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It's that time again!
Nominations open 3 November
On Friday 11 June 2027, the property industry’s best and brightest will come together at the New Zealand International Convention Centre in Auckland for the 37th annual Property Council New Zealand Rider Levett Bucknall Property Industry Awards.
For 37 years, the awards have celebrated the purpose-driven spaces that shape where New Zealanders live, work, play and shop. Now it’s your chance to put your project in the spotlight.
Get your thinking cap on and start preparing your nomination today.
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About the Awards
Hosted by Property Council New Zealand, the Property Industry Awards are the most prestigious property awards programme in New Zealand. Celebrating excellence in design and innovation in the built environment for 36 years, the Awards began as a national event in 1991, with Principal Sponsor Rider Levett Bucknall in support since 1997.
The Awards showcase superior examples of iconic projects in property development and investment across a broad range of sectors and design disciplines, recognising outstanding projects, developments and refurbishments. Award winners are the best of the best: projects that deliver outstanding returns or service potential on investment in funds, creating value for owners, tenants and the wider community.
The Property Council New Zealand Rider Levett Bucknall Property Industry Awards culminate at the Awards Dinner in Tamaki Makaurau, Auckland – a spectacular celebration that attracts nearly 1,600 property professionals as we crown the industry’s best projects.
Meet our 2026 Property Industry Award winners
Event details
Call for nominations | 3 November 2026
Nominations close | 31 January 2027
Submissions due | 25 February 2027
Tickets on sale | March 2027
Dinner and ceremony | Friday 11 June 2027
Award Categories
Industrial Property Award
Project entries include warehouses, factories and storage facilities where the predominant use is industrial.
Education Property Award
Project entries include schools, universities, childcare centres and other learning facilities.
Multi Unit Residential Property Award
Project entries include apartment complexes, retirement and aged care facilities and multi-unit residential developments.
Tourism and Leisure Property Award
Project entries include tourist facilities, sports centres and training facilities, hospitality venues and hotels where the predominant use is tourism or leisure based.
Community and Affordable Housing Property Award
Project entries include multi unit residential developments and public or social housing developments.
Heritage and Adaptive Reuses Property Award
Project entries include the renewal of historic precincts, heritage or adaptive reuse of existing building projects (substantive building refurbishments) and conservation projects.
Judges Choice Award
This is a special discretionary award honouring an extraordinary project reflecting Property Council’s mission and celebrating outstanding social impact, lasting community benefit, and inspiring our industry beyond standard scoring criteria. Submissions cannot be entered directly.
Commercial Office Property Award
Project entries include buildings with a predominant use of office space and can comprise new developments or substantive building refurbishments.
Sustainable Building Property Award
Project entries include developments that specifically utilise innovation and demonstrate the application of green building principles.
Supreme Award
This award is presented to a winner in a previous category who is deemed by the judging panel to be the standout recipient above all other nominees.
Civic, Health and Arts Property Award
Project entries include courthouses, cathedrals, churches, police stations, libraries, art galleries, museums, town halls, medical and healthcare facilities.
Retail Property Award
Project entries include shopping centres, show-rooms and mixed use developments with a significant retail presence.
Check out the 2026 highlights!
