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21 March 2024 Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
New Zealand’s premier residential development forum returned to Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland on Thursday 21 March 2024, as leaders from the residential development sector gathered for one day of education and engagement, plus a bonus day of pre-summit site tours.
Thank you for making RESI24 such a success – save the date for 2025!
The Residential Development Summit is a bespoke educational event that brings together the best of Aotearoa New Zealand’s residential development, investment, and broader property community to share knowledge and think big.
With economic insights, jaw-dropping case studies and a host of industry leaders, this event promises to leave you better connected, informed and inspired.
We look forward to seeing you on 28 March 2025.
After the success of our site tours in 2023, we’ve got even more opportunities to check out the latest projects.
Suggestions?
Do you have a topic, speaker or project you’d like to see grace the Residential Development Summit stage in 2025 – contact the events team today!
Have a look at the 2023 highlights!
Why attend Resi24?
Aotearoa New Zealand’s premier event for residential property development professionals.
“An awesome day – thanks so much! A great selection of speakers and pace of topics.”
2023 Attendee
Residential Development Summit 2023
Featured Speakers
Biography
Dominic Papa has 30 years’ experience on large-scale masterplanning and architectural projects in the UK and overseas. Dominic is actively involved in all stages of the design process. Open and collaborative, he has worked closely with local authorities and private developers to deliver high quality buildings and place-making.
Dominic co-founded the studio in Amsterdam in 1997 and opened the London studio in 2008. SWP’s first completed project, a £20M, mixed-use housing project in Groningen won international recognition and was short-listed for the prestigious Mies van der Rohe Award. Beaumont Quarter, the studio’s first project in New Zealand (in collaboration with Studio Pacific) became a benchmark for architectural and urban design quality in the delivery of medium density housing in the city. SWP successfully delivered the Tarling Regeneration masterplan in Shadwell and were architects of James Voller Way which was winner of a Housing of the Year RIBA Award. It was also shortlisted for the RIBA Manser Medal; the first time an affordable housing scheme had been shortlisted. Last year the studio’s latest mixed use residential project Dockley Apartments won Housing of the Year at the Building Awards.
9:25am, Thursday 21 March
Keynote | Masterplanning at Scale
Dominic will delve into the realm of masterplanning at scale. He will showcase his expertise through anticipated exciting and innovative projects, emphasizing the art of effective master planning. Dominic will provide future insights and examples, highlighting the success of well-executed large-scale endeavours.
Biography
Victoria is a Registered Valuer and a Director within the Retirement Housing and Healthcare team at CBRE. This division which Victoria assists in leading nationally, is dedicated to providing valuation and advisory services, catering for both portfolio and individual investor needs and specialising in retirement village and aged care assets across New Zealand.
Victoria has been a valuer since 2011, is a Member of the New Zealand Institute of Valuers (NZIV), a member of the Property Institute of New Zealand (MPINZ) and a Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS). Victoria’s experience has focussed primarily on the retirement and aged care sectors in New Zealand as well as the United Kingdom.
12:10pm, Thursday 21 March
The Rise of Retirement Living
Victoria will explore the ascent of retirement living. She will discuss the evolving landscape of senior housing, analyzing market trends, investment opportunities, and demographic shifts. Gain valuable perspectives on the future of retirement living from a seasoned expert in the field.
Hon Chris Bishop
Minister of Housing, Minister for Infrastructure and Minister Responsible for RMA
Biography
Chris Bishop is the Minister of Housing, Minister for Infrastructure, Minister Responsible for RMA Reform, Minister for Sport and Recreation, Leader of the House, and Associate Minister of Finance. He is the MP for Hutt South.
Chris was born and raised in Lower Hutt where he lives with his wife and young son. He has a first-class Honours degree in Law and a Bachelor of Arts from Victoria University of Wellington, and was the 2006 Young Wellingtonian of the Year.
Before serving as an MP, Chris worked as a researcher for the National Party in Opposition and was later an advisor to Ministers in the John Key-led Government.
Chris was the National Party Campaign Chair for the 2023 General Election.
10:45am, Thursday 21 March
Government Address
Join Hon Chris Bishop, Minister of Housing, Minister for Infrastructure and Minister Responsible for RMA as he provides a government update.
