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New look for Hono online community

To kick off the new membership year, we’ve freshened up the Hono experience. The last few years have reinforced our member’s need to connect, engage, and create in a way […]

Australian tax rate cut clears the way for up to 150,000 Build to Rent homes

Last week, Australia’s National Cabinet announced a range of reform processes to tackle the growing housing crisis and support the growth of Australian cities. From July 2024 the Australian Government […]

Opinion: Climate change – an existential challenge

Dean Macaulay, South Island Regional Committee Member and Director Property Services, University of Otago, and Ray O’Brien, Head of Sustainability University of Otago share details on their commitment to reaching […]

Updated Guide for the Measurement of Rentable Areas launched

Property Council and the Property Institute have joined forces to revise the Guide for the Measurement of Rentable Areas, which has just launched as a free member publication ($99 incl […]

City Shaper: Jacqueline Atkinson

After years of early starts managing a supermarket bakery department, Jacqueline Atkinson was convinced to apply for a role with Dunedin City Council as a Tenancy Manager in 2016. “One […]

Opinion: The impact of Auckland’s supply and demand imbalance

Kiwi Property’s David Schwartfeger, Development Director – Drury, provides an overview of the forces impacting Auckland’s housing market. Whilst we have seen a cooling of the housing market in Auckland […]

Advocacy in Action | April 2023

Catch up on the key updates from Property Council’s advocacy team, including: Property Council visits Parliament Government’s plans for an additional Waitemata Harbour Crossing Consultation opens on FENZ Levy Rates​ […]

Advocacy in a Minute | April 2023

Development Contributions on the rise In this week’s #advocacyinaminute video, Advocacy Advisor Logan Rainey sheds light on Auckland Council’s plan to make today’s home buyers pay for things being built […]

Level up your retail career with our retail property training courses

Brought to you by Property Council’s Retail Committee, the Retail Property Education Programme offers courses that provide an overall understanding of how the retail property sector operates, the methodologies of […]

Record number of long-term cranes for New Zealand

According to last week’s release of the Q1 2023 Rider Levett Bucknall Crane Index®, a record 157 long-term cranes were sighted on construction sites nationally in March across the main […]