Tag: opinion

Opinion | A Catalyst for Growth: South Island Education Trust Grants for 2025 And Why You Should Apply in 2026

Since its inception in 2005, the South Island Education Trust (SIET) has served as a quiet force for professional development in the South Island’s property sector. Built on the vision […]

Get Ready to Be Inspired: Reid Nakou Headlines Retail Conference 2025

Global trends, local impact, and the bold ideas reshaping retail As the pace of retail transformation accelerates, those in the know aren’t just reacting—they’re leading. If you’re a retail property […]

AI in Retail: Why Property Leaders Can’t Afford to Sit This One Out

Whether you’re managing a shopping centre, advising tenants, or developing mixed-use retail assets, the pace of AI-powered change will directly affect your business. At this year’s Retail Conference, the opening […]

Opinion: The Foundations You Lay Today Build the House You’ll Live in Tomorrow

Auckland’s future is on the line. With Plan Change 78 now off the table, all eyes are on the October 10 deadline for a revised intensification strategy that could redefine […]

Retail Reimagined: International Brands Reshape NZ’s Shopping Scene

The Property Council New Zealand Retail Committee share their views on the current trends and impacts on the retail sector.  The retail sector may have faced its fair share of […]

Opinion | Time to break the cycle? Let’s drive economic sustainability in Wellington

Property Council Wellington member, Richard Van Looy, Associate Director at WT, shares his views on how we can build a thriving construction industry, with a better, brighter future for inhabitants […]

Opinion | Collaboration in the Construction Industry

Property Council Central Regional member and Business Manager for PAUA Architects, Phil Mackay, shares his views on how we can work better and more productively together, to collectively achieve better […]

Opinion | Boom Bust – The Impact on our Industry

Property Council Auckland Regional Committee member Graeme Birkhead, Director of Graeme Birkhead Consulting, shares his views on construction supply chains and the future of the industry. One of our roles […]

Opinion | How do you solve a problem like Wellington?

Property Council Wellington Regional Committee Chair Melissa McGhie of Rolle Property, shares her views on embracing positivity in 2025 and the revitalisation of Wellington.  Let’s face it, 2024 wasn’t a […]

Opinion | Planning update – what’s in store for 2025

Rachel Morgan, Director of Barker & Associates and valued member of Property Council Auckland Regional Committee shares her views on planning in New Zealand and what’s in store for 2025. […]