Tag: opinion

Opinion: Regulating aesthetics

Daniel Shao, Auckland Regional Committee Member and Development Manager, Woolworths NZ shares his opinion on addressing urban design through the planning process. Addressing urban design through the planning process Urban […]

Opinion: Have we lost the art of developing a brief?

Jane Hill, Central Regional Committee Member and Director and Architect at Chow:Hill shares her views on the art of developing a project brief. A LOST ART…? “Have we lost the […]

Opinion: Working from home: pandemic-fad or new normal?

Aaron Taylor, Wellington Regional Committee Member and Client Director Property for BNZ Corporate & Institutional Bank shares his view on working from home.  As a stalwart of the corporate office, […]

Opinion: Climate change – an existential challenge

Dean Macaulay, South Island Regional Committee Member and Director Property Services, University of Otago, and Ray O’Brien, Head of Sustainability University of Otago share details on their commitment to reaching […]

Opinion: The impact of Auckland’s supply and demand imbalance

Kiwi Property’s David Schwartfeger, Development Director – Drury, provides an overview of the forces impacting Auckland’s housing market. Whilst we have seen a cooling of the housing market in Auckland […]

Opinion: Is 2023 the year planning reform moves from discussion to action?

Bevan Houlbrooke, Central Regional Committee Member and Director at CKL NZ Ltd, shares his views on changes to the national and local planning framework. Despite the apparent economic slowdown, it’s […]

Opinion: Is investing in Wellington still an appealing proposition?

Wellington member Sumukh Paranjpe of Stride Property provides his perspective on investment in our nation’s capital city.  I think we need to start by digging into why one would look […]

Opinion: The shrinking pavlova paradise

Property Council’s South Island Regional Committee member, Tom Barclay of PwC shares his view on the move to smaller homes in Aotearoa. 2022 was the first year in New Zealand’s […]

Opinion: The modern workplace environment is broken

Property Council’s Auckland Regional Committee member, Anna Hill of Jasmax shares her view on the future of the modern workplace. Please note, this article was written prior to Cyclone Gabrielle, which […]

Opinion: Looking After Our Balance Sheets

Property Council’s Wellington Regional Committee member and former Chair, Paul Robinson of The Woolstore Management Ltd shares his view on the economic, social, and environmental wellbeing of Wellington. In recent […]