Tag: opinion

Opinion: Intensification plan changes and housing affordability

Auckland Regional Committee member Daniel Shao, Development Manager at Woolworths Group discusses Auckland’s housing intensification. It doesn’t seem like all that long ago when developers, homeowners, renters, lawyers and anyone […]

Opinion: Why aren’t we talking about this?

Wellington Regional Committee member and former Chair Paul Robinson of The Woolstore Management shares his opinion on commercial rates and takes a stab at being a ‘black-hatted monkey’… As our […]

Opinion: These five things…

Brian Squair, Central Regional Committee Chair and Senior Principal at Chow:Hill Architects, shares his views on the five reoccurring themes in Aotearoa’s property sector. Mark Twain said, ‘a favourite theory […]

Opinion: How can light rail be a success for Auckland urban regeneration?

Patrick Fontein, Director of Studio D4 and member of Property Council’s Auckland Regional Committee gives his perspective on the Auckland Light Rail project. The current Government has a very strong […]

Opinion: Tauranga’s Step Change

Morgan Jones, Managing Director of Veros gives his perspective on Tauranga’s changing landscape. Summers at the Mount. New Year’s parties. A great place to retire. A relaxed lifestyle by the […]

Opinion: Be bold, take action, go forth and diversify

Choices manifest and demand our time to process and act accordingly. The ongoing barrage of digital advertisement always seem to be trying to get you to buy some awful contraption […]

Opinion: The Awakening of Dunedin

Is Ōtepoti approaching a new Gold Rush? With its historic architecture, Scottish heritage, distinct character, and intellectual roots Ōtepoti is referred to by its locals as Aotearoa’s best kept secret. […]

Opinion: All aboard for public transport

Property Council’s Auckland Regional Chair, Andrew Hay gives his opinion on the importance of transport infrastructure in supporting the city’s growth and driving its productivity and success. In the lead […]

Opinion: Change and connection in Hamilton’s CBD

Author: Thomas Gibbons, Thomas Gibbons Law Hamilton’s CBD is built around change. Its centrepiece is Garden Place. Though some will argue that the centrepiece should be the Waikato River, the […]

Opinion: Aligning incentives could lower development costs and deliver better buildings

Wellington committee member and Beca Associate Matthew Plummer discusses the levers councils have available to support better, more sustainable buildings. Recent weeks have seen the Wellington Committee and member businesses […]