South Island
Property People
Awards
Celebrating the people in property
Whakamihi
Congratulations! Well done! Woo hoo! You're a winner!
On Friday 24 November 2023, Property Council New Zealand brought together a sold-out crowd of over 300 guests for an unforgettable evening of exceptional networking and celebration. Together, we raised the roof (and the bar) to recognise the outstanding individuals shaping the Wellington property community.
Congratulations to Andrew Lapsley of Verve Projects who left an indelible mark by securing both the prestigious Greenwood Roche Young Achiever of the Year Award and the coveted Property Council Supreme Excellence Award.
A huge ngā mihi to all of our winners, nominees, sponsors and guests.
2023 Award Winners
Property Council Supreme Excellence Award and Greenwood Roche Young Achiever of the Year Award
Andrew Lapsley, Verve Projects
GHD Property Professional of the Year
Jordan Frizzell, Tuatara Structures
Resene Urban Design Award
Pūtahi Whakatetonga South Frame Project Team – Rau Paenga, AECOM, Jasmax, LandLAB, Matapōpore
Southbase Construction Excellence in Sustainability Award
Alexandra Smith, Warren and Mahoney
Property Council Long Service Award
Peter Marshall, Warren and Mahoney
Hawkins Best Team Award
Christ Church Cathedral Stabilisation Team – The Christ Church Cathedral Reinstatement Project, Warren & Mahoney, Naylor Love, Rawlinsons and Holmes Consulting
Anderson Lloyd Judges’ Choice Award
New Brighton Surf Lifesaving Club Project Team – South by Southeast, Snohetta, and the New Brighton Surf Lifesaving Club Build Committee
He aha te mea nui o te ao?
He tāngata, he tāngata, he tāngata.
What is the most important thing in the world?
It is people, it is people, it is people.
Our Panel of Judges
The South Island Property People Awards are honoured to have an esteemed panel of judges at the helm:
Peter Mence // Chief Executive, Argosy Property
Debra Buckley // CEO, NZ Institute of Management
Graeme McDonald // Director, Valuation Advisory, JLL
Jasper van der Lingen // Director, Sheppard + Rout Architects
Martin Dippie // Chairman, Mitre 10 (NZ) Ltd
Awards Categories
- Greenwood Roche Young Achiever of the Year Award
- Resene Urban Design Award
- GHD Property Professional of the Year Award
- Hawkins Best Team Award
- Southbase Construction Excellence in Sustainability Award
- Long Service Award
- Anderson Lloyd Judges' Choice Award
- Property Council Supreme Excellence Award
This award is to acknowledge, encourage and most importantly, promote the positive contributions made to the industry by our young people.
This award recognises an individual aged 35 and under who:
- Consistently demonstrates a passion and commitment to the local industry
- Contributes substantially to their organisation, the local industry and/or their community
- Continues to demonstrate competencies and achievements that make them stand out amongst their peers.
Nominees can be from any sector within the property industry, from quantity surveying, engineering, development, infrastructure, property management or architecture and design to property lawyers, accountants and real estate agents.
Good urban design is the fabric of a prosperous region. This award recognises an individual or project team who have utilised urban design best practice to achieve excellence in a new development or refurbishment.
This award recognises an individual or team who:
- Pursing urban design outcomes, has helped shape the city or region
- Has demonstrated urban design best practice
- Has created space for communities to thrive using unique and innovative ideas
- Has contributed to the sustainable growth of the region through the excellence of urban design outcomes.
This award is directed to an individual who displays excellence in their profession and contributes to the wider property industry.
This award recognises a property professional who:
- Consistently demonstrates a passion and commitment to the industry
- Supports and facilitates opportunities for their industry peers through leadership, fostering relationships, innovation, supporting growth and making an overall positive contribution to the industry
- Is an ambassador for their organisation and the property industry.
Nominees can be from any discipline within the property industry, from developers, managers and consultants to local government authorities, property owners and beyond.
This award recognises an industry team who has demonstrated excellence through:
- Innovation
- Design
- Sustainability
- Profitability
This team, through their outstanding work and collaboration, have gone above and beyond and overcome challenges effectively and efficiently. The team has benefited not only their own organisation and/or project but the property industry at large.
Teams who enter this category can include multi-organisation project teams, internal work teams, or any other collaborative team which is required to work together to achieve the desired outcome for a project in the region.
The property industry must demonstrate leadership in taking action to manage and support sustainability.
This award recognises an individual or team who has demonstrated excellence in sustainability through:
- Leadership
- Implementation
- Promotion
Through collaboration, this team or individual have championed sustainability initiatives, creating positive change within the industry or their organisation. These initiatives will have benefitted not only their own organisation but also inspired action within the wider property industry and/or community or achieved a positive environmental outcome.
This award is awarded to an individual who has been in the property industry for 20+ years and has demonstrated outstanding commitment to the industry.
Their contribution to their organisation and/or the property industry and as a result, the local economy, has enhanced the creditability and reputation of the industry to the benefit of their peers.
The award winner will have demonstrated a successful contribution of social or economic importance related to property, demonstrating exceptional skills, dedication, commitment and leadership that is inspiring to those within the industry and beyond.
The recipient will be selected by the Regional Committee and will be presented the award at the awards evening.
This award is not open for nomination.
This award is presented to a deserving nominee mentioned in the other categories, who deserves to be recognised for their outstanding contribution to the local property industry.
This award will be selected by the judging panel and will be presented to either a team or an individual at the awards evening.
This award is not open for nomination.
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 for the 2023 South Island Property People Awards.
Awards Partners
CATEGORY SPONSORS
If you are interested in partnering with the South Island Property People Awards, please contact Kate McLaughlin.
FAQs
To enter the awards, simply follow the instructions on the nomination page and submit your nomination by 1 September 2023.
Nominations and entries can be made by Property Council New Zealand members and non-members alike.
Submission quantity, quality and judges’ decisions are out of Property Council New Zealand’s event staff’s control. Property Council New Zealand will proceed with the standard process for the Award provided there is a minimum of three submission entries per category.
Property Council New Zealand reserves the right to decline to make an Award or present a certificate in any particular category.
Nomination to the Property People Awards is completely free for both members and non-members.
Property Council New Zealand keeps all data strictly confidential, with only the judging panel having access to this data purely for the judging process.
The entrant agrees that comment or imagery provided by them as part of their nomination may be used in related communications at the discretion of Property Council New Zealand and the associated media.
Property Council New Zealand and its associated media accept no responsibility for any incorrect details, spelling or other incorrect information stated in the entry form and submission. Please double-check the details you provide to us.
Property Council New Zealand does not guarantee that all entrants will be featured in publications or promotional events related to the Property People Awards.
Property Council New Zealand reserves the right to disqualify an entry at any time during the process if the judging panel determines that:
- The entry or entrant breaches or otherwise fails to meet or observe any of the above stated eligibility or contest requirements, or
- False or misleading information has been intentionally provided.
As noted under each category (above), the maximum length of any nomination is 2000 words excluding references (where applicable).
The time frame is 1 July 2021 – 30 June 2023.