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  Strong growth in Auckland’s metropolitan office market has been boosted by record low vacancy rates in the CBD, the latest Colliers International report has found The annual Auckland Metropolitan Office Research Report shows only 6.3 per cent of office space outside the CBD is vacant – well below the 10-year average of 8.2 per cent. Continue →
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The Auckland Council Housing Taskforce Report is a huge leap forward to enable more homes to be built in Auckland, believes Property Council Chief Executive Connal Townsend “If we can implement what the report recommends, more homes will be built and it will give Aucklanders a better chance of owning a home.  Continue →
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MBIE, working with the Ministry for the Environment (MfE), has released a set of new tools to help high- and medium-growth councils to better understand their local development markets for housing and business space Property Council member Patrick Fontein, and Auckland Branch President Phil Eaton, have been working with MBIE and MfE to ensure the tools available to councils provide realistic assessments of development ready land for housing and commercial development. Continue →
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The Auckland Mayoral Housing Taskforce has released its report outlining major changes needed to address the city’s serious housing shortage The taskforce was set up by Mayor Phil Goff early this year with a Terms of Reference asking it to identify barriers and constraints to building new homes in Auckland at a speed and scale needed to meet the demand caused by population growth. Continue →
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The Western Precinct of Titanium Park has secured a major new occupier, with international packaging and recycling business Visy confirming it is investing $100 million into the project Visy is building a three-hectare facility – reputedly the second-largest covered building in the Waikato – on an 8.5 hectare site within the industrial precinct. Continue →
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Eco Green Homes Ltd’s latest design has achieved a independently verified 10-star Home Star Design rating and a 5-star ‘Lifemark’ rating, the highest design rating in the North Island The house is also New Zealand’s first house to achieve a perfect 10-star rating on Homestar version 3. Continue →
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Beca has moved back into Christchurch’s CBD after a six-year hiatus in temporary offices following the Canterbury earthquakes Beca’s team of 320 is based in the new ANZ Centre, which utilises the latest in technology and base isolation. Continue →
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Outdoor advertising specialist VMO (Val Morgan Outdoor) has extended its network of digital office tower screens to Wellington and now has 80 screens on 50 buildings in New Zealand The company is also going small a year after launching the concept on this side of the Tasman, and more obviously so to office workers, as it targets a new and potentially bigger market in corporate lobbies. Continue →
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Auckland Airport, Housing NZ, Tamaki Regeneration Company, Watercare and RCP are the latest organisations to join the New Zealand Green Building Council The country’s largest and busiest airport is interested in providing quality buildings that are fit for the future and meet the needs of all the people that use those facilities, says Auckland Airport Chief Executive Adrian Littlewood. Continue →
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Budget 2017 scores a 7/10 from Property Council in recognition of improvements to both housing and infrastructure investment “After years of underinvestment, we are particularly pleased to see government attempting to beef up their funding and put in place some solid foundations for future growth,” says Connal Townsend, chief executive, Property Council New Zealand. Continue →
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Demand for regional hotels is on the rise following a record number of hotel sales in New Zealand’s main tourism markets Colliers International National Director of Hotels Dean Humphries says the recent sale of two large regional hotels comes after more than $500 million of hotels changed hands in 2015/16, the strongest period on record in a decade. Continue →
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Multi-utility solutions provider Simply Group has overhauled electricity supply systems across the entire Precinct Properties’ portfolio in a significant conversion and implementation exercise Simply Group was commissioned by Precinct Properties in a 12-month process to roll out embedded networks across its 14 commercial properties in Auckland and Wellington, via its subsidiary company Tenco. Continue →
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