Author Cornelia Luethi
Labour releases housing policy
Labour’s new housing policy includes a proposed Affordable Housing Authority with the power to buy land compulsorily. Continue →
World’s biggest builder arrives in New Zealand
The world’s biggest construction company has won the $200 million contract to build the Park Hyatt Hotel in Auckland’s Wynyard Quarter. Continue →
Chinese property purchases
According to CBRE, Chinese investors are more interested in the US, Australia and the UK while Kiwi investors are the most active in the local commercial property market. Continue →
Good vibrations lead to more resilient buildings
Canterbury academic Dr Geoffrey Rodgers re-examines what defines a ‘strong’ building. Continue →
Massive project moves ever nearer
Within a year, one of the country’s largest ever developments could be underway at Ruakura. Continue →
Asia’s coming infrastructure boom
A slew of current and planned projects could transform the face of the region beyond recognition. Continue →
New Queenstown Convention Centre location at Remarkables Park
Plans for a redesigned Queenstown Convention Centre at Remarkables Park have been released. Continue →
PG&E successfully tests earthquake early warning technologies
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has successfully tested in-house and open-source technology to quickly estimate resource needs and identify where potential impacts of a major earthquake could occur in its service area. Continue →
Mainmark wins International Project of the Year Award
Mainmark has won International Project of the Year Award at the 2016 Ground Engineering Awards for its Christchurch Art Gallery project in New Zealand. Continue →
Watercare’s charges enable timely investment
Watercare’s new asset management plan demonstrates the value of having a strategically capable specialist infrastructure provider with the ability to set prices to fund growth, says Stephen Selwood CEO of the New Zealand Council for Infrastructure Development (NZCID). Continue →
A strategic response to challenges in our town centres
New Zealand’s town centres and CBDs face challenges as consumers adapt their shopping behaviour. Continue →
Unemployment rebounds while employment lift
The unemployment rate rebounded in the March quarter lifting from (an upwardly revised) 5.4 percent to 5.7 percent. Continue →
Retail incites increased consumer spend
Retail spending using electronic cards was $4.8 billion in April 2016, up $348 million (7.8 percent) from April 2015. Continue →
Canterbury shines at commercial property awards evening
The region won six gold awards, five category, value or special wins, plus several silver and bronze awards at the New Zealand Commercial Project Awards held recently. Continue →
Employment data makes for interesting reading
Women’s participation increases and that of men decreases.
Interestingly enough men are participating less, with male participation at 74.4 percent this year compared with 80.1 percent in 1986 . Continue →