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COVID forces postponement of NZ’s largest gala dinner

Wednesday, 18 August 2021, 12:51 pm | Property Council Of New Zealand

“Disappointing but necessary” is how Property Council New Zealand chief executive Leonie Freeman describes the forced postponement of the country’s largest gala dinner event, the Property Council New Zealand Rider Levett Bucknall Property Industry ... More >>

Gender Diversity Lagging In New Zealand’s Biggest Industry, Reports The Property Council

Tuesday, 3 August 2021, 4:34 pm | Property Council Of New Zealand

A report into gender diversity within the property sector has found the number of women working in property decreases as they move up the leadership hierarchy, highlighting a power gap between the females and males, says Property Council New Zealand chief ... More >>

Booming Property Industry Grows By $19.6 Billion In A Decade

Monday, 26 July 2021, 6:49 am | Property Council Of New Zealand

Property is officially New Zealand’s largest industry, with new analysis from Property Council New Zealand showing the sector has a direct contribution to GDP of $41.2 billion, or 15% of total GDP. Property Council Chief Executive Leonie Freeman ... More >>

Interest Deductibility Changes Unlikely To Increase Housing Supply

Friday, 9 July 2021, 5:28 am | Property Council Of New Zealand

On the eve of the Government’s consultation on changes to interest deductibility closing, Property Council New Zealand has written to the Government to rethink its approach to getting more houses built, says Property Council New Zealand Chief Executive ... More >>

Government’s Resource Management Reforms Underscore The Complexity Of Delivering A Simple System

Tuesday, 29 June 2021, 10:10 am | Property Council Of New Zealand

Today’s release of the first tranche of the Government’s resource management reforms underscores the Government’s good intentions do not outweigh the fact that delivering a simpler system is harder than it sounds, says Property Council New Zealand’s ... More >>

Major Challenges In Housing Left Unanswered

Thursday, 20 May 2021, 2:55 pm | Property Council Of New Zealand

“This is a big spending, big promising Budget that will leave many of the housing, infrastructure and climate resilience challenges left untouched, Property Council New Zealand Chief Executive Leonie Freeman says. “There is no doubt the Government ... More >>

Property's Budget Wish List: Let’s Take The Chance To Build Back Better

Tuesday, 18 May 2021, 8:32 am | Property Council Of New Zealand

“Budget 2021 provides the opportunity for the Government to be bold and break down barriers to development, helping New Zealand build back better as we ramp up the COVID recovery,” says Property Council New Zealand Chief Executive Leonie Freeman. ... More >>

Insurance Based FENZ Funding A Flawed Model

Friday, 30 April 2021, 3:48 pm | Property Council Of New Zealand

“The Government had the opportunity to revolutionise the current insurance-based funding model for Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) but have instead chosen to merely tweak the levy system, maintaining a model that by their own admission has ... More >>

Local Government Review Once-in-a-generation Chance To Be Bold

Friday, 23 April 2021, 3:15 pm | Property Council Of New Zealand

This once-in-a-generation opportunity to change the machinery behind local government cannot ignore some significant challenges facing local democracy, Property Council of New Zealand Chief Executive Leonie Freeman says. “Today’s announcement that ... More >>

No Silver Lining To The Bright-line Test Extension

Tuesday, 23 March 2021, 5:00 pm | Property Council Of New Zealand

While the bright-line test extension might signal a decline in ‘flipping’ houses, it does little to address the cause of the crisis – which is there aren’t enough houses for Kiwis in need,” says Leonie Freeman, Chief Executive at Property Council ... More >>

Unit Titles Amendment Bill Gains Property Sector Support

Tuesday, 23 February 2021, 4:45 pm | Property Council Of New Zealand

An Amendment Bill seeking to improve the way information is disclosed to prospective buyers of units, strengthen the governance of body corporates, and to ensure the planning and funding of long-term maintenance projects is adequate will have widespread ... More >>

Precinct Properties Chief Executive Takes The Reins As Property Council National Chair

Thursday, 26 November 2020, 1:21 pm | Property Council Of New Zealand

Chief Executive of Precinct Properties, Scott Pritchard, has today been elected as Property Council New Zealand’s National Chair. Mr Pritchard will lead the organisation’s governing National Board, replacing Goodman New Zealand Chief Executive, John Dakin, ... More >>

World-Class Waste Management Headquarters Sweep Property Awards

Friday, 13 November 2020, 6:34 am | Property Council Of New Zealand

Waste Management HQ Waste Management New Zealand’s new Auckland headquarters have made a clean sweep of the 2020 Property Council New Zealand Rider Levett Bucknall Property Industry Awards. The 9,100m2 facility beat 114 other nominees to take home ... More >>

Wellington’s Mark Dunajtschik Receives Property Council’s Highest Award

Friday, 13 November 2020, 6:30 am | Property Council Of New Zealand

Mark Dunajtschik Wellington property developer Mark Dunajtschik has been honoured by the property industry as this year’s Property Council New Zealand Members’ Laureate, a lifetime membership awarded once a year. Having devoted over 20 years ... More >>

Resource Management Review Panel Recommendations Welcomed By The Property Sector

Wednesday, 29 July 2020, 1:39 pm | Property Council Of New Zealand

The property sector, through its professional body Property Council New Zealand, welcomes the Review Panel’s recommendations to reform the Resource Management Act, with chief executive Leonie Freeman saying the RMA has held back the development ... More >>

Cross Partisan Support Needed To Bring New Zealand’s Urban Planning Into This Century

Thursday, 23 July 2020, 1:23 pm | Property Council Of New Zealand

This afternoon’s release of the National Policy Statement on Urban Development (NPS-UD) is a step in the right direction, however, it will not solve our housing crisis overnight, says Property Council New Zealand chief executive Leonie Freeman. ... More >>

Government Package For Commercial Leases Too Little, Too Late

Thursday, 4 June 2020, 5:42 pm | Property Council Of New Zealand

“Today’s announcement of a commercial rent dispute process is too little, too late for a majority of landlords and tenants”, says Property Council chief executive Leonie Freeman. “For many property owners and tenants, this is less a support package ... More >>

Retail Property Owners To Develop ‘Best Practice’ Standards For Alert Level 2

Thursday, 7 May 2020, 7:00 pm | Property Council Of New Zealand

Following the Prime Minister’s announcement today, retail property and shopping centre owners and retailers from around the country are pleased that they will be able to fully open their doors as we transition to Alert Level 2. New Zealand Council ... More >>

Market Confidence Will Dictate Future Development Projects

Tuesday, 5 May 2020, 6:51 am | Property Council Of New Zealand

Commercial property owners and developers warn that planned development projects are likely to be postponed or cancelled as market confidence declines. “We have growing concerns that property owners are being forced to bear the brunt of the COVID-19 ... More >>

Shopping Centre Industry Prepares For ‘Click And Collect’ Operations

Friday, 24 April 2020, 4:12 pm | Property Council Of New Zealand

New Zealand Council of Retail Property (NZCoRP) Chair Campbell Barbour says its members, which include many of New Zealand’s largest retail property owners, will commence ‘click and collect’ operations under Alert Level 3, despite the Government’s ... More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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