Tag: opinion

Opinion: Avoiding the Greenwashing trap

Louise Tucker, South Island Regional Committee Member and Area Manager for the South Island at AECOM, shares her insights on avoiding financial, legal and reputation-damaging consequences of greenwashing in our […]

Opinion: Auckland faces hurdles in achieving net zero by 2050

Gavin Read, Auckland Committee Regional Member and Head of Research, JLL New Zealand, shares his view on the hurdles Auckland is facing in its journey to achieving net zero by […]

Opinion: A bullish investor market to return to the Central region

Lloyd Stephenson, Central Regional committee member and Development Manager of Fosters, shares his view on the market and what this means for the Industrial sector in the Central region. Across […]

Opinion: What do we in local government want you in the private sector to know?

South Island Regional Committee member and Christchurch City Council’s Head of City Growth and Property, Bruce Rendall, explains why the public and private sectors have more in common than you […]

Opinion: Unit Title changes on the way – here’s what you need to know

Central regional committee member and Partner at Holland Beckett Law, Joel Murphy alongside Lydia Harris, Associate at Holland Beckett Law, share some of the upcoming key changes to the Unit […]

Opinion: Incentivising fire sprinkler systems will save lives

Melissa McGhie, Wellington regional committee member and Director | Commercial Property Manager at Rolle Consultancy & Management Ltd shares her views on fire sprinkler systems following the tragic events of […]

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 […]