Category: News

MEMBER ONLY: Build to Rent, Built to Last Webinar

MEMBER-ONLY CONTENT New Zealand has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to build a strong, stable and investable Build to Rent (BTR) sector, but getting the foundations right will take patience, consistency and […]

Understanding the property industry’s gender pay gap

This week, Property Council New Zealand’s Inclusion Alliance released the findings of our industry-wide gender pay gap research — one of the most detailed studies of its kind ever carried […]

Growth should pay for growth – not everything else

Property developers accept a simple principle: growth should pay a fair share towards the infrastructure it creates demand for. What they should not be asked to accept is paying for […]

Providing pathways into governance | Property Council appoint committee interns

The Property Council Committee Internship is designed for those who aspire to board-level roles and have an interest in corporate governance. It allows an Intern to gain valuable experience by […]

On the Move | October 2026

Stay up to date with the latest appointments, promotions and career moves from across New Zealand’s property sector in this fortnight’s On the Move. Mike Woods and Mike Price to […]

Opinion | Doing more with less

Ben Connick, Central Regional Manager at Hawkins, reflects on delivering large-scale, complex buildings in New Zealand. When given a platform to discuss construction, many of us default to talking about […]

Have your say: Sustainable Finance Taxonomy – Construction and Buildings criteria

The Centre for Sustainable Finance (CSF), in partnership with the New Zealand Government, is developing the NZ Taxonomy. This voluntary classification system provides common criteria for identifying sustainable and transition-aligned […]

Unchartered territory: the planning system transition begins

A month ago, the new Planning Act and Natural Environment Act received Royal Assent, marking the beginning of a 4 year, staged process to introduce the new planning system. From […]

Beyond averages: what climate risk means for property decisions

For the property sector, the challenge of climate change is moving beyond emissions targets and long-term forecasts. Increasingly, it is about the risks sitting in front of individual buildings, neighbourhoods […]

Waikato and Bay of Plenty property people recognised at 2026 awards

A theatre that took eight years to build, a library that opened just days before the awards, and leaders who have shaped the region for decades were among the winners […]