Author: naomi

Countdown to the Residential Development Summit

Are we building enough social housing? What is the Government’s view on the response of local Councils to the NPS-UD? With Build to Rent housing exploding in the U.K, how […]

Leonie Freeman: Disaster vocab

It’s funny how disasters bring a whole new language into mainstream vocabulary. In post-quake Christchurch it was ‘liquefaction’ and ‘red stickered’, the latter of which has seen a renaissance in […]

Opinion: Looking After Our Balance Sheets

Property Council’s Wellington Regional Committee member and former Chair, Paul Robinson of The Woolstore Management Ltd shares his view on the economic, social, and environmental wellbeing of Wellington. In recent […]

On the Move | January 2023

Hawkins appoints new Central Regional Manager From Senior Quantity Surveyor to Regional Manager, Ben Connick has been appointed as Hawkins’ new Regional Manager for the Central Region. Ben joined the […]

City Shaper: Rameka Alexander-Tu’inukuafe

Rameka Alexander-Tu’inukuafe proudly combines his Māori and Tongan heritage with his architectural and urban design projects. “My iwi is Ngāpuhi, and I am also of Tongan, German, Scottish, and English […]

Advocacy in Action | January 2023

Catch up on the key updates from Property Council’s advocacy team, including: Development Contributions in Drury Future of Local Government Review Resource Management System – Draft submissions open for feedback […]

Leonie Freeman: New year, new Prime Minister

You’d have to be living under a rock to have missed the Labour Party’s change of power this week as Leader Jacinda Ardern announced her resignation and Chris Hipkins was […]

Industry movers and shakers celebrated at South Island Property People Awards

The South Island Property People Awards were celebrated on 2 December 2022 with 350 guests gathering at Te Pae, Christchurch Convention Centre to recognise nine winners who have demonstrated excellence […]

Advocacy in Action | December 2022

Catch up on the key updates from Property Council’s advocacy team, including: Be part of creating a ‘faster, cheaper, better’ resource management system Government announces reform to LIM system Recent […]

Opinion: To buy or not to buy

Property Council’s Auckland Regional Chair, Martin Cooper of Cooper and Associates shares his view on the million dollar question; to buy or not to buy? Kiwis really love property. We […]