued residential construction activity across New Zealand. As […]

Leonie Freeman: New Alert Levels, same challenges

With a majority of the country basking in the additional freedoms of ‘Delta Level 2’, it’s hard not to feel hard done by when you’re sitting in Auckland, stuck in […]

COVID-19 Update: Vaccination eligibility expanded

27 August 2021 | COVID-19 Update The following information was provided by the Construction Sector Accord, of which Property Council Chief Executive Leonie Freeman is a member. The Government has […]

Leonie Freeman: Hello lockdown my old friend

Well, here we are again, safe in our bubbles. I have to say I feel partly responsible given the headline of my last post two weeks ago – We’re back […]