Property Council Of New Zealand - Latest News [Page 17]
Property Council to Take Active Role in Review
Thursday, 19 November 2009, 12:54 pm | Property Council Of New Zealand
The Tauranga District Plan Review has the potential to affect all owners of residential, commercial and industrial property in Tauranga. The Bay of Plenty Property Council will be submitting to the District Plan on behalf of its members. President, Aaron ... More >>
More time needed to determine job-loss impact
Thursday, 22 October 2009, 4:38 pm | Property Council Of New Zealand
Property Council will urgently request that the Hamilton City Council grants an extension of time to lodge submissions on Variation 21, a proposed amendment to the District Plan that could cost thousands of jobs in Hamilton City. More >>
Property Council welcomes changes to Building Act
Friday, 28 August 2009, 9:28 am | Property Council Of New Zealand
Property Council today welcomed the announcement of a review of the Building Act 2004, saying it was high time it catered for commercial property as well as residential. More >>
Super-city welcomed by commercial property sector
Tuesday, 7 April 2009, 3:07 pm | Property Council Of New Zealand
Confirmation of the Government’s decision to establish an Auckland ‘super-city’ council has been welcomed by Property Council. Connal Townsend, Chief Executive of Property Council, said commercial property owners and investors pay a huge proportion ... More >>
Now is the time for a single Auckland council
Friday, 27 March 2009, 3:04 pm | Property Council Of New Zealand
A single ‘super-council’ for the Auckland region would be a welcome breakthrough, which is necessary to remove the handbrake to economic development, job and wealth creation, and the transformation of Auckland as a world-class destination, according ... More >>
NZ commercial property returns continue to slide
Tuesday, 3 March 2009, 4:09 pm | Property Council Of New Zealand
Melbourne, 27th February 2009: IPD has released the Property Council / IPD New Zealand Property Index for the 12 months to December 2008. According to the index, total returns for direct property investment stood at 9.4%, down from 22.4% over 2007. More >>
Continued attack on red-tape “great news"
Thursday, 26 February 2009, 10:07 am | Property Council Of New Zealand
The decision by the Government to proceed with the next stage of regulatory reform has been welcomed by one of the key stakeholder groups advocating for the cutting of bureaucratic red-tape in New Zealand. More >>
Property Council supports move to cut red tape
Wednesday, 4 February 2009, 4:03 pm | Property Council Of New Zealand
The proposed review the Affordable Housing: Enabling Territorial Authorities Act 2008, announced by the Government this afternoon, is a welcomed move, according to Property Council New Zealand. More >>
Overhaul of the RMA will help create jobs
Tuesday, 3 February 2009, 3:48 pm | Property Council Of New Zealand
‘Phase One’ of the changes to the Resource Management Act, announced by the Government this afternoon, will go a long way to creating jobs and kick-starting the New Zealand economy, according to Property Council New Zealand. More >>
Commercial Returns Decline For First Time Since 94
Friday, 19 December 2008, 10:42 am | Property Council Of New Zealand
Commercial property returns in New Zealand fell in Q3, 2008, according to the PCNZ/IPD. The All Property Total Return fell -0.31% in the three months to September 30th marking the first time property has declined on a quarter on quarter basis since the index ... More >>
New Cabinet Has The Skill And Nous
Tuesday, 18 November 2008, 1:43 pm | Property Council Of New Zealand
Pulling New Zealand’s economy out of the recessionary ditch will be made easier thanks to the new Cabinet announced by Prime Minister Designate John Key, according to Property Council New Zealand. More >>
Auckland Council must align contributions policies
Wednesday, 12 November 2008, 3:41 pm | Property Council Of New Zealand
Cuts in the region of hundreds of millions of dollars in spending on capital works, such as footpaths and stormwater, will require Auckland City Council to either defer or cancel its requirement for developers to pay financial, development and reserve ... More >>
2008 Shopping Centre Database
Friday, 17 October 2008, 1:58 pm | Property Council Of New Zealand
Property Council New Zealand and New Zealand Council of Shopping Centres is pleased to announce the release of the 2008 edition of the New Zealand Shopping Centre Database – The guide for anyone working within the retail sector that conducts extensive ... More >>
Red Tape And Taxes Strangling Economic Growth
Wednesday, 8 October 2008, 5:27 pm | Property Council Of New Zealand
Property Council New Zealand is calling for major law reform to ensure that New Zealand can weather the “perfect” storm currently engulfing the global financial market. More >>
NZ direct property returns subdued across sectors
Monday, 8 September 2008, 10:51 am | Property Council Of New Zealand
IPD today announced the results of the Property Council / IPD New Zealand Property Index for the 12 months to end June, 2008. The total return for New Zealand ungeared direct property investments was 13.5%, a significant drop from the 24.1% return achieved ... More >>
Development “top up” ruled unlawful by High Court
Thursday, 4 September 2008, 12:16 am | Property Council Of New Zealand
A High Court ruling has blown the whistle on Auckland City Council overcharging development contributions on new subdivisions. The ruling relates to Auckland City Council using development contributions as a so-called “top-up”, after first having charged ... More >>
It’s time for One Auckland
Wednesday, 25 June 2008, 12:10 am | Property Council Of New Zealand
Property Council New Zealand is calling for a major overhaul of Auckland’s governance to allow the region to be as attractive, as dynamic, as forward-thinking, and as upwardly mobile as Australian competitors such as Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane. More >>
CBD Office Sector Best Performing Property Class
Monday, 16 June 2008, 10:09 am | Property Council Of New Zealand
Continuing strong demand for tenants matched to increasing rents and low vacancy numbers are expected to maintain good returns for commercial property investors despite a predicted softening of returns in the remainder of 2008. More >>
Minister takes chainsaw to red tape
Thursday, 12 June 2008, 3:57 pm | Property Council Of New Zealand
Connal Townsend, Chief Executive of Property Council New Zealand, is supportive of changes to the Building Act that were announced last night by Hon. Shane Jones at Collier International’s ‘Where the research meets the road’ cocktail function. More >>
Property Returns “Cresting the wave”
Tuesday, 18 March 2008, 5:15 pm | Property Council Of New Zealand
Returns on commercial property in New Zealand remain at high levels despite a slight softening from the record high returns of last year. More >>