Biography
Paige Muggeridge is a Principal in the Real Estate Group at Blackstone, primarily focused on new acquisitions. Since joining the Real Estate team in New York in 2015 and Sydney in 2018, she has been involved in transactions across the office, industrial, multifamily and hotel sectors in the US, Australia and New Zealand.
Paige received a BS in Economics with Distinction from Duke University.
10:05am, Thursday 21 March
Panel | The Future of Build to Rent
Dive into the future of Build to Rent (BTR) in a dynamic panel discussion. Our expert panel will explore evolving government roles, tenancy trends, and operational insights.
Biography
Shane trained as a Civil Engineer and then moved into project management, construction and development. He spent 15 years with Australian corporates holding senior positions in Lend Lease, Mirvac and Multiplex. Then founded and ran NZ Strong Construction for 10 years before going on to found NZ Living. NZ Living will shortly complete its 700th apartments. These homes are built for 100 years, cost $2,200/m2+gst and were sold significantly under valuation to assist first home buyers.
Now heading Simplicity Living, a Build-to-Rent portfolio of 10,000 secure tenure, more affordable, high quality homes is being created.
10:05am, Thursday 21 March
Panel | The Future of Build to Rent
Dive into the future of Build to Rent (BTR) in a dynamic panel discussion. Our expert panel will explore evolving government roles, tenancy trends, and operational insights.
Biography
Shamubeel has been making economics interesting and easy for over two decades. He has worked in various banks and consultancies in New Zealand and Australia. He is a consultant, public speaker, holds various governance roles; and is a regular media contributor. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce with Honours in Economics from Lincoln University and is also a Chartered Financial Analyst. He has authored several books – the most recent are Generation Rent and Growing Apart. Shamubeel lives in Auckland with wife, Selena, and sons, Haydn and Hugo.
9:00am, Thursday 21 March
A Residential Market Outlook
In this enlightening and engaging session, Shamubeel will give an in-depth look into the New Zealand residential market, dissecting key influencers and their impact on developers and development speed. He will predict inflation’s role and discuss how forthcoming interest rate changes will affect the sector.
Biography
Distinguished Professor Emeritus Paul Spoonley was, until 2019, the Pro Vice-Chancellor of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, at Massey University. He retired from Massey University in April 2021.
In 2022, the Prime Minister appointed him the Co-Director of He Whenua Taurikura (National Centre for Countering Violent Extremism). He is the author or editor of 29 books, including The “New” New Zealand: Facing Demographic Disruption (2021) and Histories of Hate : The Radical Right in Aotearoa/New Zealand (2022). He was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand in 2011.
He was awarded the Science and Technology Medal by the Royal Society in 2009, he was a Fulbright Senior Scholar at the University of California Berkeley in 2010 and he has been a Visiting Researcher at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity in Göttingen, Germany.
3:20pm, Thursday 21 March
A Changing Demography and Implications for Residential Markets
Paul will discuss the unravelling impact of changing demographics on residential markets. He will explore how shifting population dynamics influence housing trends, investment strategies, and community development. In this session you will gain valuable insights from a renowned expert, navigating the transformative implications of evolving demographics on the residential landscape.
Biography
Dr. Benjamin Coorey is a global leading expert in architecture and generative design. Dr. Coorey completed a PhD in generative design and has dedicated his working career to consulting, educating and developing cutting-edge technology to revolutionise the real estate, architectural design and property industries. He has worked for a number of prestigious international architectural firms and his extensive research has been published in multiple international journals. He has presented at a range of conferences across the United States, Canada, Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia.
3:50pm, Thursday 21 March
Accelerating Resource Consent Approval with AI
The rapid growth of Artificial Intelligence (AI) over the last year has spurred its adoption across many industries, including property and real estate. Cities worldwide are now harnessing AI to streamline lengthy processes such as resource consent and building permit assessments. Dr. Ben Coorey, Founder & CEO of Archistar, unveils eCheck technology, a world-first solution that drastically shortens the assessment timeline from weeks to just a day, showcasing the practical applications of AI that are reshaping the property compliance landscape globally.
Learn about real use cases of this technology across governments internationally, such as the NSW Government, the Victorian Government, the City of Vancouver in Canada and the City of Austin in the United States. Learn how these pioneering departments are delivering a revolutionary experience for submitters, property developers, government assessors and individual constituents in their cities, tackling extremely difficult issues of lack of housing supply and slow approval times.
