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The best of the property sector in New Zealand will be celebrated at the Property Council New Zealand Rider Levett Bucknall Property Industry Awards 2017  All the following finalist properties will be showcased and award winners announced at the gala dinner event, which will be held at the Vector Arena, Auckland, on 16 June. Continue →
Design
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A joint response to complex planning and technical challenges following the Canterbury Earthquakes of 2010 and 2011 in parts of the Waimakariri District north of Christchurch received the supreme accolade at this year’s New Zealand Planning Institute (NZPI) awards The draft Waimakariri Residential Red Zone Recovery Plan – developed by Waimakariri District Council, Greater Christchurch Group (within the Department of the prime minister and cabinet), Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu and Te Ngāi Tū Ahuriri Rūnanga – won both the award for Best Practice Strategic Planning and Guidance and the Nancy Northcroft Award, which is the NZPI’s supreme award. Continue →
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The New Zealand Green Building Council (NZGBC) has achieved a market-leading 5 star NABERSNZ Tenant rating for its Auckland office, an improvement of half a star from last year’s rating A system for rating the energy efficiency of office buildings, NABERSNZ is an independent tool, backed by the New Zealand government. Continue →
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Auckland’s new apartment market is booming, with a record number of apartments due to be completed over the next two years The latest biannual Colliers International Auckland Residential Development Report has found the highest number of apartment completions in more than a decade is expected this year. Continue →
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Francis Molesworth outlined his vision for the new city of Wellington in 1841 but he wouldn’t recognise the changes nature has wrought and continues to wreak, says Property Council Chief Executive Connal Townsend By blending 19th century thinking around planning with the inhospitable Wellington terrain, Molesworth came up with a grid configuration centered on a canal running from Thorndon Harbour to a large inland shipping basin. Continue →
Finance
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The New Zealand economy has just celebrated its seventh year of uninterrupted annual expansion, BERL chief economist Dr Ganesh Nana notes On the back of strong population growth, in turn driven by unprecedented migration inflows, GDP has grown 18 per cent since 2010. Continue →
Property Trends
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Auckland’s industrial property shortage has hit record levels, with the latest Colliers International survey finding the lowest vacancy rate in more than 20 years The monthly Colliers International Research Report shows Auckland’s overall industrial vacancy rate is 2.1 per cent. Continue →
Construction
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One of Christchurch’s most beloved heritage buildings deservedly scooped several major awards following an extensive restoration programme The elegant Isaac Theatre Royal had stood proud, tall and strong in central Christchurch for more than 100 years – until those fateful days in 2010 and 2011. Continue →
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  Queenstown took the lead during New Zealand’s most buoyant period of hotel transactions in a decade, notching up the both largest sales volume and the biggest individual transaction Colliers International’s hotel sales survey has found more than $500 million of hotel inventory changed hands in 2015/16, the strongest period on record since 2005/06. Continue →
Compliance & Legal
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The need for a cohesive strategy to drive reform of the country’s resource management and planning systems is now vital for New Zealand’s prosperity, says a coalition of like-minded organisations For some time the EMA, Property Council New Zealand, Infrastructure New Zealand and the Environmental Defence Society have been working together to build a case for change on how to provide for the nation’s growth and development within acceptable environmental limits. Continue →
Design
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Resource Management Act reforms, urban development and natural hazards will be the top three planning issues affecting New Zealand in 2017, according to the New Zealand Planning Institute (NZPI) These challenges will be among those addressed at NZPI’s annual conference in Wellington from 4-7 April this week, although water management, living-roof urbanism, Māori participation in Resource Management processes, compact cities, transport and rural issues will also be on the agenda. Continue →
Property Trends
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Property Council welcomes the release of the Productivity Commission’s Better Urban Planning Report as independent proof that New Zealand’s planning system can no longer address the ever-growing challenges of our cities Chief Executive Connal Townsend believes the report provides the starting point for a national conversation about the future of our cities’ planning system. Continue →
Materials
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New Zealand is missing a prime opportunity to combine its sustainable timber resources with an innovative manufacturing system to build faster and more efficiently Daryl Patterson, Head of Operational Excellence at Lend Lease Australia, states Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) is that missing link. Continue →
Compliance & Legal
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The Invercargill City Council has successfully appealed a High Court decision which found that it breached a duty of care owed to a commissioning owner and was negligent in issuing a code compliance certificate, Buddle Findlay advises The council had previously been ordered to pay $15,126,665.35 to the Southland Indoor Leisure Centre Charitable Trust (the Trust) for the cost of rebuilding Stadium Southland. Continue →
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