Listeners will garner a deeper understanding of how AI is setting a new pace in government compliance, offering a blueprint for other cities to emulate.
Biography
Paula is a Partner in Buddle Findlay’s Auckland office. Paula has almost 20 years’ experience with top tier firms, advising in all aspects of commercial property and construction. She focuses her practice on property development, complex leasing deals and high-value portfolio acquisitions and disposals. Paula also has a particular interest in infrastructure projects, including large-scale construction and procurement and has advised on many of New Zealand’s iconic vertical build projects. She advises both developers and institutional landlords and major retail tenants.
Paula is recognised as the leading legal expert in the emerging Build to Rent (BTR) and alternative housing markets in New Zealand and is often approached by media to provide insights and commentary on BTR. The only lawyer on the Ministerial Reference Group for BTR and Property Council’s advocacy group for BTR, Paula has advised a number of commercial BTR operators and potential operators on the establishment of BTR developments, including acting for Kiwi Property in relation to the first large scale BTR development at Sylvia Park.
10:05am, Thursday 21 March
Panel | The Future of Build to Rent
Dive into the future of Build to Rent (BTR) in a dynamic panel discussion. Our expert panel will explore evolving government roles, tenancy trends, and operational insights.
Biography
Amanda is the Head of the Gallagher’s Financial and Professional Risks team which specialises in providing complex liability insurance broking and risk advice to clients across the spectrum from large listed and global entities to small professional services firms. She has working in the industry for over 18 years’ in both liability and property lines and in both New Zealand and Australia.
Amanda has spent the last 8 years as a specialist broker at Gallagher’s advocating for clients and with a particular focus on the construction sector. Prior to this she held specialist and leadership roles at CGU in Australia and AIG in New Zealand and Australia.
2:05pm, Thursday 21 March
The Changing Face of Insurance
Our expert speakers will discuss the changing landscape of insurance in New Zealand, and how this will impact the development sector in New Zealand.
Biography
With over 25 years’ experience in the development and construction industry, Lale Ieremia has provided clients with a range of services through consultancy, project direction, leadership and guidance from feasibility to delivery. As a project life cycle specialist he has been involved in large-scale commercial and residential investment for both private and public sectors. Lale formerly led Arrow Groups major developments teams across Australia, the Pacific and New Zealand and has been a leading advocate and expert of integrated project delivery.
He established PCM Consulting in 2016 focussed on more “for purpose” developments within the Waikato including the region’s first master planned, medium density community. His experience includes working with institutional investors, large scale publicly listed property companies, government organisations, Iwi and Pasifika communities, philanthropic community, developers and private companies. Notably, Lale has established the Waikato Housing Initiative, a cross continuum collaboration focussed on integrating and increasing affordable housing across the Waikato housing sector.
He also holds various governance roles regionally and nationally that reflect his passion for Integrated communities delivered integrated project delivery.
11:30am, Thursday 21 March
Panel | The Power of Masterplanning
This compelling panel discussion will focus on the transformative impact of masterplanning. Delve into New Zealand’s efforts in future-proofing, evaluating its current state and successes. Our panel of experts will discuss the link between masterplanning and climate change, sustainability, and ESG, citing exemplary engineering cases.
Biography
Maria joined Eke Panuku in 2017. Her key focus is setting the design approach for masterplans of Eke Panuku priority locations. Maria manages a team of 6 highly skilled urban designers, and with them, works closely with partners to deliver high quality urban regeneration through design review and design advice.
Maria’s project work includes masterplans for Wynyard Quarter, Panmure, Papatoetoe, Manukau, Henderson and Onehunga.
Maria has experience of the private sector working for GM Urban Design and Architecture (GMU) in Sydney. A significant achievement for Maria was her design reasoning and design approach that contributed to increasing a 46m height restriction to 180m in Parramatta, NSW.
She grew up in Krakow, Poland, where she studied Architecture and Urban Design. Maria’s experience of growing up where apartment living is a norm helps her appreciate the necessity of quality design as an integral part of higher density living.
11:30am, Thursday 21 March
Panel | The Power of Masterplanning
This compelling panel discussion will focus on the transformative impact of masterplanning. Delve into New Zealand’s efforts in future-proofing, evaluating its current state and successes. Our panel of experts will discuss the link between masterplanning and climate change, sustainability, and ESG, citing exemplary engineering cases.
